We’re excited to announce that Fluid 2.0 RC1 (Release Candidate 1) is now available on beta channels.

Here's what's new in RC1 since Beta 4:

• Fixed microphone redirection not working correctly.
• Resolved a memory leak in Jump Desktop Connect with Fluid 2.0 connections.
• Fluid 2.0 encoder has been tuned to use up to 50% less bandwidth than Fluid 2.0 Beta 4.
• Plus, lots of other bug fixes.

Also, here's what's new in Fluid 2.0. Check the previous announcements for full details on Beta 1 and Beta 2:

• Superior Compression & Improved Color Fidelity: 50% better visuals with reduced bandwidth.
• Studio-quality color accuracy, crisper text and richer visuals, with 4:4:4 mode support for everyone and 10-bit color for Teams Enterprise customers.
• Networking Enhancements: Faster recovery from bandwidth drops and improved scalability. AES 256 encryption.
• Surround Sound: 5.1 and 7.1 surround sound support for Teams Enterprise users. 
• Dynamic Audio Input Switching: Seamless switching between audio sources during sessions.
• Web-Based Remote Desktop: Connect from any browser without needing a native client (yes, it supports Android!).
• Full backwards compatibility with older versions of Jump Desktop and Jump Desktop Connect.

How do I download updates?

Enable Beta updates for Jump Desktop Connect / Mac / Windows and check for updates.

To start using Fluid 2.0 you will need to have Jump Desktop 9.x locally and Jump Desktop Connect 7.x on the host machine. RC1 is now rolling out to the Jump Desktop Mac and Windows Beta channel and Jump Desktop for Windows Beta channels. Jump Desktop Connect updates will follow before the end of the week to beta channels.

Fluid 2.0 Beta 3 is a bug fix release only. 

In Beta 3 we've fixed many bugs reported over the last couple of weeks. Fluid 2.0 is packed with features! To learn about the new features please read the Beta 1 and Beta 2 release notes.

How to download Fluid 2.0 Beta 3:

Enable Beta updates for Jump Desktop Connect / Mac / Windows and check for updates.

We’re excited to roll out Fluid 2.0 Beta 2, a major update that takes remote desktop to the next level with 4:4:4 chroma subsampling and 10-bit color support. This release is all about delivering incredible color accuracy and detail, giving you a truly crisp, studio-quality experience right on your remote desktop.

What 4:4:4 Color Means for You

Traditionally, remote desktop apps have relied on 4:2:0 chroma sub-sampling to cut down on bandwidth. While that’s efficient, it also means sacrificing some detail, particularly in areas with sharp edges or fine text. 

With 4:4:4 color support in Fluid 2.0 Beta 2, that’s no longer an issue. Every pixel now carries full color information.Artistic applications display with stunning precision, and even text and UI elements look sharper and more defined. Whether you’re working on detailed design projects or just want your desktop to look as good as it would in person, this is a big upgrade. This improvement isn’t just for creatives—productivity apps like word processors and spreadsheets also benefit, with text appearing noticeably crisper and easier to read.

4:4:4 on the left, 4:2:0 on the right (click the image to see the difference)

Moving from Millions to over a Billion Colors

Most displays use 8-bit color, which gives you 16.7 million colors to work with. That sounds like a lot until you need subtle color transitions or want to eliminate banding in gradients.

With Fluid 2.0 Beta 2, we’re stepping up to 10-bit color, which expands the color palette to over a billion colors. This leap ensures that even the most nuanced shades are rendered with incredible precision. Whether you’re in video production, graphic design, or any field that demands top-notch visual quality, this is the level of color depth you need to get your work done right.

Top image is original, the bottom image is the image with color banding.

Why 4:4:4 and 10-Bit Color Together Are a Game-Changer

Pairing full-color resolution (4:4:4) with a billion-color palette (10-bit per channel) in Fluid 2.0 Beta 2 gives you the ultimate high-fidelity remote desktop experience. This combination ensures that every pixel is vibrant and accurate, capturing even the smallest details and subtlest color variations. For anyone working with high-end visuals, whether it’s video editing, graphic design, or just enjoying a more polished remote desktop, this update is a must-have.

