AVNC
AVNC is a free, open-source developer tool for Android. Fast & Secure VNC client for Android. It has 1,170 GitHub stars and is released under the GPL-3.0-or-later license, and you can install it from F-Droid and Google Play.
About AVNC
AVNC is an open source VNC client for Android. It allows you to remotely control any device running a VNC server. Features: - Material Design (with Dark theme) - Configurable gestures - Virtual Keys - VNC Repeater support - Wake-on-LAN support - Built-in SSH tunnel (VNC over SSH) - Picture-in-Picture mode - View-only mode - No-video mode - Automatic Server Discovery (Zeroconf) - Import/Export servers - Clipboard Sync with server - vnc:// URI support - TLS support (AnonTLS, VeNCrypt) - Tight encoding support
Privacy and F-Droid
F-Droid builds AVNC from its published source code and flags anti-features such as ads, tracking or reliance on non-free services.
No anti-features flagged on the latest F-Droid build.
Screenshots
Screenshots from the app's F-Droid listing.
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What is AVNC?
AVNC is a free, open-source developer tool for Android. Fast & Secure VNC client for Android. It has 1,170 GitHub stars and is released under the GPL-3.0-or-later license, and you can install it from F-Droid and Google Play.
Is AVNC free and open source?
Yes. AVNC's source code is public on GitHub under the GPL-3.0-or-later license, which is OSI-approved or FSF-free. F-Droid, which builds it from source, flags no anti-features such as ads or tracking on its latest build.
How do I install AVNC?
You can install AVNC from F-Droid (package com.gaurav.avnc) and from Google Play; the links are on this page. Its GitHub repository also publishes releases (latest: v3.3.1).
Is AVNC still maintained?
The repository's most recent commit was on Sep 12, 2026. Its F-Droid listing was last updated on Aug 10, 2026. appsgit only lists apps whose repository had a commit in the last six months.