Windows App
Previously Remote Desktop
Only for Mac
Free
Windows App for Mac (previously named Microsoft Remote Desktop) is your gateway to securely connect to Windows including remote PCs and admin-provided virtual apps and desktops across Windows 365, Azure Virtual Desktop, Dev Box and Remote Desktop Services.
Embrace the simplicity of a unified client with Windows App and connect to Windows in the cloud with ease and security, from the device of your choice.
GET STARTED
• Learn more about the features of Windows App at https://aka.ms/WindowsApp.
• Configure your PC for remote access using the information at https://aka.ms/rdsetup.
KEY FEATURES
• Access remote PCs running Windows Professional or Enterprise and Windows Server.
• Access managed resources published by your admin.
• Connect through a Remote Desktop Gateway.
• Simplified management of your connections and credentials from the Connection Center, including a Favorites page to cater to your unique workflow needs.
• Audio and video streaming.
• Redirect folders, your clipboard, and local devices such as microphones and cameras.
• Teams Media Optimization.
• Support for multiple monitors.
By downloading Windows App, you agree to the license (see https://aka.ms/WindowsAppLicense) and privacy terms (see https://aka.ms/privacy).
more In this release we made the following updates:
• Incorporated Liquid Glass styling and elements throughout the app (requires macOS 26 or later).
• Refreshed the App Settings dialog.
• Updated Teams VDI 2 components.
• For managed PC endpoints the redirected folders list in Configure > Folders now includes the default folder in Settings > General.
• Fixed Health Checks to ensure that Service Reachability and Gateways URLs are checked based on the current user.
• Resolved inaccuracies with the Windows 365 Reserve remaining days count down.
• Fixed a bug where activating a Reserve Cloud PC made other Cloud PC's associated with the account disappear.
• Only the Activate and View Options menu items are now shown for unactivated Reserve PCs.
• Resolved an issue where Frontline license acquisition took longer than 20s while connecting.
• Added a new connection sequence status message that appears if Frontline license acquisition takes longer than 20s.
• Added the "Powered Off" and "Hibernated" states to the device card.
• Updated the View Details dialog to explain why Cloud PC actions are unavailable.
• Disabled Cloud PC action menu items that aren't available in the current state.
• Fixed a RemoteApp issue with SAP Logon which caused a message box to disappear when it lost focus.
• Added more robust error handling around authentication token acquisition.
• Added the ^1 and ^2 shortcuts to switch to the Devices and Apps tabs respectively.
• Resolved duplicate in-app notifications that appeared when triggering a Cloud PC action.
• Fixed app hangs that occurred when retrieving the account list, displaying notifications, or hovering over a device card.
• Added the "MAS" prefix to the support ID in the About dialog to identify Appstore releases.
• Addressed crashes that were showing up in error reporting.
This update requires macOS 14 and later. macOS 13 is no longer supported.
If you encounter any errors, you can contact us via Help > Submit Feedback.
11.3.4 1 day ago
In this release we made some updates to improve error reporting and diagnostics.
This is the last Windows App version that will support macOS 13. Future updates to Windows App will require macOS 14. If you are using macOS 13, the app will continue to work, but you won't receive new updates.
If you encounter any errors, you can contact us via Help > Submit Feedback.
11.3.3 3 Mar
In this release we made the following updates:
• Improved the results returned during a Spotlight search.
• Gracefully handled errors encountered when connecting to a Windows Cloud Input Protection-enabled PC endpoint.
If you encounter any errors, you can contact us via Help > Submit Feedback.
11.3.2 24 Jan
In this release we made the following updates:
• Added a checkbox to the General settings to control the usage of UDP.
• Enabled drag-and-drop for device cards in the Connection Center.
• Fixed a bug that broke multi‑select using mouse and trackpad gestures in the Connection Center.
• Resolved an issue that caused incorrect Connection Center resources to appear briefly at app launch time.
• Fixed a bug that prevented resources from appearing in Spotlight search results.
• Resolved an issue where launching resources via Spotlight did not start a remote session.
• Fixed an app hang that sometimes occurred when saving thumbnail images.
• Addressed a number of crashes that were showing up in error reporting.
