About aRDP: Secure RDP Client
Welcome to the best open-source RDP client in the world! Need aRDP on iOS or Mac OS X? Now available at https://apps.apple.com/ca/app/ardp-pro/id1620745523 Please support my work and GPL open-source software by buying the...
Welcome to the best open-source RDP client in the world!
Need aRDP on iOS or Mac OS X? Now available at
https://apps.apple.com/ca/app/ardp-pro/id1620745523
Please support my work and GPL open-source software by buying the donation version of this program called aRDP Pro!
Release notes:
https://github.com/iiordanov/remote-desktop-clients/blob/master/bVNC/CHANGELOG-aRDP
Older versions:
https://github.com/iiordanov/remote-desktop-clients/releases
Report bugs:
https://github.com/iiordanov/remote-desktop-clients/issues
If you have questions, please ask on the forum instead of in a review for everybody's benefit:
https://groups.google.com/forum/#!forum/bvnc-ardp-aspice-opaque-remote-desktop-clients
Check out bVNC, my VNC Viewer as well
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.iiordanov.freebVNC
See below for setup instructions on enabling RDP on Windows.
Current known issues:
- May not work for accounts with no password, please let me know if it works.
- May not work for users with Cyrillic letters in the user name, please let me know if it works.
aRDP is a secure, SSH capable, open source Remote Desktop Protocol client that uses the excellent FreeRDP library and parts of aFreeRDP. Its features include:
- Remote desktop control of computers running any version of Windows except Windows 10 Home. Install a VNC server for Windows 10 Home and use bVNC
- Full Ubuntu 22.04+ support
- Remote desktop control of Linux computers with xrdp installed.
- Master password in aRDP Pro
- MFA/2FA SSH authentication in aRDP Pro
- Sound redirection in in aRDP Pro
- RDP Gateway Support
- SDcard redirection
- Console mode
- Fine control over remote desktop session styling
- Multi-touch control over the remote mouse. One finger tap left-clicks, two-finger tap right-clicks, and three-finger tap middle-clicks
- Right and middle-dragging if you don't lift the first finger that tapped
- Scrolling with a two-finger drag
- Pinch-zooming
- Force Landscape, Immersive Mode, Keep Screen Awake options in Main Menu
- Dynamic resolution changes, allowing you to reconfigure your desktop while connected, and control over virtual machines from BIOS to OS
- Full rotation support. Use the central lock rotation on your device to disable rotation
- Multi-language support
- Full mouse support on Android 4.0+
- Full desktop visibility even with soft keyboard extended
- SSH tunneling for added security or to reach machines behind a firewall.
- UI Optimizations for different screen sizes (for tablets and smartphones)
- Samsung multi-window support
- SSH public/private (pubkey) support
- Importing encrypted/unencrypted RSA keys in PEM format, unencrypted DSA keys in PKCS#8 format
- Automatic connection session saving
- Zoomable, Fit to Screen, and One to One scaling modes
- Two Direct, one Simulated Touchpad, and one Single-handed input modes
- Long-tap to get a choice of clicks, drag modes, scroll, and zoom in single-handed input mode
- Stowable on-screen Ctrl/Alt/Tab/Super and arrow keys
- Sending ESC key using the "Back" button of your device
- Ability to use D-pad for arrows, and to rotate D-pad for some bluetooth keyboards
- Minimum zoom fits screen, and snaps to 1:1 while zooming
- FlexT9 and hardware keyboard support
- Available on-device help on creating a new connection in the Menu when setting up connections
- Available on-device help on available input modes in the Menu when connected
- Tested with Hackerskeyboard. Using it is recommended (get hackers keyboard from Google Play).
- Export/Import of settings
- Samsung DEX, Alt-Tab, Start Button capture
- Ctrl+Space capture
- Clipboard integration for copy/pasting from your device
- Audio support
Planned features:
- Choosing a different color depth
Enabling Remote Desktop on Windows:
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/windows-server/remote/remote-desktop-services/clients/remote-desktop-allow-access
Enabling RDP on Linux:
- Install xrdp package
Code:
https://github.com/iiordanov/remote-desktop-clients
Previous Versions
Here you can find the changelog of aRDP: Secure RDP Client since it was posted on our website on 2014-06-13 02:19:35.
The latest version is and it was updated on 2024-05-02 20:12:32. See below the changes in each version.
