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Jump Desktop 10 Release Candidate 2

Version 10.15.6 (2026-07-12)

Changes since 10.15.3:

Bug Fixes

  • Viewer: Fix severe lag when session windows are on monitors with different refresh rates. 
  • Viewer: macOS: Fix the Multiple Virtual Displays preset opening as tabs instead of separate windows.
  • Connect: Windows: Fix copy and paste not working after signing in to or unlocking the remote computer.
  • Connect: macOS: Fix display settings changes sometimes leaving virtual displays misconfigured.

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Jump Desktop 10 Release Candidate 1

Version 10.15.3 (2026-07-04)

Changes since 10.14.5:

Important: This version changes which USB devices can be redirected. Redirecting USB devices other than game controllers (such as styluses, pen tablets, and other HID devices) now requires a Teams Enterprise subscription on macOS and Windows. Game controller redirection remains available to everyone, and Teams Enterprise accounts are unaffected. Without a Teams Enterprise subscription, other device types show an upgrade option in the Devices menu.

New Features

  • Viewer: iOS: Game controllers are now supported! Connect a physical game controller to your iOS device and connect to your machine, tap the tool icon and select the game controller in the new Devices menu.  
  • Viewer: iOS: New on-screen game controller: Enable On-Screen Controller in the Devices menu to get a customizable touch controller with thumbsticks, triggers, and buttons; use Edit mode to drag the controls anywhere, with separate layouts for portrait and landscape.

Improvements

  • Viewer: The Codec menu now explains why an option is unavailable instead of showing a grayed-out entry with no reason.
  • Viewer: When the codec is set to Hardware, Jump now prefers a codec your device can also decode in hardware, improving smoothness and battery life on devices like iPads.
  • Viewer: iOS: Redesigned display settings for Fluid connections — choose between Single Virtual Display and Host Displays, pick a resolution mode, or set a custom resolution, all from the Display menu and the computer's settings page. A one-time prompt on first connect helps you pick the best display setup, and Single Virtual Display now enables Retina automatically for sharp output.

Bug Fixes

  • Viewer: Fix a rare crash that could occur shortly after a session ends.
  • Viewer: Fix the video stream failing to recover after a decoding error when using the Fluid 2.0 codec.
  • Connect: macOS: Fix an external monitor staying black after disconnecting from a session that used virtual displays on a Mac running with its lid closed.

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Jump Desktop 10 Beta 9

Version 10.13.6 (2026-06-08)

Changes since 10.13.4:

  • Connect: macOS: Fix a regression introduced in beta 8 where the host's physical monitors could stay black after a session that used a virtual display. 
  • Connect: Windows: Fix a virtual display going black after a resolution or display-mode change on PCs with NVIDIA graphics.

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Jump Desktop 10 Beta 8

Version 10.13.4 (2026-06-02)

Changes since 10.13.2:

New Features

  • Connect: Add a Show QR Code button to the Add User sign-in dialog — scan it with your phone to sign in and attach the computer instead of copying the sign-in link on the host.

Improvements

  • Viewer: Windows: Hardware security key (FIDO) redirection is no longer offered on Windows viewers, where the operating system does not allow it to work. FIDO from macOS to Windows hosts still works. 

Bug Fixes

  • Viewer: Fix surround (7.1) audio collapsing to stereo on connect; surround sound now works from the moment you connect instead of only after changing the audio device.
  • Viewer: Fix a memory leak during video streaming that could grow memory use over long sessions.
  • Viewer: iOS: Restore hardware video decoding after the app returns from the background — previously it stayed in slower software decoding for the rest of the session.
  • Viewer: iOS: Fix Korean hardware-keyboard typing producing ghost characters and stray deletions.
  • Viewer: macOS: Fix a rare crash when redirecting a hardware security key (FIDO).
  • Viewer: macOS: Fix a memory leak in the connection statistics overlay.
  • Connect: Fix a memory leak during video streaming that could grow memory use over long sessions.
  • Connect: macOS: Fix virtual displays being created at an incorrect, oversized resolution that also persisted across reconnects.

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Jump Desktop 10 Beta 7

Version 10.13.2 (2026-05-25)

Changes since 10.12.15:

New Features

  • Viewer: iOS: Added a quick Lock Mouse Pointer toggle to Options → Input → Mouse, so you can lock or release the cursor in one tap. The iPad top menu bar also gains a full Mouse submenu (Show Pointer, Show Circle, Lock Mouse Pointer, Physical Mouse) — previously only "Physical Mouse" was there.

