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Citrix Workspace
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<p>Citrix Workspace (formerly Citrix Workspace Suite) is a digital workspace <a href="/facts/Software/RP79lVSW">software</a> platform developed by <a href="/facts/Citrix_Systems/XffnyLER">Citrix Systems</a>. Launched in 2018, it is Citrix Systems' flagship product. 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. In addition to <a href="/facts/Citrix_Virtual_Apps/CHS8SrlT">Citrix Virtual Apps</a> and <a href="/facts/Citrix_Virtual_Desktops/zBR8cuIe">Desktops</a> (formerly XenApp and XenDesktop), Citrix Workspace services include <a href="/facts/XenMobile/1e8KAMms">Citrix Endpoint Management</a> (formerly XenMobile), Citrix Content Collaboration (formerly ShareFile), Citrix Access Control, <a href="/facts/Microapp/Svup9FDr">microapp</a> capabilities, usage analytics, and <a href="/facts/Single_sign-on/qqqLoB8h">single sign-on</a> capabilities to <a href="/facts/Software_as_a_service/LPyPQ5b7">SaaS</a> and Web apps. </p><p>Its central application, <a href="/facts/Citrix_Workspace_App/ofyS4TM9">Citrix Workspace app</a> (formerly Citrix Receiver), is <a href="/facts/Client_(computing)/u0wlVsWI">client software</a> 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. </p><p>Citrix Workspace app replaced Citrix Receiver, which was the client component of Citrix products <a href="/facts/XenDesktop/zBR8cuIe">XenDesktop</a> and <a href="/facts/XenApp/CHS8SrlT">XenApp</a>, now Citrix Virtual Apps and Desktops. 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 <a href="/facts/Server_(computing)/dEaYFD7r">server</a> or <a href="/facts/Cloud_computing/guhg0FGV">cloud infrastructure</a>. The product's intended users were employees of businesses and organizations. </p>