Supported Features
The following table compares the features that are supported by the different access types.
| Feature | Browser-Based Access | Client-Based Access for Windows | Client-Based Access for macOS | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Enterprise Deployement Tool | ✗ | ✓ | ✗ | For more information, see Tutorial: Install the Amazon WorkSpaces Applications Client And Customize the Client Experience for Your Users. |
| HIPAA/PCI compliance | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | For more information, see Compliance |
| Active Directory authentication | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | For more information, see Using Active Directory with WorkSpaces Applications. |
| MFA (multi-factor authentication) | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | For WorkSpaces Applications, MFA is supported via SAML 2.0. |
| Smart card (CAC and PIV readers) | ✗ | ✓ | ✗ | For more information, see Smart Card Redirection. |
| Certificates for access control (OS-based) | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | For WorkSpaces Applications, certificate authentication is supported via SAML 2.0. |
| Certificate-Based Authentication | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | For more information, see Certificate-Based Authentication. |
| Client customization | Available with exceptions | Available with exceptions | Available with exceptions | WorkSpaces Applications supports web-based branding and custom URLs. For more information, see Add Your Custom Branding to Amazon WorkSpaces Applications. |
| Desktop view connection mode | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | |
| Classic application mode | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | |
| Native application mode | ✗ | ✓ | ✗ | |
|
USB redirection |
✗ | ✓ | ✗ | Supported on WorkSpaces Applications client accessing Windows-based fleets. For more information, see USB Redirection. |
|
Audio input (for web conferences and calls) |
✓ | ✓ | ✓ | Not supported on Linux. WorkSpaces Applications supports USB microphones. |
|
Video input (conferencing applications) |
✓ | ✓ | ✓ | |
|
Storage redirection |
✗ | ✓ | ✗ | For more information, see Enable File System Redirection for Your WorkSpaces Applications Users. |
|
USB/local printer redirection |
Available with exceptions | ✓ | ✓ | WorkSpaces Applications indirect printing on browser. Full redirection not supported on Linux-based stacks. |
| Clipboard redirection | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | |
| Drawing tablets | ✓ | ✓ | ✗ | |
| YubiKey support | ✗ | Available with exceptions | ✗ | Supported on WorkSpaces Applications client. For more information, see Qualify USB Devices for Use with Streaming Applications. |
| Monitor support | Web access dual-monitor support. For more information, see Dual-Monitor Support. | ✓ | ✓ | For more information, see Multiple Monitors. |
| User Pool | ✓ | ✓ | ✗ | For more information, see Amazon WorkSpaces Applications User Pools. |
| Connect to an App Block Builder | ✓ | ✓ | ✗ | For more information, see App Block Builder. |
| Access Multi-Stack Application | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | For more information, see Attribute-Based Application Entitlements Using a Third-Party SAML 2.0 Identity Provider. |
The next topics provide information about how to configure user access to WorkSpaces Applications for application streaming.
For guidance that you can provide your users to help them get started with application streaming, see Guidance for WorkSpaces Applications Users.