Improvements

  • Viewer: iOS: Major performance and stability improvements on iPhone and iPad, with smoother video, lower CPU and battery use, and fewer hangs.
  • Viewer: iOS: When you change input methods mid-session, the language name (e.g. "Korean (South Korea)") now briefly flashes on screen. Helpful on iPad with a hardware keyboard, where iPadOS otherwise gives no indication that you've switched.
  • Viewer: If starting USB redirection fails because another app is holding the device, you now get a clear dialog with a Learn More link explaining what happened, instead of a generic error. On macOS, more situations are now correctly recognized as "another app has the device" — including devices claimed by helper apps like the Stream Deck or Elgato Control Center.
  • Viewer: FIDO / WebAuthn security keys work better over USB redirection. The remote computer now shows the system's standard PIN prompt for your key, and more types of authenticators are supported.
  • Connect: Forwarding-gateway launch URLs can now use a hostname, not just an IP address.

Bug Fixes

  • Viewer: Fixed selecting the Fluid codec silently switching you to Fluid 2.0 against older hosts.
  • Viewer: macOS: Fixed RDP "Start in: Fullscreen (all displays)" on a multi-monitor Mac rendering as a tiny window, showing only one host display, or putting your screens in the wrong positions. Your full screen layout is now mirrored on the remote side.
  • Viewer: macOS: Fixed two crashes when starting an RDP session: one when laying out windows across multiple monitors, and one during session initialization.
  • Viewer: macOS: Fixed the viewer becoming sluggish or pinning a CPU core when its window is hidden behind a fullscreen app, on a closed laptop lid, on a disconnected external display, or on another Space. It now goes quiet while hidden and picks back up the moment the window is visible again.
  • Viewer: iOS: Fixed several hardware-keyboard issues with Korean, Japanese, Chinese, and Pinyin input methods — including stray deletions and garbled characters while composing Korean, Pinyin spaces leaking through to a US-English remote, Return adding a new line instead of confirming a CJK conversion, the candidate popup appearing off-screen, and the Option key getting stuck after switching from Korean back to English.
  • Viewer: iOS: Holding Esc to release Lock Mouse now works (the on-screen hint said to use it, but it was a no-op).
  • Connect: macOS: Fixed a crash when shutting down your Mac, logging out, or otherwise quitting JumpConnect from the system.
  • Connect: Windows: Fixed virtual-display capture occasionally getting stuck after a display resolution change.

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Jump Desktop 10 Beta 6

Release Notes

Version 10.12.15 (2026-05-15)

Important: macOS Viewer: All Beta version 10 releases of the Mac viewer have a bug that stops the built-in updater from installing new versions. To move to this version you must download Jump Desktop  manually and move the old copy to the Trash. This is a one-time step — updates install normally from this version onward. (Mac App Store installs are unaffected.). 

Important: The macOS viewer now requires macOS 11 (Big Sur) or later.

New Features

  • Viewer: Added display presets - use the in-session Display menu to instantly switch the remote layout between Single Virtual Display, Matched Virtual Displays, and Host Displays, or save your own configurations under Display → Saved Presets.
  • Viewer: Virtual displays are now easier to manage - keep them on the remote computer between sessions with the new "Keep After Disconnect" option, and give each virtual display its own resolution, scale, and refresh rate with the new "Fixed Size" mode in the connection's Display settings. Read more about it here: Displays Menu And Virtual Displays.
  • Viewer: Added File → Import → From URL, which creates a new computer from a pasted connection link.
  • Viewer: Added "Remove My Access" to the right-click menu for Connect computers, letting you revoke your own access to a computer you no longer use.
  • Viewer: Cloudless Fluid connection links can now pin the remote computer's SSL certificate fingerprint; the connection is refused if the certificate does not match.
  • Viewer: macOS: Added support for using FIDO2 and U2F security keys (such as YubiKey) on the remote computer — after connecting, choose Remote → Devices and select the security key. Security keys that require a PIN are not yet supported.
  • Viewer: Windows: You can now import and export computer lists as .jdz archive files via File → Import and the right-click Export option.
  • Connect: Team administrators can now remotely pull a diagnostic log bundle from a computer running Jump Desktop Connect, without needing access to the computer itself. Open the computer's details view on the Teams dashboard and click "Request Bundle".
  • Connect: Added a "Copy Launch URL" button to Fluid settings that generates a ready-to-share cloudless connection link, including the computer's SSL certificate fingerprint.
  • Connect: Windows: The host computer's display scaling now automatically matches the scale of the computer you're connecting from, so text and interface elements appear at a comfortable size without manual adjustment.
  • Connect: Windows: Added JumpConnectCli.exe, a command-line companion whose output can be captured by scripts and automation.

