VMware Horizon Clients for Windows, Mac, iOS, Linux, and Android allow you to connect to your VMware Horizon virtual desktop from your device of choice giving you on-the-go access from any location. Click here for a list of certified thin clients, zero clients, and other partner solutions for VMware Horizon. The VMware Unlocker Tool for macOS or macOS Unlocker for VMware is a VMware Unlocker for macOS Catalina or macOS Unlocker for VMware and other macOS to install macOS Catalina on VMware. Since VMware doesn’t support installing macOS on virtual machine, the installation process isn’t possible without the patch. If you have a Mac with Retina Display, you can see the View desktop in full resolution. Using Multiple Monitors If you use the PCoIP display protocol when accessing a View desktop, you can use up to 2 monitors, with a resolution of up to 2560x1600 per display. Programs such as Parallels Desktop, VMWare Fusion and VirtualBox allow you to create a virtual machine (VM), that runs on your Mac just like any other Mac app. VMware Fusion: Powerfully Simple Virtual Machines for Mac. VMware Fusion Pro and VMware Fusion Player Desktop Hypervisors give Mac users the power to run Windows on Mac along with hundreds of other operating systems, containers or Kubernetes clusters, side by side with Mac applications, without rebooting.
For Hyper-V Enabled Hosts:
CPU Requirements:
- Intel Sandy Bridge or a newer CPU
- AMD Bulldozer or a newer CPU

Host Operating Systems:
- Windows 10 2004
Minimum Requirements to Run Container Runtime on workstation Windows Host Operating Systems:
- Windows 10 1809 or higher
Minimum Requirements to Dark Theme support on Workstation Windows Host Operating Systems:
- Windows 10 1809 or higher
For 3D Hardware Accelerated Graphics Support:
Hardware Requirements:
- For Windows hosts, a GPU that supports DirectX 11 is required.
- For Linux hosts, the latest NVIDIA proprietary drivers are required.
- For Linux hosts, AMD devices are not supported
Software Requirements:
64-bit Host Operating System:

- Windows 8 or higher
- GNU/Linux with NVIDIA drivers that support OpenGL 4.5 and above
Guest Operating System
- Windows 7 or higher
- GNU/Linux with vmwgfx
*With exception, the following CPUs are not supported:
Vmware For Mac Catalina
- Intel Atom processors based on the 2011 “Bonnell” micro-architecture (e.g. Atom Z670/Z650; Atom N570)
- Systems using Intel Atom processors based on the 2012 “Saltwell” micro-architecture (e.g. Atom S1200, Atom D2700/D2500, Atom N2800/N2600.
- Systems using AMD processors based on the “Llano” and “Bobcat” micro-architectures (e.g. code-named “Hondo”, “Ontario”, “Zacate”, “Llano”)
In addition, the following CPUs are supported:
- Intel processors based on the 2010 “Westmere” micro-architecture (e.g. Xeon 5600, Xeon 3600, Core i7-970, Core i7-980, Core i7-990)
For a complete list of supported host and guest the operating systems visit the VMware Compatibility Guide.
Welcome to the VMware Horizon® Client™ for Mac documentation page. The documents on this page are designed to help you install, configure, and use Horizon Client on a Mac.

To find the release notes, user guide, and installation and setup guide for your Horizon Client for Mac version, locate the version in the table of contents on the left and expand the heading.
The release notes describe new features, fixed issues, and known problems. If you are an end user, read the user guide to find out how to connect to and use remote desktops and published applications. If you are a system administrator, read the installation and setup guide to find out how to install, configure, and troubleshoot Horizon Client on a Mac.
Finding Archived Documentation
Vmware For Mac El Capitan
To read the documentation for earlier Horizon Client for Mac versions, go to the Documentation Archive page at VMware Horizon View Clients Documentation Archive.