If you encounter any errors, you can contact us via Help > Submit Feedback.
11.3.1 24/12/2025
In this release we made the following updates:
• Addressed invalid layouts encountered when using Microsoft Teams optimizations in multiple monitor scenarios.
• Resolved performance bottlenecks in the Connection Center that were causing the app to hang.
• Added infrastructure to improve resiliency for single-sign-on workflows.
If you encounter any errors, you can contact us via Help > Submit Feedback.
11.3.0 03/12/2025
This is a quick update to improve connection success when NetBIOS-based name lookup is used for direct PC connections.
If you encounter any errors, you can contact us via Help > Submit Feedback.
11.2.9 21/11/2025
In this release we made the following updates:
• Fixed a bug that caused the client to stall during Frontline license activation if the access token was expired.
• Added support for Continuous Access Evaluation during workspace download and connection orchestration.
• Tweaked the appearance of the Quick Launcher header.
To enable UDP shortpath for AVD and Windows 365 connections, set the "ClientSettings.EnableAvdUdpSideTransport" user default to true.
If you encounter any errors, you can contact us via Help > Submit Feedback.
11.2.8 17/11/2025
In this release we made the following updates:
• Added support for displaying whether a Windows 365 Cloud PC endpoint is AI-enabled.
• Added support for Windows 365 Cloud App reset.
• Added support for Windows 365 Reserve self-provisioning.
• Added support for client-side connectivity and system health checks.
• Added a "Type" field to the Apps tab Connection Center filter for "Cloud Apps" and "Azure Virtual Desktop".
• Added a Favorite/Unfavorite command (Command + T) for devices and apps to the Connections menu.
• Resolved a layout issue with device cards on the Favorites tab.
• Resolved RDS connectivity issues triggered by authentication certificate processing.
• Fixed a bug that caused shortcuts to fail for selected device and app cards in the Connection Center.
• Improved handling, processing and error detection for AVD connection orchestration messages.
If you encounter any errors, you can contact us via Help > Submit Feedback.
11.2.7 03/11/2025
In this release we made the following updates:
• Added support for displaying whether a Windows 365 Cloud PC endpoint is AI-enabled.
• Added support for Windows 365 Cloud App reset.
• Added support for Windows 365 Reserve self-provisioning.
• Added support for client-side connectivity and system health checks.
• Added a "Type" field to the Apps tab Connection Center filter for "Cloud Apps" and "Azure Virtual Desktop".
• Added a Favorite/Unfavorite command (Command + T) for devices and apps to the Connections menu.
• Resolved a layout issue with device cards on the Favorites tab.
• Resolved RDS connectivity issues triggered by authentication certificate processing.
• Fixed a bug that caused shortcuts to fail for selected device and app cards in the Connection Center.
• Improved handling for AVD connection orchestration failures.
If you encounter any errors, you can contact us via Help > Submit Feedback.
11.2.6 02/11/2025
In this release we made the following updates:
• Added support for displaying whether a Windows 365 Cloud PC endpoint is AI-enabled.
• Added support for Windows 365 Cloud App reset.
• Added support for Windows 365 Reserve self-provisioning.
• Added support for client-side connectivity and system health checks.
• Added a "Type" field to the Apps tab Connection Center filter for "Cloud Apps" and "Azure Virtual Desktop".
• Added a Favorite/Unfavorite command (Command + T) for devices and apps to the Connections menu.
• Resolved a layout issue with device cards on the Favorites tab.
• Resolved RDS connectivity issues triggered by authentication certificate processing.
• Fixed a bug that caused shortcuts to fail for selected device and app cards in the Connection Center.
If you encounter any errors, you can contact us via Help > Submit Feedback.
11.2.5 31/10/2025
This is a quick release to address a customer-reported issue impacting connections utilizing RD Gateways running on Windows Server 2012 R2 or earlier.
If you encounter any errors, you can contact us via Help > Submit Feedback.
11.2.4 30/09/2025
In this release we included the following new features:
• Added support for the Windows 365 "Under Review" feature.
• Added support for the Windows 365 "Reserve" feature.
• Added support for the Windows 365 "Cloud Apps" feature.
