aSPICE: Secure SPICE Client

aSPICE is a robust, open-source, secure SPICE and SSH Remote Desktop client designed for QEMU KVM virtual machines, offering an exceptional remote desktop experience across multiple platforms. If you're using an iOS or macOS device, you can now enjoy the benefits of aSPICE through the aSPICE Pro app, available for download at https://apps.apple.com/ca/app/aspice-pro/id1560593107. By opting for the donation version, aSPICE Pro, you not only enhance your remote desktop capabilities but also contribute to the support of GPL open-source software. If you encounter any issues, please utilize the "Send email" feature in Google Play to report them directly, rather than leaving a review, to help improve the application continuously.

For the latest updates and release notes, visit https://github.com/iiordanov/remote-desktop-clients/blob/master/bVNC/CHANGELOG-aSPICE. Older versions of the software can be found at https://github.com/iiordanov/remote-desktop-clients/releases, and you can report any bugs you encounter at https://github.com/iiordanov/remote-desktop-clients/issues. For any questions or discussions, consider joining the forum at https://groups.google.com/forum/#!forum/bvnc-ardp-aspice-opaque-remote-desktop-clients instead of using the review section.

Additionally, explore bVNC, another creation by the same developer, available on Google Play at https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.iiordanov.freebVNC. If you experience issues with the synchronization of your mouse pointer, consider using the "Simulated Touchpad" input mode or enhance your setup by adding an "EvTouch USB Graphics Tablet" to your virtual machine. This can be done through virt-manager by navigating to View->Details and selecting Add Hardware->Input->EvTouch USB Graphics Tablet, or via command line with an option like "-device usb-tablet,id=input0".

aSPICE leverages the LGPL licensed native libspice library, ensuring a secure and efficient SPICE protocol client. It offers comprehensive control over any SPICE-enabled qemu virtual machine, regardless of the guest OS. Key features include master password support, MFA/2FA SSH authentication, USB redirection, and audio support in the Pro version. Users can enjoy multi-touch control over the remote mouse, sound capabilities, dynamic resolution changes, full rotation support, and multi-language compatibility. For Android 4.0+ users, aSPICE provides full mouse support and ensures visibility of the full desktop even with the soft keyboard extended.

Enhance your security with SSH tunneling, which allows access to machines behind firewalls. aSPICE also offers UI optimizations for different screen sizes, Samsung multi-window support, SSH public/private key support, and the ability to import encrypted/unencrypted RSA keys in PEM format and unencrypted DSA keys in PKCS#8 format. Automatic connection session saving, various scaling and input modes, and the ability to stow on-screen keys enhance user experience. The application is compatible with FlexT9 and hardware keyboards, and offers on-device help for creating connections and understanding input modes.

For those interested in integrating aSPICE with Linux, detailed instructions are available from Red Hat at http://www.linux-kvm.org/page/SPICE and from Ubuntu's Canonical at http://askubuntu.com/questions/60591/how-to-use-spice. The source code for aSPICE can be accessed at https://github.com/iiordanov/remote-desktop-clients. Planned future features include clipboard integration for seamless copy/pasting from your device.