Remote Viewer

The MacOS X client provides a graphical front‑end for connecting to virtual machines via the SPICE protocol. It is built on the same codebase as the remote‑viewer project used on Windows, and supports either GTK 2 or GTK 3 toolkits. Audio is handled through GStreamer, while USB and smart‑card redirection are not available.

Users who need to access remote desktop sessions from macOS can compile the client using the provided jhbuild scripts, which pull in the necessary SPICE modules and GTK dependencies. Prerequisites include Xcode and, when building from source, the Perl Text::CSV module. After building, the application can be launched directly with jhbuild or packaged into a standard macOS bundle using gtk‑mac‑bundler for easier distribution.

The project supplies a ready‑made bundle and detailed build instructions, targeting macOS users who require a stable, open‑source SPICE viewer without additional peripheral support. It is classified as stable and belongs to the productivity category.