# USBridge: Remote Desktop — Fast remote control & IP-KVM

> Fast remote control & IP-KVM (iPhone/iPad app by Amir Fatkulin.)

- Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/usbridge-remote-desktop/id6787665935 (this page in markdown: same URL + `.md`)
- Developer: [Amir Fatkulin](https://appshunter.io/developer/6787665937)
- Category: Business, Developer Tools
- Price: Free
- Age rating: 4+
- Requires: iOS 9.0 · 53 MB
- Languages: American English
- Released: 2026-07-11
- Data updated: 2026-09-05
- User reviews in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/usbridge-remote-desktop/id6787665935/reviews.md

## What is USBridge?

High-speed, open-source remote access software.

Whether you are administering a server in the next rack, working in IT support, or simply connecting to your home PC from across the globe, the USBridge hybrid client offers the perfect solution. It is a fast, secure, and seamless tool that allows you to control remote devices at any level without lag.

USBridge is a fully open-source project. It contains no ads, trackers, or hidden telemetry. You can explore the source code and join the development community on our GitHub repository (USBridge-Technologies).

The app offers a variety of advanced management features, such as:

• Built-in Tailscale integration
• Ultra-low latency powered by Moonlight and Sunshine protocols
• Native and smooth performance in Wayland environments (Linux)
• Shared clipboard and multi-monitor support
• Hardware KVM-over-IP connectivity
• Fast file transfer, and much more

The hybrid architecture of USBridge combines classic remote desktop control and access to infrastructure components within a single interface, ensuring a high level of security. Depending on your needs, various scenarios are supported:

• System administration: stable access to terminals, servers, and consoles
• Gaming and heavy workloads: access to remote rendering and online gaming with high FPS, thanks to Moonlight/Sunshine support
• 3D modeling and design: comfortable work with heavy graphics, CAD systems, and video editors due to accurate color reproduction and instant interface response

To explore all features, check out the documentation at usbridge.io

Why choose USBridge?
• Fully open-source
• Compatible with any OS and device (including full Wayland support)
• High frame rates and ultra-low latency
• Built-in Tailscale support
• A single hybrid client for all tasks

USBridge is a true cross-platform solution available for all major operating systems.

Quick Start Guide:

1. Install and launch the USBridge client on your device
2. Install the agent application on the remote PC
3. Enter the address or select the desired host/KVM from the connection list
4. Complete secure authorization on the remote device
5. Done! You can now fully control the device


## Version history (last 5 releases)

### 2.3.11 — 2026-09-03

- Fixed an issue where the snapshots list would stop auto-refreshing after the first disconnect/reconnect cycle.
- Fixed a bug on the storage screen that incorrectly labeled the eMMC-backed path as an SD card when the device was booted from the SD slot.

### 2.3.9 — 2026-09-01

Network & Connection Improvements
• Upgraded the built-in Tailscale module to v1.102.3 for improved connection stability.
• Fixed an issue where the control tunnel (tsnet-proxy) could silently disconnect without attempting to reconnect.

Performance & Security
• Resolved a race condition in the video decoder callback that could cause crashes when stopping a stream.
• Realigned the versioning scheme to prevent version collisions.

Interface & Controls
• Improved gesture handling on mobile screens: fixed pinch-zoom bugs and corrected timings for tap-then-hold gestures.
• Redesigned support buttons and improved text formatting in the authorization popups.

### 2.1.16 — 2026-08-08

Fixed an issue where some keyboard characters could appear incorrect when typing on a remote session.

### 2.1.12 — 2026-08-06

Fixed

  - Streaming over the Metal renderer could falsely look frozen and force a reconnect on a strict ~5-second cycle a few seconds after connecting, even on a
  perfectly healthy 60fps stream — the Metal zero-copy fast path stopped updating frame-time stats once it took over, so the app's own silence watchdog
  mistook a working stream for a dead one.
  - The native Metal video overlay could pop up over the wrong screen after backgrounding the app mid-connection and returning to it — a connection attempt
  frozen in the background could "thaw" after the app had already shown a different screen, and its video would appear on top of it uninvited.
  - The iOS build showed a hardcoded "1.0.0" as the app version everywhere in the UI instead of the real version

### 2.1.3 — 2026-07-30

Audio

  - Fixed garbled/robotic audio — the AES-CBC IV used to decrypt audio packets was packed in the wrong byte order, corrupting the first 16 bytes of every decoded audio frame (Opus header
  included). Audio encryption is now also requested explicitly instead of relying on host fallback.
  - Fixed CoreAudio's stream-restart path silently dropping the audio frame it was about to play.

  Input & connection reliability

  - Fixed input (touch/keyboard) going silently dead after certain reconnects — a race between connection start/stop could leave input marked inactive even though video/audio kept streaming.
  - Fixed a race between LiStartConnection/LiStopConnection that could corrupt shared connection state and silently drop all input.
  - Fixed the client sometimes racing its own stream-restart logic against native Moonlight teardown.
  - Fixed a leaked network relay session that wasn't cleaned up when a stream ended.
  - Fixed the client silently reconnecting video/audio right after the user had just disconnected.
  - Fixed video overlay teardown ordering so it no longer waits unnecessarily on network disconnect.

  Networking / Tailscale

  - Tailscale now always runs in userspace mode on every platform (dropped the old system-mode path) — improves reliability on sandboxed platforms like iOS.
  - Fixed stale Tailscale identity not self-healing, decoupled the connect-time network wait from the API timeout, and added a loading spinner to the Tailscale toggle.
  - Fixed the client silently bypassing Tailscale for a same-LAN direct IP when it shouldn't.
  - Fixed connections incorrectly being forced onto the physical LAN interface for loopback cases.
  - Client now prefers the real LAN interface when determining the pairing IP.

  Clipboard

  - Added shared clipboard sync (text/image/file) between agent and client, including native image/file clipboard sync on iOS.
  - Fixed clipboard resync on reconnect and hardened it against backend races.

  UI / GUI

  - Fixed UI stutter/freezing during input — sends are now queued asynchronously instead of blocking the UI thread; also removed noisy per-frame logging.
  - Enabled the video Config button on software-only agent hosts.
  - Hardware-only features are now correctly locked/hidden when connected to a plain-OS (non-hardware) agent.

## Related topics

[zscaler client connector](https://appshunter.io/ios/topics/zscaler-client-connector)

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