Let's get you connected.

Your computer does the hosting.

VNCme runs on the Windows computer whose screen you want to share (Windows 10 or 11, 64-bit). The installer includes everything it needs, so there is no Node.js, npm or compilation step.

1. Download VNCme-Setup.exe from the download page.
2. Run the installer. You can enter your licence key during installation, and VNCme activates when it first opens.
3. Open VNCme from the Start menu or desktop shortcut. If you didn’t enter a key, follow the licence activation instructions below.

Your viewers

The people viewing your screen don’t need Windows or VNCme. They open your link in a web browser on any computer, tablet or phone.

Make this computer your host.

Your licence is linked to each computer you activate. Your licence key is in your welcome email.

1. Easiest: enter your licence key when the installer asks. VNCme activates online the first time it opens.
2. Or later: open VNCme’s Licence tab, enter your licence key and choose Activate Online.
3. If online activation doesn’t work: copy the Machine ID from the Licence tab, generate a code on the activation page, paste it into Activation Code and choose Use Code.

VNCme checks your licence online about once a day, and each computer needs to connect at least once every 30 days.

One host. A browser for everyone else.

Start the server in VNCme and use the connection URL shown in the application. Up to 10 viewers can join a session.

Check the connection on your own computer

VNCme serves the web client and the screen stream on one port, 8080 by default. Open this address in a browser on the host computer:

http://localhost:8080

Connect another device on your network

Share the address shown in the LAN Connection Info panel with your viewers. Use the computer's network address instead of localhost; localhost always refers to the device opening the link.

http://YOUR_HOST_LOCAL_IP:8080

You can change the port on the Settings tab. If you do, use the address displayed by your running application.

Find your way around a large screen

Viewers see the screen at 100%, so text is as sharp as it is on the host. To see the whole screen at once, click Fit to Screen. Then click anywhere on it to show that area at 100%, centred in the window, with the host’s pointer there. Click Fit to Screen again to get back to the full view.

Take the session beyond your network.

Choose a connection mode on the Settings tab. Tailscale (recommended) keeps the session on your private Tailscale network. Public tunnel (Cloudflare) gives you a link anyone can open.

1. Open the Settings tab.
2. Under Connection Mode, select Tailscale or Public tunnel (Cloudflare).
3. Set a Viewer Password, then choose Save Settings.
4. On the Server tab, start the server and wait for the connection details to appear.
5. Use Copy URL & Password and send the link to your viewers, with your viewer password.

Public tunnel links change each time the server starts. Use the details shown by your running application for the current session.

The public tunnel depends on Cloudflare, and Tailscale mode needs Tailscale installed on each device. Availability and service limits are set by those providers.

Find the right balance for your session.

Frame rate, image quality and the number of connected viewers affect the load on your host computer and network. For a slower connection, start with fewer viewers and lower image quality or frame rate.

• Use a wired network connection where possible.
• Check your viewer-password setting before sharing access.
• Keep the server and client connection settings consistent if you change ports.

// Example settings from the source guide
const PORT = 8080;
const MAX_CLIENTS = 10;
const FRAME_RATE = 30;
const JPEG_QUALITY = 70;

Pass things across, not just pictures.

While connected, viewers and the host can send each other files and copy and paste text.

A viewer sending you a file

The viewer clicks Send file at the top of their browser window, or drags files onto your screen. VNCme shows you who is sending, the file name and its size, and asks whether to accept it. Nothing is transferred until you click Yes. Unanswered requests are declined after two minutes.

Accepted files are saved to Downloads\VNCme and are never opened automatically. Click Received Files on the Server tab to open the folder. Files can be up to 2 GB. Only accept files you’re expecting.

Sending a file to your viewers

On the Server tab, click Send File to Viewers and choose a file. Everyone connected sees a message with a Download button. Files can be up to 1 GB.

Copy and paste

• From the viewer to your computer: copy text on the viewer’s device, then press Ctrl+V in the VNCme browser window. It is pasted wherever your cursor is.
• From your computer to the viewer: select text on the shared screen and press Ctrl+C, or click Copy from host. If the browser blocks automatic copying, VNCme shows the text in a box with a Copy button instead.

Copy and paste works with text. To share a picture or document, send it as a file.

Turning these off

On the Settings tab, under File Transfer & Clipboard, you can stop viewers sending files, turn off clipboard sharing and choose a different folder for received files. Changes apply the next time you start the server.

Let's get things moving again.