Looking for a secure, open-source SPICE and SSH Remote Desktop solution for your QEMU KVM virtual machines? Look no further than aSPICE! This powerful tool brings you seamless control over your virtual environments with robust security features.
Need aSPICE on your iOS or Mac OS X device? It's now available for download at aSPICE Pro on the App Store. Support the development of this GPL open-source software by purchasing the donation version, aSPICE Pro! If you encounter any issues, please use the "Send email" button in Google Play to report them directly to the developer before leaving a review.
Release Notes and Additional Resources
Stay updated with the latest enhancements and fixes by checking out the release notes at aSPICE Release Notes. Access older versions and report bugs at Older Versions and Report Bugs, respectively. For further assistance, feel free to ask questions on the forum instead of leaving them in reviews.
Don't miss out on bVNC, another excellent tool from the same developer, available at bVNC on Google Play.
Mouse Pointer Synchronization
If you're experiencing issues with your mouse pointer not syncing with where you tap, you have two effective solutions. You can switch to "Simulated Touchpad" input mode, or better yet, add an "EvTouch USB Graphics Tablet" to your virtual machine. To add the tablet:
- If using virt-manager, go to the View->Details section, and select Add Hardware->Input->EvTouch USB Graphics Tablet.
- If running your virtual machine on the command-line, include the option: "-device usb-tablet,id=input0".
aSPICE Features
aSPICE is a secure, SSH-capable, open-source SPICE protocol client that leverages the LGPL licensed native libspice library. Its comprehensive feature set includes:
- Control of any SPICE-enabled QEMU virtual machine, regardless of the guest OS.
- Master password support in aSPICE Pro.
- MFA/2FA SSH authentication in aSPICE Pro.
- USB Redirection in aSPICE Pro.
- Audio support.
- Multi-touch control over the remote mouse, with one finger tap for left-click, two-finger tap for right-click, and three-finger tap for middle-click.
- Sound support (option available in Advanced Settings on the main screen).
- Right and middle-dragging without lifting the first finger that tapped.
- Scrolling with a two-finger drag.
- Pinch-zooming.
- Dynamic resolution changes, allowing reconfiguration of your desktop while connected and control 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 the 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 choose 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 rotate D-pad for some Bluetooth keyboards.
- Minimum zoom fits screen, and snaps to 1:1 while zooming.
- FlexT9 and hardware keyboard support.
- 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.
- Tested with Hackerskeyboard, which is recommended (available on Google Play).
- Import/Export of settings.
- Samsung DEX, Alt-Tab, Start Button capture.
- Ctrl+Space capture.
Planned Features
Future enhancements include clipboard integration for copy/pasting from your device.
Instructions for Linux
For detailed instructions on using SPICE with Linux, refer to the guides provided by Red Hat at Red Hat SPICE Instructions and by Ubuntu's Canonical at Ubuntu SPICE Instructions.
Code and Further Development
Explore the source code and contribute to the ongoing development of aSPICE at aSPICE GitHub Repository.
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