Download RealVNC 5.0.3

There are several programs based on the vnc protocol that can be used to manage computers remotely. RealVNC gets its name from the fact that it is published by several people who have tinkered with this protocol from the very beginning at AT&T. RealVNC is available in one free and two commercial performances. Version 5.0.3 was released on Monday and the following changes and improvements have been made to it:

All platforms

• The mouse cursor snaps to a corner of the host computer’s desktop if it exits the VNC Viewer window within a certain distance of a corner (configurable via the PointerCornerSnapThreshold parameter), making it easier to trigger hotspots under the latest operating systems (particularly Windows 8 and Mac OS X 10.8).

Windows

• Improved support for Windows 8.
• Under Windows 8, connection notification messages are now displayed on the Start screen as well as in the Desktop app.
• Under Windows 8, Desktop Duplication replaces VNC Mirror Driver as the optimal screen capture mechanism in most circumstances.
• VNC authentication passwords are now created using the vncpasswd utility, rather than specified using multiple parameters.
• FIXED: If connection notifications are disabled, messages are no longer shown when subsequently logging on to an account on the host computer.
• FIXED: Multiple and collated copies of documents can now be printed to local printers.

UNIX and Linux

• The VNC Server in Virtual Mode daemon (vncserver-virtual) now respects the BlacklistThreshold and BlacklistTimeout parameters in order to prevent denial-of-service attacks.