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bVNC is a secure, open source VNC client. Its features include:
- Windows, Mac, Linux, BSD, or any other OS with a VNC server installed
- 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
- 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, AnonTLS and VeNCrypt for secure connections (does not support RealVNC encryption).
- High-grade encryption superior to RDP using SSH and VeNCrypt (x509 certificates and SSL), preventing man-in-the-middle attacks
- AutoX session discovery/creation similar to NX client
- Tight and CopyRect encodings for quick updates even with the default true color setting
- Ability to reduce the color depth over slow links (VNC servers can also disable desktop background)
- Clipboard integration for copy/pasting from your device
- 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
- Supports most VNC servers including TightVNC, UltraVNC, TigerVNC, and RealVNC
- Does NOT support RealVNC encryption (use VNC over SSH or VeNCrypt instead)
- Stowable on-screen Ctrl/Alt/Tab and arrow keys
- Sending ESC key using the "Back" functionality 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).
- Instructions for Windows:
Plain VNC:
http://iiordanov.blogspot.ca/2012/04/how-to-install-and-connect-to-tightvnc.html
Secure VNC over VeNCrypt:
http://iiordanov.blogspot.ca/2013/03/setting-up-tigervnc-for-secure.html
Secure VNC over SSH:
http://iiordanov.blogspot.ca/2012/04/tunneling-vnc-over-ssh-to-windows.html
- Instructions for Linux:
Plain VNC (Remote Desktop on Ubuntu):
http://www.howtoforge.com/configure-remote-access-to-your-ubuntu-desktop
AutoX Secure VNC over SSH:
http://iiordanov.blogspot.ca/2012/10/looking-for-nx-client-for-android-or.html
- Instructions for Mac OS X:
Plain VNC (Remote Desktop for Mac OS X):
http://iiordanov.blogspot.ca/2012/04/how-to-connect-to-mac-os-x-using-bvnc.html
Secure VNC over SSH:
http://iiordanov.blogspot.ca/2012/04/tunneling-vnc-over-ssh-to-mac-os-x.html
GPL source code here:
https://github.com/iiordanov/bVNC