Apples Remote Desktop on the other hand is a bit more complicatedinstead of just remote access, you get complete remote management, including the ability to update software, install software, manage users, and fully support a remote computer. ARD is 80. RDC is free (its not a fair comparison, feature-wise, and were not trying to compare the two to each other.) Microsoft Releases Remote Desktop for Android and iOS AndroidiOS: Alongside Windows 8.1, Microsoft released its Remote Desktop application today for Read more Advertisement The biggest benefits to both though is that once youre set up, and with minimal effort on the client side, you dont need to do anything else, and you have tons of options and features that let you manage, access, and troubleshoot the remote PC.This week were going to look at five of the best remote desktop and management tools, based on your nominations.
Advertisement Weve talked about remotely controlling your PC from anywhere and troubleshooting other peoples PCs, now its time to have your say. Its been a while since we looked at remote desktop tools, and now that one of our favorites, LogMeIn, is killing its free service, we thought it was time to take a fresh look at the field and see whats turned up. Use Your Computer From Anywhere: A Guide to Remote Controlling Your PC Your home computer is the perfect machine. Its customized to your exact needs, runs all your Read more Advertisement While LogMeIn is a fine product, the fact is there are other utilities out there that offer the sameor betterfeatures to users for free, and you came through with tons of options. Here are the five you recommended the most, in no particular order: Whats The Best Remote Desktop Tool When you need to access your computer when youre away from home, or troubleshoot someone elses Read more GO Media may get a commission Vibrating Diamond - Jezebel x Bijoux Indiscrets Buy for 60 from Bijoux Indiscrets The polls are closed and the votes are counted To see which of these great remote desktop tools earned the top spot as the Lifehacker community favorite, head over to our Hive Five followup post to check out the details Most Popular Remote Desktop Tool: Teamviewer Whether youre bummed about LogMeIns recent changes or you just want a better way to troubleshoot Read more Advertisement Teamviewer Teamviewer supports Windows, OS X, Linux, Android, and iOS, and is free for personal use. Its probably the most obvious alternative to LogMeIn, and the most popular contender from the nominations thread. Not only does Teamviewer offer remote support and remote managementas in you dont necessarily have to have the remote side set up before you need to connectit also sports useful features like wake-on-LAN to wake up a sleeping computer and put it back to sleep when youre finished, file transfer capabilities, clipboard passthrough, support for connecting from mobile devices like phones or tablets, and more. Teamviewer even supports online meetings and collaboration, so multiple people can connect to one host or share a session if they need to. ![]() Those of you who nominated it praised its ability to manage multiple systems from one computer without having to remember them, the fact that Teamviewer works well without you having to make a ton of firewall modifications or do port forwarding, their support for two-step authentication, and more. Vote: Teamviewer Read more Advertisement Splashtop Splashtop supports Windows, OS X, Linux, Android, and iOS, and is free for personal use (up to five computers, and depending on how you use it). Its perhaps most notable as a tool that allows you to stream audio and video across computers with minimal latency, so if you love watching movies on your tablet that are stored on your desktop but dont want to deal with apps or compatibility issues, Splashtop is a great tool. Its not limited to that these days thoughYou can use the applications on your remote device like you were sitting right there, manage files without transferring them first in their own native applications, and more. Advertisement The only downside to Splashtop free is that it starts to get pricey when you really need remote access. PC when youre away, or a friend or family members PC without going to their house. It does require a little setup on the client side before you can connect too, but if your goal is to enjoy media remotely and do some light troubleshooting, its worth a look. Vote: Splashtop Read more Advertisement Chrome Remote Desktop Chrome Remote Desktop supports Windows and OS X (and Linux, sort of), and is completely free for personal and commercial use. Its essentially just a Chrome app that you have to install in Chrome on any computer you want to connect to. Youll have to be logged in to Chrome on any computer you want to connect to as well, which is a bit of a bummer, but the great thing is that it runs in your browser, is super-easy to set up, and its remarkably fast. Its not packed with additional features, but if all you need is to do some quick, cross-platform troubleshooting or access some files remotely, its fast and free, and uses a web browser you probably already have installed. Advertisement Its not perfectChrome Remote Desktop has no mobile apps or support at all (although the word is its coming soon), has some trouble with multiple displays, and its pretty featureless when it comes to things like wake-on-LAN, file transfer, streaming, and other support tools, but what you trade in heft you get back in simplicity and ease-of-use, which is exactly what those of you who nominated it praised it for. Vote: Chrome Remote Desktop Read more Advertisement Microsoft Remote Desktop (RDC) Apple Remote Desktop Advertisement Microsofts RDC protocol and Apples own Remote Desktop platform both use existing technologies within each respective operating system to give remote administrators the ability to connect from anywhere they need to, access their files, troubleshoot problems, or work with files and applications as though they were using the remote device. If you live in a Windows world, for example, enabling RDC on your home server and connecting directly to it over your LAN is much easier than downloading and setting up a third party tool. If youre connecting remotely across the internet, you can still do it, but youll need to forward ports and lock things down for securitys sake. Apples Remote Desktop on the other hand is a bit more complicatedinstead of just remote access, you get complete remote management, including the ability to update software, install software, manage users, and fully support a remote computer. ARD is 80. RDC is free (its not a fair comparison, feature-wise, and were not trying to compare the two to each other.) Microsoft Releases Remote Desktop for Android and iOS AndroidiOS: Alongside Windows 8.1, Microsoft released its Remote Desktop application today for Read more Advertisement The biggest benefits to both though is that once youre set up, and with minimal effort on the client side, you dont need to do anything else, and you have tons of options and features that let you manage, access, and troubleshoot the remote PC.
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