We are happy to announce the availability of a new Tonido application called Tonido Screenshare.

Tonido Screenshare allows you to share your computer’s desktop screen with anyone via a web browser. There is no flash, Java, ActiveX required to view the desktop. Open the link and go. It is that simple.

Screenshare offers some simple settings to customize the view that others see. You can choose to allow sharing of your primary monitor or all monitors. You can also choose to send over the full sized image (if you have enough bandwidth) or send a resized images. Finally, you can choose the refresh rate.

Of course, as usual, we are quite sensitive about the security aspects to this application. So, first of all you cannot share your screen without setting up user credentials (Username/Password). Other users have to enter the credentials before they are given access. Next, to avoid misuse or forgetting to turn it off, Tonido Screenshare will popup an alert every minute on your screen to make it evidently clear that you are sharing your screen.

There are some caveats, Screenshare is not going to replace VNC/RDP anytime, as it is neither going to offer interactive sessions nor speed, but it is perfect for doing presentations/seminars or quickly walking through some steps with a friend or business colleague. The other caveat is that it is currently only available for Windows.

The big advantage is that anyone can see your screen from any kind of device, whether it be a iPhone, Blackberry or a full fledged computer without any additional software, like below, where I am viewing my Windows desktop from an iPhone.

Or editing a powerpoint presentation.

Screenshare really shows off the power and flexibility of the underlying Tonido Development Platform which allows developers to tap into the underlying OS functions quickly without writing complicated glue code.

Try it out on Windows today by installing it from the Tonido Admin Apps->Install screen.