aRDP: Secure RDP Client version
Updated At: 2024-05-01
Changes: v5.4.6
- New icon
v5.3.4
- New app banner for Android TV
- Fix for toolbar position not restored
v5.3.3
- Back button disconnects on Android TV
- Show default settings icon on Android TV
- New show keyboard icon and function for Android TV
v5.3.2
- Easier navigation for Android TV
v5.3.0
- Fix for Hardware Super Key
v5.2.9
- Touch input workaround for Android 6 and older
v5.2.8
- Bugfix for drag/drop on Ubuntu 22.04 Remote Desktop Sharing
v5.2.7
- Bugfix for RDP servers that do not support sett
aRDP: Secure RDP Client version
Updated At: 2024-04-06
Changes: v5.3.5
- Improved icon resolution
v5.3.4
- New app banner for Android TV
- Fix for toolbar position not restored
v5.3.3
- Back button disconnects on Android TV
- Show default settings icon on Android TV
- New show keyboard icon and function for Android TV
v5.3.2
- Easier navigation for Android TV
v5.3.0
- Fix for Hardware Super Key
v5.2.9
- Touch input workaround for Android 6 and older
v5.2.8
- Bugfix for drag/drop on Ubuntu 22.04 Remote Desktop Sharing
v5.2.7
- Bugfix for RDP servers that do
aRDP: Secure RDP Client version
Updated At: 2024-02-22
Changes: v5.2.9
- Touch input workaround for Android 6 and older
v5.2.8
- Bugfix for drag/drop on Ubuntu 22.04 Remote Desktop Sharing
v5.2.7
- Bugfix for RDP servers that do not support setting resolution automatically
v5.2.5
- RDP Gateway support
- Bugfix for visual artifacts when moving pointer or panning
- Removal of non-functional Color Mode menu item while connected
- Significant code cleanup
v5.2.3
- Support for SSH servers that call 2FA token OTP instead of Verification code
v5.2.2
- Fix for SSH
aRDP: Secure RDP Client version
Updated At: 2024-02-16
Changes: v5.2.5
- RDP Gateway support
- Bugfix for visual artifacts when moving pointer or panning
- Removal of non-functional Color Mode menu item while connected
- Significant code cleanup
v5.2.3
- Support for SSH servers that call 2FA token OTP instead of Verification code
v5.2.2
- Fix for SSH 2FA being requested twice.
v5.2.1
- Improvements for input responsiveness
v5.2.0
- Fixed the More Apps button again
v5.1.9
- Fix for ActionBar visibility in SimulatedTouchpad input mode
v5.1.8
- SSH library upg
aRDP: Secure RDP Client version
Updated At: 2024-01-28
Changes: v5.2.3
- Support for SSH servers that call 2FA token OTP instead of Verification code
v5.2.2
- Fix for SSH 2FA being requested twice.
v5.2.1
- Improvements for input responsiveness
v5.2.0
- Fixed the More Apps button again
v5.1.9
- Fix for ActionBar visibility in SimulatedTouchpad input mode
v5.1.8
- SSH library upgrade for Terrapin mitigations
v5.1.5
- Fixed the More Apps button
v5.1.4
- Stability fixes
- Performance improvements
- UI improvement for keeping dynaically requested credentials
-
aRDP: Secure RDP Client version
Updated At: 2024-01-06
Changes: v5.2.0
- Fixed the More Apps button again
v5.1.9
- Fix for ActionBar visibility in SimulatedTouchpad input mode
v5.1.8
- SSH library upgrade for Terrapin mitigations
v5.1.5
- Fixed the More Apps button
v5.1.4
- Stability fixes
- Performance improvements
- UI improvement for keeping dynaically requested credentials
- Security upates
- Vector icons
- Fixes for ANRs
- Android SDK Update
- Icon bugfix for old Android SDKs
v5.1.3
- Fix for mouse pointer drift due to rounding errors
- Feature to perm
aRDP: Secure RDP Client version
Updated At: 2024-01-02
Changes: v5.1.9
- Fix for ActionBar visibility in SimulatedTouchpad input mode
v5.1.8
- SSH library upgrade for Terrapin mitigations
v5.1.5
- Fixed the More Apps button
v5.1.4
- Stability fixes
- Performance improvements
- UI improvement for keeping dynaically requested credentials
- Security upates
- Vector icons
- Fixes for ANRs
- Android SDK Update
- Icon bugfix for old Android SDKs
v5.1.3
- Fix for mouse pointer drift due to rounding errors
- Feature to permit accepting changed SSH host key with a w
aRDP: Secure RDP Client version
Updated At: 2023-12-12
Changes: v5.1.4
- Stability fixes
- Performance improvements
- UI improvement for keeping dynaically requested credentials
- Security upates
v5.1.3
- Fix for mouse pointer drift due to rounding errors
- Feature to permit accepting changed SSH host key with a warning
- FreeRDP library upgrade
- Security library upgrade
- Fix for reuse of URI intent connections to different ports on the same host
- Fix for exceptions encountered during import of settings
- Fix for potential crash caused by large clipboard
aRDP: Secure RDP Client version
Updated At: 2023-12-04
Changes: v5.1.3
- Fix for mouse pointer drift due to rounding errors
- Feature to permit accepting changed SSH host key with a warning
- FreeRDP library upgrade
- Security library upgrade
- Fix for reuse of URI intent connections to different ports on the same host
- Fix for exceptions encountered during import of settings
- Fix for potential crash caused by large clipboard copies
v5.1.2
- New Software Keyboard Type Global Preference
- Fix for Redirect SDcard on Android 11+
- Completely dark background
aRDP: Secure RDP Client version
Updated At: 2023-09-05
Changes: v5.1.3
- Fix for mouse pointer drift due to rounding errors
v5.1.2
- New Software Keyboard Type Global Preference
- Fix for Redirect SDcard on Android 11+
- Completely dark background for better image on OLED screens
- Improvements to URI Intent handling
- Convenient buttons to get help, rate, share, etc
- Improved debug logging
- Fixes for extended software keyboards not showing when hardware keyboard is present
- Fixes for typing certain unicode characters with software keyboards
- Android AP