• Modernized the Connection Information and Cloud PC Details dialogs.
• Made changes to ensure that device card tags are always visible in thumbnail view to help identify the card type.
We also worked through the following bugs:
• Fixed an issue where duplicate workspaces appeared after a refresh action.
• Resolved a bug where Immersive mode wasn't correctly applied after toggling between windowed and full screen mode.
• Fixed a bug where the Fn+F shortcut occasionally stopped working after switching between keyboard layouts.
• Fixed an issue where the "Refresh All" toolbar button was enabled before all workspaces finished refreshing.
• Addressed an issue where the remote Start menu unexpectedly appeared when clicking local menu bar commands.
• Resolved reported localization issues.
In addition, we've also made numerous behind-the-scenes updates to improve performance and stability, and to lay the groundwork for upcoming features.
If you encounter any errors, you can contact us via Help > Submit Feedback.
11.2.3 24/09/2025
This is a quick release to address a customer-reported issue with folder redirection.
If you encounter any errors, you can contact us via Help > Submit Feedback.
11.2.2 02/09/2025
In this release we made the following updates:
• Lots of under-the-hood changes to clean up code and prepare for upcoming features.
• Introduced an error message for cases where the connection is closed due to the remote PC restarting.
• Added an in-app notification to indicate when an update is available to download from the App Store.
• Made some improvements to Teams optimizations.
If you encounter any errors, you can contact us via Help > Submit Feedback.
11.2.1 15/08/2025
In this release we made the following updates:
• Added support to prevent the title and menu bars from appearing in full screen mode.
• Integrated support for trackpad pinch and zoom gestures.
• Improved the Add menu by integrating help text (macOS 15 and later).
• Improved the resize behavior for the Connection Center tile view by leveraging scaling.
• Disabled applicable toolbar commands for empty Favorites, Devices and Apps tabs.
• Added the app version to log file names.
• Fixed some scenarios where the app would hang.
• Hovering over an in-app notification will now prevent it from disappearing.
• Made improvements to the code behind AVD feed discovery.
• Resolved accessibility bugs.
This is the last Windows App version that will support macOS 12. Future updates to Windows App will require macOS 13. If you are using macOS 12, the app will continue to work, but you won't receive new updates.
If you encounter any errors, you can contact us via Help > Submit Feedback.
11.2.0 25/07/2025
In this release we fixed a bug that prevented the workspaces subscription dialog from discovering active feeds.
If you encounter any errors, you can contact us via Help > Submit Feedback.
11.1.9 11/07/2025
In this release we made the following updates:
• Fixed an issue that prevented switching focus between local and remote apps.
• Improved the reliability of mouse cursor shape updates.
• Resolved problems with the Quick Launcher filter.
• Reworked the UI to better handle empty states in the Devices and Apps tabs.
• Cleaned up the text for some menu bar and pop-up menus entries.
• Resolved connectivity issues affecting users in Zscaler-protected environments.
If you encounter any errors, you can contact us via Help > Submit Feedback.
11.1.8 09/06/2025
This is a quick update to gracefully handle scenarios where the Teams process in the remote session crashes during an optimized Teams call.
If you encounter any errors, you can contact us via Help > Submit Feedback.
11.1.7 29/05/2025
In this release we made some bug fixes and included the following updates:
• Improved AVC codec support to ensure session graphics are rendered faster with no mispaints.
• Added a user default ("ClientSettings.RequireFreshCredentials") to block credential saving and usage.
• Added smart tip notifications that provide contextual usage hints (can be enabled or disabled in Settings > General).
• Improved multiple monitor support for remote sessions.
If you encounter any errors, you can contact us via Help > Submit Feedback.
11.1.6 20/05/2025
In this release we made the following updates:
• Fixed slurred audio that was being rendered when using Teams optimizations.
• Added a connecting/connected state indicator to workspace headers.
• Fixed some bad code that was corrupting app icons displayed in workspaces.
• Added the ability to switch between remote apps from the Window menu and Dock icon.
• Improved threading for the graphics decoder to improve performance.
• Resolved z-order issues between remote apps and local windows.
• Fixed a bug that caused incorrect mouse coordinates to be sent if the session window was resized while reconnecting.
