The Citrix Receiver for Mac team is working on product updates to support the upcoming release of macOS Sierra (macOS 10.12) in Fall 2016. Citrix is committed to provide zero-day compatibility for Receiver for Mac when Sierra is generally available. Zero-day compatibility means Receiver for Mac will operate with the new operating system platform from Apple at release.
Applicable Products
- Receiver for Mac
Information
In addition to zero-day compatibility, Citrix is reviewing new features that take advantage of Sierra. We will keep our customers informed as we learn more about the changes needed to support any of the new features.
The Sierra beta is available to the general public. Based on our early assessment of the current beta, we are aware of issues making ICA connections over SSL using Receiver 12.1.100 for Mac. Citrix has started to fix gaps and areas of incompatibilities with Sierra to ensure our commitment to Zero-day compatibility.
Receiver for Mac 12.2 (available August 1, 2016) does not suffer from the SSL issue on Sierra. Be aware however that Sierra beta is still not a supported platform. If Apple releases a new Sierra beta that causes Receiver for Mac to stop working, there is no guarantee that we will release a fix before the official release of Sierra. Citrix recommends that our customers not install the Sierra beta in production.
Additional Resources
New users after installing Citrix Receiver 12.7 or above for Mac on macOS High Sierra when launching an application or desktop might get the following error: Solution. Citrix Receiver 12.7 for Mac requires Citrix kernel extension to be loaded for Generic USB Redirection to function properly. Receiver for Mac overview High performance web and self-services access to virtual apps and desktops. Configure for anywhere access from your desktop or web access with Safari, Chrome or Firefox. It is recommended to install the latest Citrix Workspace once your system has updated to MacOS Mojave 10.14 or higher. For best results, if you are using Sierra or High Sierra, Receiver 12.9.1 is the preferred Citrix version.
Citrix Receiver allows for Citrix connections to be made from lots of different types of devices, including devices running Microsoft Windows OS, Android OS, Apple iOS and the various Linux OS families. Today I will be taking a quick look at installing Citrix Receiver on Mac OS X (10.13, aka High Sierra).
I could not find Citrix Receiver on the Apple App Store on my Mac, so I had to install it via a download from Citrix.
First load up your preferred web browser (I’ve tested with both Apple Safari and Google Chrome) and browse to https://www.citrix.co.uk/downloads/citrix-receiver/mac/
Jan 24, 2018 I am having same issue using Mac OS X 10.11.6 with latest security update on Mac and Citrix 12.8.1. It has been working before and now i can't connect to the server at work. If I use an old system before updating my system it seems to work fine. Virtual Window system also does not work. I have attached my log file. Apr 13, 2018 Hi, there Is it plan for creating 64-bit version of Receiver Mac version. Due to apple 64-bit policy introduced with 10.13.4 in future version of OSX there wont be possible to run 32-bit software.
The current (as of May 9th 2018) download is Receiver version 12.9.1 and the download is dmg (disk mountable image) file that comes in at just under 50MB. Once downloaded and opened the dmg file should put a disk icon on your Mac desktop.
In case your system doesn’t have it, run the following command to install: sudo apt-get install thunderbird 14. You can use it as a feature-riched news aggregator and RSS feed reader. Best news reader for os x. It provides a slick modern design with an easy to use interface.
This contains a .pkg (package) file and a .app (application) file. The “Install Citrix Receiver” file does exactly as you would expect; it installs Citrix. Double click it to begin the installation. The “Uninstall Citrix Receiver” application uninstalls (removes) Citrix Receiver.
The installer warns that you are running an installation package; proceed only if you are the owner/admin of the device and want Citrix Receiver.
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Once the installer has finished it will ask if you wish to keep the disk image and package or if you want to move it to the trash.
Personally I am a fan of keeping the original (source) installation files in case of issues later on (i.e. if I need to uninstall or reinstall a particular version of an application).
To “eject” (i.e. close) the disk image, right click it and choose Eject “Citrix Receiver”.
Now go back to your preferred web browser (again, I tested Apple Safari and Google Chrome) and navigate to your organisations Citrix portal web address.
Google Chrome gave me a warning about opening Citrix Receiver for the first time and asking if I wanted to associate a file (Citrix Receiver uses .ica files) with Citrix Receiver.
Again, only proceed with setting file associations, opening new applications or trusting a website to run a plug in if you are the owner/admin of the computer and trust the site!
Clicking “Open” and “Open Citrix Receiver Launcher” opened Citrix Receiver.
Apple Safari asked if I wanted to trust my organisation’s website to use the Citrix Receiver plug in.
Clicking “Trust” opened Citrix Receiver.
When Citrix Receiver has been installed on Mac OS X it places a Citrix Receiver icon in the system bar at the top of the screen:
This icon allows the user access to Receiver (if you want to access directly to a Citrix store front rather than via a web browser), Preferences (controlling what Citrix can access locally when in a Citrix session, clear the Citrix Receiver cache), the option to check for updates and an option to Quit (close) Receiver.
EDIT (OCT 2018): Receiver is now Workspace app; see https://geektechstuff.com/2018/10/11/citrix-receiver-becomes-citrix-workspace-app-october-2018/