Does VNC Server work on Apple Silicon?

🔶 App has not yet been reported to be native to Apple Silicon

May also be known as VNC Server, vncserver_service, or Realvnc Vncserver_service
🧪 Apple Silicon App Tested

📦 Virtualization Support

With Virtualization you can run apps on Apple Silicon Macs even if they are normally completely unsupported, such as Windows-only Apps, at the cost of some performance drop vs Native support.
🔄 CrossOver Compatibility
🔄 CrossOver Performance
⏸ Parallels Compatibility
⏸ Parallels Performance

💻 Device Support

🚫 2023 M3 Macbook Pros Check Pricing
🚫 2023 M2 Macbook Pros Check Pricing
🚫 2023 M3 iMac Check Pricing
🚫 2023 M2 Pro Mac Mini Check Pricing
✅ Intel Macs Check Pricing

📚 Bundle Version History

com.realvnc.vncserver_service

com.realvnc.vncserver_service

v6.11.0 (r47988)
🔶 App has not yet been reported to be native to Apple Silicon
🖥 Supported Architectures X86
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v6.9.1 (r46706)
🔶 App has not yet been reported to be native to Apple Silicon
🖥 Supported Architectures X86
Full Info Plist 
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v6.7.4 (r43891)
🔶 App has not yet been reported to be native to Apple Silicon
🖥 Supported Architectures X86
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