If you encounter any errors, you can contact us via Help > Submit Feedback.
11.1.5 25/04/2025
In this release we made the following updates:
• Added support for Retina mode when using RemoteApps (see Settings > General).
• Cleaned up the RemoteApp switcher (accessed using Option + Tab when a RemoteApp is in focus).
• Improved graphics performance for non-hardware accelerated and RemoteApp sessions.
• Optimized Cloud PC REST API usage during Mac sleep.
• Resolved unexpected disconnect errors encountered when prompting for credentials.
• Fixed issues with daylight savings and time zone redirection.
• Show an error dialog if an RDP file cannot be imported.
If you encounter any errors, you can contact us via Help > Submit Feedback.
11.1.4 26/03/2025
This is a quick release to address minor UI issues related to device cards and the Cloud PC details sheet.
If you encounter any errors, you can contact us via Help > Submit Feedback.
11.1.3 07/03/2025
This release contains a fix to restore smart card redirection (which was broken by the 11.1.1 update).
If you encounter any errors, you can contact us via Help > Submit Feedback.
11.1.2 27/02/2025
In this release we made the following updates:
• Resolved an issue affecting nonce acquisition for RDS AAD Auth when using an HTTP proxy.
• Improved non-full screen session reconnect UI flows.
• Removed support for setting explicit credentials for Cloud PCs due to the pervasiveness of RDSAAD Auth.
• Updated Spotlight search to show "Windows App" under Applications when searching for "Remote Desktop".
• Added support for jumping to the System Local Network Access UI to update or review permissions for 0x104 errors.
If you encounter any errors, you can contact us via Help > Submit Feedback.
11.1.1 24/02/2025
In this release we made the following updates:
• Hitting the ENTER key now initiates a connection to the device or app highlighted in the connection center.
• Resolved an issue where holding SHIFT while using a mouse vertical scroll wheel did not correctly map to horizontal scrolls.
• Only allow connections to Cloud PCs that are not processing device actions.
• The Cloud PC notification sheet is now aware of user accounts.
• Stored notifications associated with a user account are now removed when signing out the account.
• Fixed translucency for notifications to pick up the correct background image.
• Resolved an issue which prevented the client from reading the "dynamic resolution" RDP file property.
If you encounter any errors, you can contact us via Help > Submit Feedback.
11.1.0 11/02/2025
In this release we made the following updates:
• Incorporated Liquid Glass styling and elements throughout the app (requires macOS 26 or later).
• Refreshed the App Settings dialog.
• Updated Teams VDI 2 components.
• For managed PC endpoints the redirected folders list in Configure > Folders now includes the default folder in Settings > General.
• Fixed Health Checks to ensure that Service Reachability and Gateways URLs are checked based on the current user.
• Resolved inaccuracies with the Windows 365 Reserve remaining days count down.
• Fixed a bug where activating a Reserve Cloud PC made other Cloud PC's associated with the account disappear.
• Only the Activate and View Options menu items are now shown for unactivated Reserve PCs.
• Resolved an issue where Frontline license acquisition took longer than 20s while connecting.
• Added a new connection sequence status message that appears if Frontline license acquisition takes longer than 20s.
• Added the "Powered Off" and "Hibernated" states to the device card.
• Updated the View Details dialog to explain why Cloud PC actions are unavailable.
• Disabled Cloud PC action menu items that aren't available in the current state.
• Fixed a RemoteApp issue with SAP Logon which caused a message box to disappear when it lost focus.
• Added more robust error handling around authentication token acquisition.
• Added the ^1 and ^2 shortcuts to switch to the Devices and Apps tabs respectively.
• Resolved duplicate in-app notifications that appeared when triggering a Cloud PC action.
• Fixed app hangs that occurred when retrieving the account list, displaying notifications, or hovering over a device card.
• Added the "MAS" prefix to the support ID in the About dialog to identify Appstore releases.
• Addressed crashes that were showing up in error reporting.
This update requires macOS 14 and later. macOS 13 is no longer supported.
If you encounter any errors, you can contact us via Help > Submit Feedback.
more Version 11.3.4 1 day ago
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