Before the arrival of TeamViewer and other similar applications, desktop sharing used to be complicated and tedious to set up. TeamViewer is a popular multi-platform remote desktop solution that makes it possible to effortlessly establish incoming and outgoing remote desktop and computer-to-computer connections for multiple purposes, including remote control, file transfer, or online meetings, just to name a few.įounded in 2005 in Germany, TeamViewer is now owned by European private equity firm Permira.