bVNC: Secure VNC Viewer

Iordan Iordanov (Undatech)

About this app

bVNC: Secure VNC Viewer


Secure, fast, open-source, VNC Client for Windows, Linux and Mac with SSH

Need bVNC on iOS or Mac OS X? Now available at
https://apps.apple.com/us/app/bvnc-pro/id1506461202

Please support my work and GPL open-source software by buying the donation version of this program called bVNC Pro!

Release notes:
https://github.com/iiordanov/remote-desktop-clients/blob/master/bVNC/CHANGELOG-bVNC

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 don't post a negative review, rather ask your question on the forum so everybody benefits
https://groups.google.com/forum/#!forum/bvnc-ardp-aspice-opaque-remote-desktop-clients

Check out my RDP Client, aRDP
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.iiordanov.freeaRDP

For Proxmox and oVirt, get Opaque
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.undatech.opaque

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

- Windows: Secure VNC with VeNCrypt:
https://groups.google.com/d/msg/bvnc-ardp-aspice-opaque-remote-desktop-clients/c9ptU7UekE4/rOzNlkiaEgAJ

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

- Ubuntu: Remote Desktop on 20.04 and older:
http://www.howtoforge.com/configure-remote-access-to-your-ubuntu-desktop

- Linux: x11vnc AutoX Secure VNC over SSH:
http://iiordanov.blogspot.ca/2012/10/looking-for-nx-client-for-android-or.html

- Mac OS: Remote Desktop:
http://iiordanov.blogspot.ca/2012/04/how-to-connect-to-mac-os-x-using-bvnc.html

- Mac OS: Secure Remote Desktop over SSH:
http://iiordanov.blogspot.ca/2012/04/tunneling-vnc-over-ssh-to-mac-os-x.html

bVNC is a secure, open source VNC client. Its features include:
- Windows, Mac, Linux, BSD, or any other OS with a VNC server installed
- Fully compatible with PiKVM
- 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
- Left, right and middle button drag/drop 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
- 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 DEX, Alt-Tab, Start Button capture
- Ctrl+Space capture
- 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
- In-app help on usage, connection setup and input modes (see in-app Menu)
- Hacker's Keyboard recommended

Code
https://github.com/iiordanov/remote-desktop-clients

Ratings and reviews

Overall the app is very promising. Its simple to use, very easy to setup and I like simple. But my home PC has windows 10 with six screens and I can't get it to work with my pixel5. All I get is black screen after bvnc connects to that pc and a mouse cursor. I can connect with other PCs fine and other apps can connect fine to my 6 screen PC but bvnc just refuses to work. I hope the developer can do something about it.

I miss the classic list of saved connections. It was more compact and easy to change a port number without having to edit and save the existing connection. It would also be fantastic if connections could be sorted alphabetically or manually arranged in order. I otherwise love the app and have been using it since dirt.

Highly recommended. Been using for almost 4 years to remote access Linux workstations/servers. Still the best VNC app I've found, and it's given me the ability to perform meaningful remote tasks from anywhere via my phone. Easy to set up and highly configurable - I was able to quickly set up multiple connections from private and public networks using the VNC over SSH option. Supports passwords as well as RSA keys (easy to import) for better security. Once connected you get full functionality on the remote machine. The screen can be zoomed and panned, there's full mouse functionality including left/right/middle click, and the keyboard has CRTL, ESC, arrow, etc. keys. I upgraded to the pro version in recognition of the obvious amount of work that has gone into the app. Have a problem? I found the developer very responsive via the forum.

What's new

v5.9.4
- Stability improvements
v5.9.3
- Bugfix for Send Key Again
v5.9.2
- Fix for Android 4.4 caused by Android TV icon
- Improved usability when setting up connection with remote control
v5.9.1
- Bugfixes
- Ability to connect to UltraVNC/MSLogon II over SSH
- Fix for connections over Secure Tunnel (stunnel)
v5.8.8
- Fix for widgets in newer Androids
v5.8.6
- Allow all orientations
- Stop capturing screenshots after option to not show them is toggled
- Bugfix to not re-request same resolution