Improvements

  • Viewer: Text and edges in the remote desktop now look noticeably sharper.
  • Viewer: Redesigned the codec menu around how you want to connect — Fluid, Fluid 2.0, or Hardware acceleration — instead of a long list of individual codecs. On automatic, hardware AV1 is now used when the remote computer supports it.
  • Viewer: macOS: Redesigned the computer settings window (Edit Server) with a cleaner, easier-to-use layout, including a fully reworked Display settings page.
  • Connect: Improved video sharpness on NVIDIA graphics at medium bandwidths.

Bug Fixes

  • Viewer: Windows: Fix being unable to cancel the connection after entering an incorrect password.
  • Viewer: Windows: Fix a duplicate certificate-verification prompt, and a related crash, when connecting to a server with an untrusted certificate.
  • Connect: Fix several crashes, including during video encoding and when running on macOS 26.
  • Connect: macOS: Fix the remote session freezing when the Mac's audio system stops responding.
  • Connect: macOS: Fix non-administrator users being unable to create virtual displays.
  • Connect: macOS: Fix USB redirection problems, including being unable to use more than one device at a time and failures after reconnecting.
  • Note Stream Deck: To forward a Stream Deck to the remote computer, first disable it in the local Stream Deck app — open the app's settings, go to the Devices tab, select your device, and turn off "Enabled" - because the local app otherwise keeps exclusive control of it. Then connect and choose Remote → Devices and select the Stream Deck.
  • Connect: macOS: Fix a buildup of stalled screen-capture attempts when the computer is low on memory.
  • Connect: Windows: Fix the remote screen appearing black on computers with certain Intel integrated graphics, such as the Intel N100.
  • Connect: Windows: Fix a black screen when connecting to a computer with no monitor attached, including at the Windows login screen.
  • Connect: Windows: Fix the mouse pointer appearing oversized when the computer uses 125%, 150%, or 175% display scaling.
  • Connect: Windows: Fix command-line options such as registering with a connect code failing when the Connect agent is already running.

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Jump Destkop 10 Beta 5

New Features

  • Connect: Add ability to disconnect all active sessions on a device at once via the admin API (requires Dashboard update which will be released in the future)

Bug Fixes

  • Connect: macOS: Fix crashes during multi-screen encoding under GPU resource pressure.
  • Connect: macOS: Fix a crash that could occur when screen capture is stopping.
  • Connect: Windows: Fix a crash during session startup.
  • Connect: Fix a crash in audio capture that could occur when a recording session ends.
  • Viewer: macOS: Fix a crash when reading saved credentials from the keychain.
  • Viewer: Windows: Fix a crash when connecting to or disconnecting from a session.
  • Viewer: Windows: Fix a crash in the video decoder under memory pressure.

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Note: If you've previously installed Jump Desktop 10 Beta, it will update automatically to Beta 5

Jump Desktop 10 Beta 4

Version 10.9.15 (2026-04-1)

Changes since 10.8.7:

Improvements

  • Viewer: Improve USB device compatibility for devices with multiple HID interfaces, such as Stream Deck and Blackmagic panels.
  • Viewer: Show a notification when USB device redirection fails.
  • Viewer: Show a one-time safety warning before redirecting a USB device for the first time.
  • Viewer: iOS: Support 120Hz refresh rate on ProMotion iPads and iPhones for smoother scrolling and cursor movement.
  • Connect: Improve video streaming stability for hardware encoders.

Bug Fixes

  • Viewer: Fix app freeze when unplugging a redirected USB device.
  • Viewer: Fix USB device redirection failing for certain Blackmagic devices.
  • Viewer: iOS: Fix incorrect colors when viewing 10-bit content.
  • Viewer: macOS: Fix momentary app hang when audio playback starts or stops during a session.
  • Viewer: macOS: Fix momentary app hang during rendering when the system is under heavy GPU load.
  • Viewer: macOS: Fix regression in TextExpander not working correctly during remote sessions.
  • Viewer: macOS: Fix the connection name overlay sometimes not appearing when entering fullscreen.
  • Viewer: Windows: Fix USB device redirection failing for certain single-interface HID devices.
  • Connect: macOS: Fix darkened or washed-out colors when streaming 10-bit content.

