A personal-use limit
TeamViewer's free version is meant for personal use only. Once you start connecting to customers or an office, a license is expected.
With TamDesk you give your customers support by code and reach your own computer from your phone. One computer is free for life; support by code is always free; no per-technician fee. End-to-end encrypted.
Even a program that works well can send you looking, usually for the same reasons. Which one is yours?
TeamViewer's free version is meant for personal use only. Once you start connecting to customers or an office, a license is expected.
When the way you use it no longer looks personal, a “commercial use” warning can appear. Details (in Turkish): the “commercial use detected” warning.
As the warnings progress, users often report shorter sessions and connections that drop right in the middle of the work.
The technician connects from a browser and installs nothing on their own computer.
Your customer gets support without creating an account: they read out a 9-digit code, you enter it, and they give permission. The code is valid for 10 minutes and works once.
Open TamDesk in your phone's browser, pick the computer and connect. No app to download.
Screen, audio and file transfer are encrypted between the two computers. The servers in between cannot see the content.
Watch the screens of several computers live, side by side, on a single page.
Print a document from the remote computer on your own printer. The document travels encrypted.
Talk by voice and video during support. No separate meeting program needed.
Record the session and watch it later. The other side is clearly shown that recording is on.
Computers on the same office network fetch files directly from each other, so your internet line does not fill up.
When we say free, there is no fine print to hunt for. The rules are short and measurable.
You install nothing on your own computer. TamDesk is installed only on the computer you connect to.
TamDesk also lets your computers back each other up; version history and a recycle bin are ready.
It runs on Windows 10 and 11, macOS (Apple silicon Macs, macOS 14 or newer) and Linux (beta). On the connecting side the operating system does not matter; a current browser is enough.
Only qualitative rows anyone can verify. Check figures and current terms on each vendor's own website.
| Topic | TeamViewer free version | TamDesk |
|---|---|---|
| Scope of free use | Personal use (according to TeamViewer's license terms) | One computer free for life; support by code always free |
| Use for work | A license must be purchased | Allowed; no licensing warnings |
| Pricing | See the vendor's current pricing page | No per-technician fee; additional computers are priced per computer |
The TeamViewer column summarizes the general license approach the vendor publishes; for current terms see TeamViewer's website.
Sign up with your email address; once you verify it you are ready. No card details are asked for.
Generate a key in the portal, install TamDesk on the computer and enter the key. The machine connects to your account and you become its owner.
Download TamDeskPick the computer in the portal and connect. If someone is at the computer they give approval; compare the security code and begin.
One computer is free for life. Support given by code or an instant support link is always free and unlimited; there is no per-technician fee and using it for work is allowed. Additional computers are priced per computer; see the Pricing section for current prices.
A single exe is installed on the computer you connect to, and you enter a key generated in the portal. Nothing is installed on your side; you connect from a browser. The two programs can run side by side for a while. TamDesk runs on Windows, macOS and Linux (beta).
No. With support by code the customer installs TamDesk with the “To get support” option, presses “Request support” and reads the 9-digit code to you. No membership or password is needed; the customer starts the connection and gives permission.
Yes. Open TamDesk in your phone's browser, pick the computer and connect. No app is needed; the screen works like a touchpad and your finger moves the remote cursor.
Live sessions are end-to-end encrypted: screen, audio and file transfer are encrypted between the two computers, and the servers in between cannot see the content.
Create an account, install TamDesk on one computer, connect from your browser. One computer is free for life.
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