VMware Horizon Client for PC

★ ★ ★ VMware Horizon Client Overview

What is VMware Horizon Client?

The VMware Horizon Client for iOS is an app that allows users to access their VMware Horizon virtual desktop and hosted applications from their iPhone or iPad. The app is designed to provide an enhanced user experience, leave the desktop behind with hosted applications, work smarter, and provide unmatched performance. The app is also secure from any location, allowing users to leverage smart card authentication and the integrated RSA soft token for simpler access.

Software Features and Description

1. VMware Horizon Client for iOS makes it easy to work on your VMware Horizon virtual desktop and hosted applications from your iPhone or iPad, giving you on-the-go access from any location.

2. With an external monitor or AirPlay, your iPhone or iPad display turns into a trackpad / keyboard while the external screen shows your VMware Horizon desktop.

3. IMPORTANT NOTE: A VMware Horizon virtual desktop or hosted application is required to use the VMware Horizon Client for iOS.

4. VMware Horizon 6 and later supports hosted applications in addition to virtual desktops.

5. The adaptive capabilities of the Blast Extreme and PCoIP display protocol make your virtual desktop fast and responsive regardless of whether you are connecting over your corporate WiFi network or over a cellular connection at a local café.

6. The VMware Blast Extreme protocol used with Horizon 7 is designed and optimized for mobile users.

7. With Unity Touch, you can easily browse, search, and open Windows applications & files, choose favorite applications and files, and switch between running applications all without the Start Menu or Task Bar.

8. With hosted applications, leave the desktop behind and run applications like local iOS apps.

9. Whether you’re at your desk or away from the office, you’re always secure with VMware Horizon.

10. Unity Touch bridges the gap between your touch screen and your Windows applications.

11. Blast Extreme leverages H.264 hardware decoding to deliver the best remote experience while reducing power consumption.

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Download and install VMware Horizon Client on your computer

GET Compatible PC App

App	Download	Rating	Maker
VMware Horizon Client	Get App ↲	2,372 4.39	VMware, Inc.

Or follow the guide below to use on PC:

Select Windows version:

Windows 10
Windows 11

Install VMware Horizon Client app on your Windows in 4 steps below:

Download an Android emulator for PC:
Get either Bluestacks or the Nox App >> . We recommend Bluestacks because you can easily find solutions online if you run into problems while using it. Download Bluestacks PC software Here >> .

Install the emulator:
On your computer, goto the Downloads folder » click to install Bluestacks.exe or Nox.exe » Accept the License Agreements » Follow the on-screen prompts to complete installation.

Using VMware Horizon Client on PC [Windows 10/ 11]:

Open the Emulator app you installed » goto its search bar and search "VMware Horizon Client"
The search will reveal the VMware Horizon Client app icon. Open, then click "Install".
Once VMware Horizon Client is downloaded inside the emulator, locate/click the "All apps" icon to access a page containing all your installed applications including VMware Horizon Client.
Now enjoy VMware Horizon Client on PC.

Download a Compatible APK for PC

Download	Developer	Rating	Current version
Get APK for PC →	VMware, Inc.	4.39	8.12.0

Get VMware Horizon Client on Apple macOS

Download	Developer	Reviews	Rating
Get Free on Mac	VMware, Inc.	2372	4.39

Download on Android: Download Android

VMware Horizon Client functions

- Enhanced user experience with the VMware Blast Extreme protocol optimized for mobile users

- Hosted applications support in addition to virtual desktops

- Unity Touch feature to easily browse, search, and open Windows applications & files without the Start Menu or Task Bar

- External monitor or AirPlay support to turn iPhone or iPad display into a trackpad/keyboard while the external screen shows the VMware Horizon desktop

- Unmatched performance with adaptive capabilities of the Blast Extreme and PCoIP display protocol

- Secure access with smart card authentication and integrated RSA soft token

✔ Pros:

- Mouse support is now available as an accessibility feature

- The idea of using the iPhone screen as a trackpad for the desktop is innovative

- The touch menus can be useful for some users

☹ Cons:

- The app crashes for 30 minutes every time the network is changed

- There is no option to change the timeout period or reset the cache

- The need to constantly re-enter the password and wait for the virtual desktop to load is frustrating

- The left side bar, movable overlay radial menu, and function key strip take up valuable screen real estate and cannot be disabled, making it difficult to have a clean remote session.

Top Pcmac Reviews

More Unnecessary Screen Clutter

By JustSpiffy (Pcmac user)

I’m really disliking the new version. The two screen widgets (left side bar and movable overlay radial menu) were already annoying in that you couldn’t disable them if you were using a keyboard and Swiftpoint mouse. Now with the new version, they also added in a strip at the bottom for function keys that I can’t disable. Its all fine and well to offer these touch menus for folks that want them, but please give people some kind of option to clear all the garbage off the screen so they can have a clean remote session with all of the available pixels used for the desktop, without navigating around bars and bubbles that chew up real estate and always manage to find their way into an inconvenient location where you are constantly shuffling them around.
Connectivity issue

By Rpkarthic (Pcmac user)

1. The app always crashes for 30 minutes or so every time I change network. 2. There is no option to change timeout period 3. There is no option to reset the cache so I always get the error message "Unexpected error."
Constantly having to re-enter password

By yungstud (Pcmac user)

I’m a government employee and use this app to check things when I’m teleworking. It is serviceable for small things like that, but what really drags down the experience is that if I close the app for 5 minutes, I have to re-enter my password. Needless to say, this leads me to typing my password some 20 times when I’m teleworking. If I leave the app closed too long, more than a half hour, it logs me out completely, so not only do I have to enter my password again, I also have to wait 5 minutes for my virtual desktop to load. Since I’m government, I have very little control over their interaction with Horizon, but this seems to be a problem only with the app. The PC version doesn’t do this, but it is slower. So the problem is likely on Horizon’s end. It’s very irritating.
Make iPhone Usable Track Pad When Using iPad Please

By BryFi02 (Pcmac user)

I literally just learned Apple is FINALLY allowing mouse support in iPadOS as an accessibility feature, so hopefully it will work with virtual desktops well. Either way, you should let people log in with their iPad & iPhone and use the phone screen as a track pad for the desktop on the iPhone. With new OLED devices, you can have a mostly black screen with outlines for left and right click and the battery life would be amazing. Maybe a scroll section in between the “buttons”? As a selectable option you could even let us use a hard force touch (unless that’s going away) for right click and a quick tap as a left click if you want. Honestly, I’m surprised this hasn’t been done yet. Even IF iPadOS let’s me use a proper mouse, this would still be a great option to have when traveling light.