Apple Remote Desktop Changelog

What's new in Apple Remote Desktop 3.9.7

Oct 24, 2023
  • High Performance connections to Mac computers with macOS Sonoma
  • App Windows, Desktop, Launchpad, Mission Control, Keyboard, and Zoom items in connection window toolbars

New in Apple Remote Desktop 3.9.6 (Dec 16, 2022)

  • Bug fixes and performance improvements.
  • Support for macOS 13.
  • Improved Screen Sharing authentication to provide better protection in enterprise environments.

New in Apple Remote Desktop 3.9.5 (Dec 7, 2021)

  • Bug fixes and improvements.

New in Apple Remote Desktop 3.9.4 (Dec 7, 2021)

  • Bug fixes and performance improvements
  • Support for macOS Big Sur
  • Support for Mac computers with Apple Silicon

New in Apple Remote Desktop 3.9.3 (Dec 7, 2021)

  • Bug fixes and performance improvements
  • Support for Dark Mode

New in Apple Remote Desktop 3.9.4 (Dec 15, 2020)

  • Bug fixes and performance improvements
  • Support for macOS Big Sur
  • Support for Mac computers with Apple Silicon

New in Apple Remote Desktop 3.9.3 (Dec 15, 2020)

  • Bug fixes and performance improvements
  • Support for Dark Mode

New in Apple Remote Desktop 3.9 (Feb 22, 2017)

  • Improves usability, compatibility, and reliability and is recommended for all users.
  • Allows users to export and restore an encrypted list of computers and user credentials
  • Allows administrators to call attention to items on a remote screen using an assistant cursor
  • Adds Touch Bar support for MacBook Pro (2016) computers
  • Improves security when communicating with clients running OS X Yosemite 10.10.5 or later
  • Adds an optional compatibility mode for communicating with clients running any version of OS X Mountain Lion 10.8, OS X Mavericks 10.9 or OS X Yosemite 10.10.4 and earlier

New in Apple Remote Desktop 3.8 (Jan 28, 2015)

  • This update is recommended for all Apple Remote Desktop users and addresses several issues related to overall reliability, usability and compatibility.
  • This update also provides:
  • Support for OS X Yosemite including updated interface
  • Enhancements for sending files using Copy Items
  • Fixes for remotely viewing clients in full screen mode
  • Multi-observe improvements for viewing large number of clients

New in Apple Remote Desktop 3.7.2 (Mar 18, 2014)

  • Fixed scanner issue causing wrong IP addresses to be displayed
  • Changes to view order of screens in multi-observe mode
  • Support for OS X Mavericks
  • Automatic copy and paste between local and remote computers
  • Improved support for Mac systems with multiple displays and multiple IP addresses
  • Enhanced multi-observe with gesture support for swiping between screens
  • Improves overall reliability of the Remote Desktop application and screen sharing sessions

New in Apple Remote Desktop 3.7.1 (Dec 4, 2013)

  • Support for OS X Mavericks
  • Automatic copy and paste between local and remote computers
  • Improved support for Mac systems with multiple displays and multiple IP addresses
  • Enhanced multi-observe with gesture support for swiping between screens
  • Improves overall reliability of the Remote Desktop application and screen sharing sessions
  • Prevents an issue that could cause the OS X Firewall to block Remote Desktop connections.
  • Improves reliability of the kickstart command.
  • Fixes the "Display full screen" option in Control & Observe preferences.

New in Apple Remote Desktop 3.7 (Oct 23, 2013)

  • Support for OS X Mavericks
  • Automatic copy and paste between local and remote computers
  • Improved support for Mac systems with multiple displays and multiple IP addresses
  • Enhanced multi-observe with gesture support for swiping between screens

New in Apple Remote Desktop 3.6.1 (Sep 7, 2012)

  • This update is recommended for Apple Remote Desktop users and improves overall reliability and performance.
  • Available for: Apple Remote Desktop 3.0 or later
  • Impact: Connecting to a third-party VNC server with "Encrypt all network data" set may lead to information disclosure
  • Description: When connecting to a third-party VNC server with "Encrypt all network data" set, data is not encrypted and no warning is produced. This issue is addressed by creating an SSH tunnel for the VNC connection in this configuration, and preventing the connection if the SSH tunnel cannot be created. This issue does not affect Apple Remote Desktop 3.5.1 and earlier.

New in Apple Remote Desktop 3.6 (Jul 25, 2012)

  • This update is recommended for Apple Remote Desktop users and addresses several issues related to overall reliability, usability and compatibility.
  • This update also provides:
  • new attributes in the System Overview Report
  • support for IPv6

New in Apple Remote Desktop 3.5.2 (Jun 12, 2012)

  • This update improves overall reliability improvements.

New in Apple Remote Desktop 3.5.1 (Aug 23, 2011)

  • Per-user remote control
  • You can remotely log in to a Mac with any user account on that computer and control it, without interrupting someone else who might be using the computer under a different login.

New in Apple Remote Desktop 3.5 (Jul 22, 2011)

  • Per-user remote control
  • You can remotely log in to a Mac with any user account on that computer and control it, without interrupting someone else who might be using the computer under a different login.

New in Apple Remote Desktop 3.2 (Sep 17, 2008)

  • Improved reliability with the Copy Items command.
  • Upgrade Client Software command now uses unicast packets for improved reliability on some networks.
  • Fixes to the Force Quit All Applications and Copy Items to Computer Automator actions.