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Note: If you've previously installed Jump Desktop 10 Beta, it will update automatically to Beta 4

Jump Desktop 10 Beta 3

Version 10.8.7 (2026-03-23)

Changes since 10.7.33:

New Features

  • Viewer: Add Type Clipboard Text to type clipboard contents as keystrokes on the remote computer via Remote > Send via Keyboard > Clipboard. Useful when paste is blocked or clipboard sync is unavailable.
  • Viewer: Windows: Add observe mode to watch a remote session without sending any keyboard or mouse input. Enable per-session via Remote > Observe, or set "Start Connections In Observe Mode" in General Settings to start all sessions in observe mode by default.

Improvements

  • Viewer: Add icons to Send via Keyboard menu items across Windows, macOS, and iOS.
  • Viewer: Enable Remote Zoom gesture by default on Windows and macOS. New and existing installations no longer need to manually enable pinch-to-zoom.
  • Viewer: macOS: Show live CJK composition preview on the remote desktop. Korean, Chinese, and Japanese users can now see intermediate character composition on the remote in real time instead of only after committing text.
  • Connect: Tune AV1 encoders for better quality on NVIDIA and Intel hardware encoders.
  • Connect: Windows: Improve screen capture compatibility with older Intel GPUs such as Intel HD 4600.

Bug Fixes

  • Viewer: iOS: Fix Korean, Chinese, and Japanese hardware keyboard input in Fluid mode.
  • Viewer: iOS: Fix keyboard shortcuts not working on iPadOS 26.
  • Viewer: iOS: Fix Caps Lock not working with hardware keyboard.
  • Viewer: iOS: Fix RDP scaling and monitor count changes not being saved during a session.
  • Viewer: macOS: Fix Korean, Chinese, and Japanese keyboard input in Fluid mode.
  • Viewer: macOS: Fix USB device redirection failing for certain USB devices.
  • Viewer: macOS: Fix computer list label clipping on macOS Tahoe.
  • Viewer: macOS: Fix typing latency on macOS Tahoe where characters were delayed or batched up during fast typing.
  • Connect: macOS: Fix screen sharing request hanging the app when microphone permission has not been granted yet.

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Jump Desktop 10 Beta 2

Version 10.7.33 (2026-03-16)

Changes since 10.7.29:

New Features

  • Add AV1 video codec support with hardware acceleration on NVIDIA, AMD, Intel GPUs.
  • AV1 is automatically selected when the host has a supported GPU, and can also be chosen from the codec menu during a session.
  • AV1 is 20–30% more bandwidth-efficient than H.265, delivering sharper image quality at the same connection speed.
  • AV1 hardware decode is supported on Apple Silicon M3 and later or A17 processors (iPhone 15 and later, includes Macbook Neo). This lowers battery usage and improves performance.
  • Add Intel hardware encoder support for H.264, H.265, and AV1. Systems with Intel GPUs can now use hardware-accelerated video encoding, reducing CPU usage and improving streaming performance.
  • macOS: Add pinch-to-zoom gesture support. Use the trackpad pinch gesture to smoothly zoom in and out on the remote desktop during a Fluid session.
  • macOS: Add an embedded browser sign-in option for managed environments where Safari is blocked. Enable it via Terminal: defaults write com.p5sys.jump.mac.viewer.web AuthBrowserType -int 2.

Improvements

  • Add USB device diagnostic reporting to simplify troubleshooting.
  • macOS: Improve USB device discovery performance with caching, reducing scan times on systems with many USB devices.
  • Windows: Improve video color accuracy when using NVIDIA hardware encoding.

Bug Fixes

  • Windows: Fix installer hang during upgrade caused by a driver uninstall dialog running in a non-interactive session.
  • Windows: Fix virtual display driver loss when upgrading from older versions.
  • Windows: Fix network drive disconnections when connecting with local authentication.
  • Windows: Fix crashes caused by GPU resets (TDR) during a remote session. Decoders and the renderer now detect device removal and recover automatically.
  • macOS: Potential Fix "Ask to share screen" failure when microphone permission has not been granted yet.
  • macOS: Make OAuth sign-in dialog keyboard-accessible.
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