Screen sharing works great when you want to get help from your friend or relative by letting them see and even remotely control your desktop screen/applications. Below are some free screen sharing/remote control(desktop)/web collaboration/web conference/online meetings web services. Most of these require that you (and in some cases, the other other wanting to remotely control your computer) to download a small client.

image Mikogo is an easy to use screens sharing tool using which you can instantly show your computer screen to anyone online

  • Screen Sharing
  • Ability to Change Presenters
  • Remote Control
  • Pause Transmission
  • Application Selection
  • File Transfer
  • Skype integration

I have used Mikogo in the past and it worked as advertised.

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Yuuguu is the easiest way to share your screen, host online meetings and work in real time on the same documents over the web.

  • Allows up to 30 participants
  • Screen sharing possible not only between Yuuguu to Yuuguu users, but also between Yuuguu to non Yuuguu (those who don’t have Yuuguu installed)
  • Remote control
  • Instant messaging
  • Integration with GMail and GTalk – Once you have entered your Gmail or Google Talk account details into Yuuguu, your Gmail and Google Talk contacts will automatically appear in your Yuuguu contacts list. You can share your screen with only one click each. Your contacts will be notified that you want to share your screen by way of a web address and, on clicking this, they will be automatically taken to a browser window containing your screen share.

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VyewMyPC provides easy desktop sharing, whiteboarding and web conferencing. Share your desktop with anyone, anywhere with any browser. Broadcast with your webcam and free voice conferencing or voice over IP (VoIP).

  • Supports Webcam
  • Text chat
  • Whiteboarding
  • Allows people to follow you as you browse the Web

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Adobe ConnectNow is a great way to share ideas, discuss details, and complete work together — all online. Reduce travel costs, save time, and increase productivity with a web conferencing solution that is easy to access and simple to use.

Meet live over the web and share your screen with anyone.

  • The free version of this service supports up to three meeting participants
  • Unique meeting room URL – Your own personal online meeting room has a permanent URL that is easy to remember
  • Screen sharing – With just a click, enable meeting attendees to see what’s happening on your screen
  • Whiteboard
  • Video conferencing – With a webcam, you can even use multipoint video for a real in-person feel to your online meeting
  • Integrated audio choices – Use the microphone on your computer to speak with other meeting attendees using VoIP
  • Chat pod – Send instant messages to one person or the whole group to raise questions and share ideas
  • Remote control – A meeting participant can take control of another participant’s desktop with permission

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TeamViewer is the fast, simple and friendly solution for remote access over the Internet. You can remote control your partner’s PC as if you were sitting right in front of it.

  • Remote control of computers – Instantly take control over a computer anywhere on the Internet, even through firewalls. No installation required.
  • Share your files, chat, switch the direction during a teamwork session

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CrossLoop enables any two people anywhere in the world to connect live via computer without having to change any network connections.

  • Lets you to see the screen and control the mouse and keyboard on a remote computer. It is as if you are working side by side at the same PC.
  • Puts emphasis on global computer support and training. Help seekers can take utilize the marketplace of CrossLoop to find experts in several areas.

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Dimdim is a free web conferencing service where you can share your desktop, show slides, collaborate, chat, talk and broadcast via webcam with absolutely no download required for attendees.

  • Open source edition available so you can install it on your own server (Free edition limits the maximum number of people in the meeting to 20)
  • Easily share your desktop
  • In-built VoIP (free teleconferencing) capability
  • Video conferencing
  • Meetings can be recorded and archived
  • Multiple Presenters
  • Whiteboard and annotations

Other noteworthy remote solutions:

https://www.webhuddle.com/

http://skyfex.com/

http://www.componentx.com/ScreenShare/index.php

http://www.livelook.net/index.asp

http://www.openacircle.com/ (presently invite-only beta)

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Below is a comparison table put together by Robin Good.

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