Best Remote Desktop Free Tools Available

With a remote access tool, your office computer can be reached from home, your home computer can be reached from the office, and both can be reached from your hotel in Omaha or Maui or wherever you happen to be.

Best of all, a good remote access tool doesnt have to cost you a dime.

Best Remote Desktop Free Tools Available

There are plenty of good free tools available, and some of them are downright excellent.

In this review, I examine seven of the most popular free remote access tools available for Windows and, in four cases, Mac users.

Many of the free tools listed here also have paid versions that offer additional features (such as support for remote printing) or licensing (extra host computers or clients).

For some users, the paid version will be the only true option.

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For someone that just wants to check their homeoffice email account or view documents from outside the office, all of the utilities here will work fine.

Check out these free remote access tools for Windows and Mac.

Best Free Remote Desktop For Mac