Citrix Workspace

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'''Citrix Workspace''' (formerly '''Citrix Workspace Suite''') is a digital workspace software platform developed by Citrix Systems. Launched in 2018, it is Citrix Systems' flagship product.<ref name="Afifi-Sabet19">{{cite news |title=Everything you need to know about Citrix |last1=Afifi-Sabet |first1=Keumars |work=IT Pro |url=https://www.itpro.co.uk/saas/28932/everything-you-need-to-know-about-citrix |date=February 25, 2019 |accessdate=May 6, 2019 |publisher=Dennis Publishing}}</ref><ref name=Condon19>{{cite news |title=Citrix adds intelligent, personalized features to Workspace |last1=Condon |first1=Stephanie |url=https://www.crn.com/news/virtualization/300103531/citrix-ceo-weve-reimagined-the-entire-company-in-the-last-12-months.htm |date=12 December 2019 |accessdate=28 February 2020 |work=CRN}}</ref> Citrix Workspace is an information retrieval service where users can access programs and files from a variety of sources through a central application or a Web browser.<ref name="Diginomica-Bennett-090518">{{cite news |title=Citrix Synergy – delivering now…or in 90 days |last1=Bennett |first1=Madeline |url=https://diginomica.com/2018/05/09/citrix-synergy-unifying-apps-locking-employee-browsing/ |work=Diginomica |date=May 9, 2018 |accessdate=November 5, 2018}}</ref><ref name="CW-Head-100518">{{cite news |title=Citrix touts digital workspace app in services play |last1=Head |first1=Beverley |url=https://www.computerweekly.com/news/252440917/Citrix-touts-digital-workspace-app-in-services-play |work=Computer Weekly |date=May 10, 2018 |accessdate=November 5, 2018 |publisher=TechTarget |issn=0010-4787}}</ref><ref>[https://www.uni-muenster.de/NWZ/en/Angebot/Software/Softwareliste/citrixworkspaceapp.html "Citrix Workspace App"]. ''University of Münster [https://wework.co.in/workplace/ Workplace]''. August 27, 2021. Retrieved November 26, 2025.</ref> In addition to Citrix Virtual Apps and Desktops (formerly XenApp and XenDesktop), Citrix Workspace services include Citrix Endpoint Management (formerly XenMobile), Citrix Content Collaboration (formerly ShareFile),<ref name=Harder20>{{cite news |title=A look at Citrix Gateway vs. Citrix Gateway Service |last1=Harder |first1=Jo |url=https://searchvirtualdesktop.techtarget.com/opinion/A-look-at-Citrix-Gateway-vs-Citrix-Gateway-Service |publisher=TechTarget |date=March 10, 2020 |accessdate=March 24, 2020}}</ref> Citrix Access Control,<ref name=Gleason19>{{cite news |title=Citrix brings Workspace and micro apps to Google Cloud |last1=Gleason |first1=Mike |url=https://searchenterprisedesktop.techtarget.com/news/252475819/Citrix-brings-Workspace-and-micro-apps-to-Google-Cloud |publisher=TechTarget |date=December 19, 2019 |accessdate=March 24, 2020}}</ref> microapp capabilities,<ref name="Afifi-Sabet19"/> usage analytics, and single sign-on capabilities to SaaS and Web apps.<ref name="Greiner20">{{cite news |last=Greiner |first=Lynn |date=August 19, 2020 |title=Citrix calls Workspace a new platform for work |url=https://www.itbusiness.ca/news/citrix-calls-workspace-a-new-platform-for-work/115956 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200820140451/https://www.itbusiness.ca/news/citrix-calls-workspace-a-new-platform-for-work/115956 |archive-date=2020-08-20 |access-date=June 3, 2021 |work=ITbusiness.ca}}</ref>

Its central application, Citrix Workspace app (formerly Citrix Receiver), is client software that allows access to all of a user's files and apps from one interface. This includes mobile files and desktops, in addition to SaaS and virtual apps.<ref name="ZDNet-Condon-150818">{{cite news |title=Citrix brings unified workspace app to Samsung DeX-enabled devices |last1=Condon |first1=Stephanie |url=https://www.zdnet.com/article/citrix-brings-unified-workspace-app-to-samsung-dex-enabled-devices/ |work=ZDNet |date=August 15, 2018 |accessdate=January 30, 2019 |publisher=Red Ventures}}</ref>

Citrix Workspace app replaced Citrix Receiver, which was the client component of Citrix products XenDesktop and XenApp, now Citrix Virtual Apps and Desktops.<ref name=Lardinois14>{{cite news |title=Google and Citrix Team Up to Launch a Better Citrix Receiver for Chrome OS|first=Frederic|last=Lardinois|url=https://techcrunch.com/2014/08/21/google-and-citrix-team-up-to-make-chromebooks-more-attractive-to-businesses/ |work=TechCrunch |date=August 21, 2014 | accessdate=August 25, 2015}}</ref> It was released initially in 2009; devices with Receiver installed were able to access full desktops via XenDesktop or individual applications via XenApp from a centralized host, such as a server or cloud infrastructure.<ref name=Musthaler11>{{cite news |title=Citrix Receiver brings full-fledged desktop apps to smartphones and tablets |first=Linda |last=Musthaler |url=http://www.networkworld.com/article/2183702/infrastructure-management/citrix-receiver-brings-full-fledged-desktop-apps-to-smartphones-and-tablet.html |work=Network World | date=December 2, 2011 | accessdate=August 25, 2015 |publisher=International Data Group}}</ref> The product's intended users were employees of businesses and organizations.<ref name="Weedmark">{{cite news |last=Weedmark |first=David |title=How Does the Citrix Receiver for the iPhone Work? |url=http://everydaylife.globalpost.com/citrix-receiver-iphone-work-33551.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141111133538/http://everydaylife.globalpost.com/citrix-receiver-iphone-work-33551.html |archive-date=2014-11-11 |accessdate=August 25, 2015 |work=GlobalPost |publisher=WGBH Educational Foundation}}</ref>

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