Apple Remote Desktop
The facts below are what the maker publishes about Apple Remote Desktop, checked and dated. Our editors have not written about it yet.
Plans and prices
From Apple Remote Desktop's own pricing page, checked 9 Oct 2026.
| Plan | Price | What it gives you |
|---|---|---|
| Apple Remote Desktop | $79.99, paid once | Mac app · Requires macOS 15.5 or later |
The facts
Each one read from Apple Remote Desktop's own pages, with the date it was checked.
What it does
- Access mode
- bothchecked 20 Sep 2026
- Automation
- It integrates with Automator in macOS and includes more than 40 actions that can be chained into workflows and saved as plug-ins.checked 9 Oct 2026
- Compatibility
- The App Store listing says the app requires macOS 15.5 or later.checked 9 Oct 2026
- Developer
- The App Store identifies Apple Inc. as the seller and Apple as the developer.checked 9 Oct 2026
- Encryption
- Apple says network encryption for Copy Items and Install Packages is not enabled by default and can be enabled per task or in Remote Desktop preferences; connections to computers running non-Apple VNC software are not encrypted.checked 9 Oct 2026
- File transfer
- It supports drag-and-drop file transfer between Macs and can copy and install software on remote Mac systems.checked 9 Oct 2026
- Inventory reports
- It can report on more than 200 Mac hardware attributes and show user login and application use reports.checked 9 Oct 2026
- Purpose
- Apple Remote Desktop manages networked Mac computers from a Mac, including software distribution, remote assistance, reporting, and routine administration.checked 9 Oct 2026
- Recent version notes
- The listing identifies version 3.10, dated October 8, 2025, and lists macOS Tahoe 26 compatibility, remote keyboard and accessibility menu and toolbar items, VoiceOver support for remote Mac, and bug fixes and performance improvements.checked 9 Oct 2026
- Remote commands
- It can securely run more than a dozen commands on remote Macs, including locking, sleeping, waking, restarting, and shutting down systems, and executing UNIX shell scripts or commands.checked 9 Oct 2026
- Screen control
- It can observe and control Mac computers and use Curtain Mode to prevent end users from viewing the screen during control.checked 9 Oct 2026
- Supported VNC clients
- It can control VNC-enabled computers, including Windows, Linux, and UNIX systems.checked 9 Oct 2026
- Task Server
- A Task Server can assist with package installations on offline computers and assemble inventory reports from mobile systems that are not connected to the network.checked 9 Oct 2026
Money
- Free plan
- Nochecked 20 Sep 2026
Where it runs
- Supported platforms
- macOS,Windows,Linux,and UNIX via VNCchecked 20 Sep 2026
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