Flexibility at Your Fingertips

One of the coolest features of Fluid 2.0 Beta 2 is the ability to switch between all color modes on the fly while connected. Whether you need the high efficiency of 4:2:0 for certain tasks or want to take full advantage of 4:4:4 with 10-bit color, you can do it all without disconnecting: To switch colors while connected to a machine click Remote -> Color.

Important Notes:

1. High color quality (4:4:4 at 8-bit) is available for everyone!
2. Pro (4:2:0 10-bit) and Ultra (4:4:4 10-bit) modes are currently available for Jump Desktop for Teams Enterprise customers.
3. At the moment, 10-bit color support is limited to connections TO Mac hosts. For Windows hosts, we’re shipping 4:4:4 in the beta today but we're working hard to enable 10bit color - stay tuned!

How to Get Started:

Enable Beta updates for Jump Desktop Connect / Mac / Windows and check for updates.

Introducing Fluid 2.0!

We are excited to announce the release of Fluid 2.0 Beta 1. This update represents a significant leap forward from Fluid 1.0 with a major rewrite of the internal architecture.

Here’s what’s new:

• Fluid 2.0
• Networking Enhancements
• Surround Sound
• Dynamic Audio Input Switching
• Web-Base High Performance Remote Desktop and Screen Sharing
• How to start testing Fluid 2.0 Beta 

Fluid 2.0

Experience improved performance with Fluid 2.0, designed to support more colors and deliver faster speeds on modern hardware such as Apple Silicon and contemporary PCs.

1. Superior Color Fidelity: Fluid 2.0 offers up to 50% better color fidelity than Fluid 1.0. This means richer and more vibrant visuals, making your remote sessions look better than ever.
2. Enhanced Visual Clarity: You'll enjoy sharper, clearer images and videos without any increase in data usage. Fluid 2.0 provides up to 50% more visual clarity using the same bandwidth as Fluid 1.0. 
3. Support for 4:4:4 and 10bit color: Delivers incredible color accuracy and detail, giving you a truly crisp, studio-quality experience right on your remote desktop.
4. Advanced Compression: Optimized for both productivity applications and full-motion video, Fluid 2.0 delivers smoother and more detailed visuals. This ensures a better experience whether you're working on documents or streaming videos.
5. Support for Newer Codecs: Fluid 2.0 supports newer codecs with the ability to move to full hardware-based encoding and decoding. We will announce new features for this soon.
6. Backwards Compatibility: The clients and Connect apps are fully backwards compatible with older versions of the client or Jump Desktop Connect, ensuring a seamless upgrade without any worries.

Fluid 2.0 is enabled by default when connecting to Jump Desktop Connect 7.x or later. However, you can switch back to Fluid 1.0 via the menu option (Remote -> Codec).

Read more about 4:4:4 and 10bit color support here.

Networking Enhancements

Our revamped networking stack makes Jump more resilient to networking errors. It adapts to and recovers much quicker from bandwidth problems, and scales up faster to higher bandwidth connections.

Surround Sound

Teams Enterprise customers can now enjoy built-in support for 5.1 and 7.1 surround sound. The new Mac audio driver can handle up to 8 channels of audio. On Windows, it will automatically stream up to 8 channels if the host machine is set to use 8 channels. Clients will intelligently down-mix or up-mix as needed, making it perfect for tasks like video editing, gaming, and immersive audio experiences. A new Fluid performance stat called AudioChannels shows the maximum number of channels being streamed from the remote machine.

Dynamic Desktop Audio Input Switching

Switch desktop audio inputs at run-time. This allows you to change your audio setup without interrupting your session, providing flexibility and convenience.

Web-Based High-Performance Remote Desktop and Screen Sharing

1. Fluid 2.0 now supports connecting to machines directly from any web browser! You don't need to download a native client anymore. Experience zero friction, high performance remote desktop and screen sharing straight from your web browser. Simply log into your account at https://app.jumpdesktop.com, click My Computers and then click the computer to connect. Any computers running Jump Desktop Connect 7.0, and computers that you have access to will be listed there. Simply click to connect!

