Advanced NVDA Remote

Advanced NVDA Remote is a fast, feature-rich upgrade for the standard NVDA Remote access tool. By establishing direct peer-to-peer (P2P) connections, it provides a much more responsive remote control experience and adds built-in voice chat and file transfer.

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Why Use Advanced NVDA Remote?

• Eliminate Lag: Standard NVDA Remote routes actions through a central server far from users, which can introduce a lag of around 400 milliseconds. This add-on establishes a direct connection, bringing lag down to 50 milliseconds or less.
• Direct Connections: Remote control inputs, speech, and braille are sent directly between devices, making remote navigation feel fast and smooth.
• Automatic Fallback: If a direct connection cannot be made due to firewall restrictions, the add-on automatically uses the standard relay server so you can always connect.

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Key Features

• Direct Peer-to-Peer Remote Control: Offers near-instant keypress responses and smooth screen reader navigation.
• Built-in Voice Chat: Speak with the remote user directly within the session.
• Fast File Transfer: Easily copy and paste files of any size directly through the clipboard.

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Keyboard Shortcuts

These shortcuts can be used during a remote session:

• Toggle Microphone (Control + Shift + M): Mutes or unmutes your microphone.
• Cancel File Transfer (Control + Shift + C): Cancels the active file transfer.
• Ping Peer (Alt + NVDA + P): Measures the connection speed (ping) between devices and speaks/displays the result.

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Installation & Usage

Installation

1. Download advanced-nvda-remote.nvda-addon.
2. Open the file to install it in NVDA.
3. Restart NVDA.

How to Use

1. Open the NVDA menu (NVDA+N), go to Tools -> Remote -> Connect.
2. Enter your connection details as usual and connect.
3. The add-on will automatically establish the direct P2P link and activate the voice and file transfer features.

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Development

If you want to build the add-on from source, you need the Rust toolchain and Python 3.10+ installed on Windows.

Run the build script from the root directory:

• Build for your PC: python build.py
• Build for all PCs (x64, x86, ARM64): python build.py --all

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License

This project is licensed under the GNU General Public License (GPL) version 2, See the LICENSE file for details.