aRDP: Secure RDP Client

Iordan Iordanov (Undatech)

About this app

Connect to your computers completely privately from anywhere over peer-to-peer VPN with zero network configuration! Sign up for Morpheusly by visiting www.morpheusly.com to Download and Get Started.

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.

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
- RDP File support in Pro version
- 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 rotate and use D-pad for arrows
- 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

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

Ratings and reviews

This app mostly just works, with a good interface and no bs service to sign up for, unlike many other RDP clients I've tried. There was one issue: the vertical resolution seems to be locked to 720px and when viewing my Ubuntu desktop at higher resolution than that, the bottom just gets cut off. I was able to work around this by going into the advanced settings for the connection and manually putting in the correct resolution. (Problem occurred with Gnome desktop sharing on Wayland)

It works fine, but the only problem is the lack of dynamic resolution update on switching between portrait/landscape modes.

Updating my review, I managed to get this app working with my Kubuntu laptop, but not my Bazzite desktop, which tells me it's a configuration issue on my desktop and not a fault of the app itself. My only real gripe with aRDP is that there are so many features locked behind a paywall, but people gotta eat so I understand! This app is also pretty fast, it was able to keep up with dozens of 60 FPS animations at once. Now I feel bad for the original 2 star review, because this app works well.

What’s new

v6.4.7
- Bugfixes
v6.4.4
- Bugfixes
v6.4.3
- Increased Touch Scroll Sensitivity Slider range
- Touchpad Sensitivity Slider
- Simplified AndroidManifest files for better maintainability
- Bugfixes
- Translations
v6.4.0
- New editable Default Connection profile — the basis for every new connection
- Connections via .rdp file (e.g. CyberArk) now inherit Default Connection settings
- Advanced Settings: added Input Method & Scaling, and grouped into sections
- Input method, scaling & toolbar positio