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SharedAppVnc allows individual desktop windows to be shared or replicated between remote computers. It extends the VNC protocol to allow window regions to be shared rather than the whole screen.

This is the initial release of a Windows XP version of SharedAppVnc. Previous releases of SharedAppVnc have supported Linux and Mac OS X. The client viewer is written in Java and is cross-platform compatible.... read more

SharedAppVnc allows individual desktop windows to be shared or replicated between remote computers. It extends the VNC protocol to allow window regions to be shared rather than the whole screen.

Version 1.2 for Mac OS X adds several features: 1) The SharedAppVnc server and viewer are now bundled together. 2) There is a dialog window added to help users set up SSH Tunnels, this is necessary when remote hosts are behind a firewall. 3) Help screens are now accessible from the menu bar.... read more

SharedAppVnc allows desktop windows to be shared or replicated between remote computers. It is based on a modified VNC protocol. Traditional VNC shares a user’s entire desktop, but this can be problematic if some content, such as email, should be kept private. SharedAppVnc resolves the private-public content problem by only sharing the windows a user selects. Each shared window is shown in its own frame on the client’s computer. This allows for independent resizing, moving or hiding of shared windows. Window positions on the local and remote client are not dependent.... read more