Audio Redirection

Audio redirection is enabled by default. It supports the following Citrix Workspace™ App clients (recommended):

  • Citrix Workspace App 2309.1 for Windows or later
  • Citrix Workspace App 2309 for Linux or later
  • Citrix Workspace App 2309 for Mac or later
  • Citrix Workspace App 2403 for ipadOS/iOS
  • Citrix Workspace App 2403 for Android

Support for Audio volume synchronization

Starting from release 2507, macOS VDA now supports synchronization of audio volume between the VDA and your audio devices. You can now adjust the volume using the VDA audio volume slider and have the same volume on your device and this also applies to the other way around. This feature is enabled by default.

Multiple Audio Devices Redirection

The feature allows multiple audio devices on the client machine where the Citrix Workspace App is installed to be redirected to the remote Citrix VDA for macOS session.

With the feature enabled:

  • All local audio devices on the client machine are displayed in a session.

    • Instead of Citrix Audio Device, the audio devices appear with their respective device names.

    • You can select an audio device in an app in a session or use the default audio device during a session which is also the default audio device of the client machine.

    • If necessary, you can change the default audio device from the system settings of the client machine.

    • After the default audio device of the client machine is updated, the new device appears as the default audio device in the session.

  • Audio devices update dynamically within sessions when you plug in or remove one.

Configuration

By default, the audio redirection feature that allows multiple audio device support is enabled. To disable it, run the following command on the Citrix VDA for macOS:

/opt/Citrix/VDA/bin/ctxreg create -k "HKLM\\System\\CurrentControlSet\\Control\\Citrix\\VirtualChannels\\Audio" -v "fEnableAudioRedirectionV4" -t BIN -d "0"

To enable or re-disable the feature, run the following commands, respectively:

/opt/Citrix/VDA/bin/ctxreg update -k "HKLM\\System\\CurrentControlSet\\Control\\Citrix\\VirtualChannels\\Audio" -v "fEnableAudioRedirectionV4" -d "1"

/opt/Citrix/VDA/bin/ctxreg update -k "HKLM\\System\\CurrentControlSet\\Control\\Citrix\\VirtualChannels\\Audio" -v "fEnableAudioRedirectionV4" -d "0"

Client Requirements and Settings

The feature is supported only for the following clients:

  • Citrix Workspace App for Windows version 2212 and higher
  • Citrix Workspace App for Linux version 2212 and higher
  • Citrix Workspace App for HTML5 version 2306 and higher
  • Citrix Workspace App for Chrome version 2306 and higher
  • Citrix Workspace App for Mac version 2311 and higher

Proper settings are required on Citrix Workspace App for the feature to function as expected. For more information, see the Citrix Workspace App documentation.

Audio Redirection