The AnyDesk remote desktop for macOS brings you seamless connectivity and a simple setup. Using custom clients, it can be individually tailored to your specific operations.
AnyDesk for macOS is supported on macOS 10.11 and newer.
MacOS 11.0 Big Sur and newer as well as Apple Silicon devices are only supported on AnyDesk for macOS 6.1.0 and later.
Legacy clients for macOS 10.10 can be found here but are no longer supported.
To set up the required security permissions to receive incoming sessions, please see Security Permissions on macOS.
To uninstall the portable version of AnyDesk for macOS:
To uninstall the installed version of AnyDesk for macOS:
Warning: Please note that deleting the above folders will permanently delete the AnyDesk-ID and Alias registered to that AnyDesk client and cannot be restored unless a backup has been made. Please see AnyDesk-ID and Alias.
By default, custom clients are not signed by Apple. This means that users starting up the custom client may get a warning prompt and stop them from starting the AnyDesk client. One workaround for this is to simply right-click the custom AnyDesk application and select "Run".
Alternatively, if you do not wish to see the warning prompt, you can enable "Notarize Client" in the custom client configurator. This would send your macOS custom client to Apple servers to be notarized after it has been saved.
Note:
The time required to notarize the macOS custom client is highly dependent on the current load on Apple notarization servers. This means the time required for notarization can take anywhere from 15 minutes to 6 hours.
If the notarization of the client takes more than 6 hours, we would highly recommend making a copy of the custom client configuration and notarizing that instead.
Please note that saving any changes to the custom client configuration or a new AnyDesk version for macOS will restart the notarization process.
The Accept Window is displayed when a connection request is made to the AnyDesk client unless “Always show incoming session requests” has been disabled in Settings > Security > Interactive Access.
This window is always shown when there is an active session.
From this window, the user can:
To start a session in File Manager-only mode, enter the AnyDesk-ID/Alias of the remote device and click “Browse files”.
While in a session, the File Manager can also be accessed using the Files icon in the AnyDesk toolbar.
Note: Network drives and UNC paths are currently not supported.
Due to the difference in functionality between macOS, Windows, and Linux Super Keys, it is not possible to directly translate operating-system-specific keyboard shortcuts.
When using a macOS device to control a Windows/Linux device or vice versa, please use the shortcuts of the device being controlled:
| macOS | Windows/Linux |
|---|---|
| command (CMD) | WIN / SUP |
| option | ALT |
| control | CTRL |
Copy & paste from Windows/Linux to macOS:
Copy & paste from macOS to Windows/Linux:
Accessing macOS Spotlight from Windows/Linux
Other than the standard settings found across all AnyDesk platforms, macOS users have the following unique options in the “User Interface” tab:
Transmit keyboard shortcuts: Enabling this option will allow the user of the macOS client to transmit keyboard shortcuts to the remote client.
Accept all remote keyboard shortcuts: Enabling this option will enable access to the additional keyboard shortcuts defined in the macOS “System Preferences” > “Keyboard” > “Shortcuts” settings. Please note that additional permissions will need to be accepted on the macOS device once this option has been enabled.
Use Right Command as a Host Key: With this option enabled, only the left Command key is transmitted to the remote device. The right Command key will then be available for controlling the local macOS device.
Audio transmission is available on remote macOS devices running macOS 13 (Ventura) and newer, as well as AnyDesk 7.2.0 and newer for macOS.
