bVNC: Secure VNC Viewer

bVNC: Secure VNC Viewer

Communication | Iordan Iordanov (Undatech)

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Page Modified on: September 19, 2019

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Please support my hard work and GPL open-source software by giving me a high rating and telling all your friends about this project! You can also donate to the project by getting bVNC Pro.

If bVNC doesn't work for you, before writing a review, please post your question in the forum:
https://groups.google.com/forum/#!forum/bvnc-ardp-aspice-opaque-android-bb10-clients

See below for instructions for Windows, Linux, and Mac OS X.

If you need an RDP application, please search for aRDP in Google Play. In addition, a SPICE client named aSPICE is available. Finally, if you are an oVirt, RHEV, or Proxmox user, check out Opaque.

bVNC is a secure, open source VNC client. Its features include:
- Windows, Mac, Linux, BSD, or any other OS with a VNC server installed
- Master password support in the Pro version
- Multi-factor (two-factor) SSH authentication in the Pro version
- 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-zoom
- Force Landscape, Immersive Mode, Keep Screen Awake
- Dynamic resolution changes, allowing you to reconfigure your desktop while connected, and control over virtual machines from BIOS to OS
- Full rotation - use the central lock rotation on your device to disable rotation
- Multi-language
- Full mouse support
- 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 like NX client
- Tight and CopyRect encodings for quick updates
- Ability to reduce the color depth over slow links
- Copy/paste integration
- Samsung multi-window
- SSH public/private (pubkey)
- Importing encrypted/unencrypted RSA keys in PEM format
- Zoomable, Fit to Screen, and One to One scaling modes
- Two Direct, one Simulated Touchpad, and one Single-handed input modes
- In single-handed input mode, long-tap to get a choice of clicks, drag modes, scroll, and zoom
- Supports most VNC servers including TightVNC, UltraVNC, TigerVNC, and RealVNC
- Supports Mac OS X built-in remote desktop server (ARD) and Mac OS X authentication
- Does NOT support RealVNC encryption (use VNC over SSH or VeNCrypt instead)
- Stowable on-screen keys
- Right-click with Back button
- D-pad for arrows, rotate D-pad
- Hardware/FlexT9 keyboard support
- View-only mode
- On-device help on creating a new connection in the Menu when setting up connections
- On-device help on available input modes in the Menu when connected
- Hacker's Keyboard is recommended

- Instructions for Windows:
Plain VNC:
http://iiordanov.blogspot.ca/2012/04/how-to-install-and-connect-to-tightvnc.html

Secure VNC over VeNCrypt:
https://groups.google.com/forum/#!topic/bvnc-ardp-aspice-opaque-android-bb10-clients/lINJkYJbN-U

Secure VNC over SSH:
http://iiordanov.blogspot.ca/2012/04/tunneling-vnc-over-ssh-to-windows.html

- Instructions for Linux:
WARNING: AnonTLS is not supported on Android 6, so to use Vino, the built-in VNC server for GNOME you have to disable Vino encryption requirement with "gsettings set org.gnome.Vino require-encryption false" or use AutoX (see below)

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/remote-desktop-clients

Play bVNC: Secure VNC Viewer on PC. It’s easy to get started.

  • Download and install BlueStacks on your PC

  • Complete Google sign-in to access the Play Store, or do it later

  • Look for bVNC: Secure VNC Viewer in the search bar at the top right corner

  • Click to install bVNC: Secure VNC Viewer from the search results

  • Complete Google sign-in (if you skipped step 2) to install bVNC: Secure VNC Viewer

  • Click the bVNC: Secure VNC Viewer icon on the home screen to start playing

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