2. When Jump Desktop Connect 7.x is installed on the host machine, screen sharing links, users will see an option to connect via a native app or directly from their web browser:

3. Teams users will see Connect buttons with drop-downs where they can select the native app or web browser experience.

Tips: For best performance use Chrome or Edge. Don't worry, we will be optimizing for Safari and Firefox performance as we progress in the beta.

Downloads

These new features require Jump Desktop Connect 7.0 and new versions of Jump Desktop for Windows, iOS and Mac. At the moment these releases need to be downloaded manually. Over the coming weeks, we will be rolling this out to the beta channel. 

Enable Beta updates for Jump Desktop Connect / Mac / Windows and check for updates.

This release addresses the following issues:

- Fixed: Users cannot log in if their local account requires a password reset.
- Fixed: On Windows, there are now virtual monitor fixes for headless machines with NVIDIA graphics cards.
- Fixed: On Mac, Adobe Premiere timeline movements are now smooth.
- New: Introduced a new Password-less Login feature for Jump Desktop for Teams users. This feature is always disabled by default on all existing and new installations. To enable this feature, open up Connect Settings and edit the Password-less login feature.
- New: Added support for disabling Privacy Mode and Audio Streaming via Connect Settings.
- Stability improvements.

Jump Desktop for iOS 9.8.0 was released today to the App Store. This release has bug fixes and improves compatibility with the latest version of iOS.

To enable privacy mode connect to your machine and click Remote -> Privacy Mode.

Teams users can also enforce Privacy Mode via Connect Settings:

Privacy Mode is currently available when connecting from a Mac to a Windows or Mac machine.

We’re excited to announce that Jump Desktop for iOS 9.7.8 is now available! This new version includes optimizations for iOS and iPadOS 16, Retina support for Fluid connections and bug fixes.

Jump Desktop for iOS is available now from the App Store.

Jump Desktop for iOS 9.6.8 has the following changes:

• We've reverted back to the old Jump Desktop icon. Thank you everyone for the feedback! We're going back to the drawing board.
• In the last update we added the ability to lock the physical mouse cursor. In this update we've added support for customizing pointer acceleration and speed when the mouse cursor is locked. Adjust these settings in: Settings -> Mouse & Gestures -> Physical Mouse.
  
• Support for Cloudless Fluid connections
• Physical keyboard fixes
• Stability

In iOS 9.6.7 we added iOS 15 and iPadOS 15 compatibility. Also:

• We've updated to the new Jump Desktop icon. Let us know if you like it.
• We've added a new gaming gesture profile for Fluid! You can now control 3D first person games and 3D graphics applications by switching gesture profiles: Connect to a machine using Fluid and then tap the three dots at the top -> Settings icon -> Gesture Profiles -> Trackpad (Gaming) profile. This works with a physical mouse too!
• New Mouse Pointer Lock for iPadOS 14+ when using a physical mouse: This new feature makes it easier to use a physical mouse. It lets you lock the mouse pointer so that it always remains inside the remote screen. This way you don't have to worry about accidentally invoking the home screen bar or clicking on iPad's native UI buttons. To start using this feature open up Jump Desktop -> Settings -> Mouse and Gestures -> Lock Mouse Pointer -> ON. Quickly toggle this feature from the physical keyboard using the following shortcut: Cmd + Shift + P.
• Up to 2X Performance improvements for Fluid on newer iOS devices.
• Lots of bug fixes and stability work.

Jump Desktop Connect 6.5.x now ships it's very own high quality, low latency audio drivers for Mac. Third party drivers are no longer needed to stream audio from a Mac (though we will still support third party audio drivers).

The drivers are automatically installed when you install Jump Desktop Connect 6.5.x or later. Once installed you will see a new audio device called Jump Desktop Audio. Any audio sent to this device will be streamed to the Jump Desktop client.

The new audio drivers are compatible with macOS 10.10+ on Intel and Apple Silicon.