Citrix Virtual Apps and Desktops

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August 7, 2025

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Citrix Published Applications are a central feature of Citrix Virtual Apps and Desktops. They enable customers to deliver individual Windows or Linux applications directly to users without requiring a full desktop.

This removes the need for users to install and manage applications locally, simplifying their workflow and easing the burden on IT. Instead of interacting with a full remote desktop environment, users interact directly with the application windows, creating a seamless and streamlined experience.

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The technology behind published applications, also known as seamless applications, enables applications to be delivered to users so that they appear to be running directly on the user’s local device, even though they are actually operating on a remote server. This is accomplished by concealing the Windows Server desktop where the applications are hosted and presenting the applications to the user seamlessly.

Seamless applications are available from both Windows VDA and Linux VDAs. For Windows VDAs, seamless applications support TSVDA, running Microsoft Windows Server Operating Systems, as well as WSVDA, running Microsoft Windows 10 or Windows 11.

Seamless applications offer numerous benefits, including:

Improved user experience: Users can access their applications from any device without worrying about the underlying operating system.
Increased security: Applications are run on a remote server, which helps protect them from malware and other threats.
Reduced IT costs: Seamless applications will help to reduce IT costs by simplifying application management and deployment.
Centralized Management: Applications can be managed and updated in a central location, simplifying IT administration and ensuring consistency across the organization. This reduces the time and effort required to deploy patches, updates, and new applications.
Application Compatibility: By running applications on a standardized server environment, you can mitigate compatibility issues that may arise from different client operating systems or hardware configurations.
Streamlined Application Delivery: Citrix leverages advanced technologies like HDX to deliver a rich, interactive experience to users, even over limited bandwidth connections for both published desktops as well as published applications.
Heterogeneous application support: Admins can publish Linux applications alongside Windows applications, allowing seamless access to application from both platforms.

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