The best open source Remote Desktop RDP App for MacOS, iPhone and iPad. With external keyboard and mouse support. For Windows, Ubuntu 22.04, XRDP. SSH Tunneling Support.
Thank you for supporting my work and GPL open-source software by buying aRDP!
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If aRDP doesn't work for you or you're unhappy, please do not ask for help in a review but do post your question in the forum:
https://groups.google.com/forum/#!forum/bvnc-ardp-aspice-opaque-remote-desktop-clients
Windows Instructions
- Enabling Remote Desktop on Windows:
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/windows-server/remote/remote-desktop-services/clients/remote-desktop-allow-access
- Optionally, for much improved security aRDP Pro supports SSH tunnelling.
- To enable OpenSSH on Windows: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/windows-server/administration/openssh/openssh_install_firstuse
Linux Instructions
- Ubuntu 22.04
https://help.ubuntu.com/stable/ubuntu-help/sharing-desktop.html
- Xrdp on any supported Linux Distribution
https://www.digitalocean.com/community/tutorials/how-to-enable-remote-desktop-protocol-using-xrdp-on-ubuntu-22-04
Report bugs:
https://github.com/iiordanov/remote-desktop-clients/issues
aRDP is a secure, SSH capable, open source RDP protocol client that uses FreeRDP open-source library. Its features include:
- External keyboard support
- External mouse support
- Magic Trackpad support
- Multi-language support
- Multi-keyboard layout support - choose your keyboard layout while setting up the connection
- SSH tunnelling for added security or to reach machines behind a firewall.
- SSH public/private (pubkey) support
- Dynamic resolution changes, allowing you to reconfigure your desktop while connected
- UI Optimizations for different screen sizes (for tablets and smartphones)
- Available on-device help on creating a new connection in the Menu when setting up connections
- Clipboard integration for copy/pasting from your device
Planned features:
- Many RDP Session customization options
- Audio support
GPL source code here:
https://gitlab.com/iiordanov/remote-desktop-clients-ios
