aRDP: Secure RDP Client
Iordan Iordanov (Undatech) Productivity
Secure, fast, free, multi-touch RDP Client for Windows, Linux with SSH tunnel.
- Rating
- 4.2
- 1.4K ratings
- Downloads
- 470K+
- on Google Play
- Price
- Free
- No in-app purchases
- Updated
- Oct 18
- 2026 · vv6.4.9
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About aRDP: Secure RDP Client
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 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 VNC Viewer as well
Current known issues:
- May not work for accounts with no password, please let me know if it works.
- May not work for users with Cyrillic letters in the user name, please let me know if it works.
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
- Remote desktop control of Linux computers with xrdp installed.
- Master password in the Pro version
- Multi-factor (two-factor) SSH authentication in the Pro version
- Sound redirection in the Pro version
- 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 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).
- Export/Import of settings
Planned features:
- Choosing a different color depth
Instructions on how to enable Remote Desktop on Windows:
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/windows-server/remote/remote-desktop-services/clients/remote-desktop-allow-access
Instructions on using RDP with Linux:
- Install the xrdp package on Linux. Then, connect to your machine's IP/host, port 3389 with your Linux credentials.
aRDP is the sister project of bVNC and they share a common code-base. GPL source code here:
https://github.com/iiordanov/remote-desktop-clients
What’s new
Version v6.4.9 · Updated October 18, 2026
v6.4.9 - Android API 36 Upgrade - Pin connection as shortcut by long-tapping - Fix for repeated server clipboard copy overloading main thread 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 Defa
User reviews
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This gets a 5 star
OK cool. It works now. Thanks for the quick response, developer.
I have been waiting for Android RDP app that can connect over SSH tunnel for years. Thanks for making it possible!
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