winget install --id Google.IAPDesktopAbout IAP Desktop
IAP Desktop is a Windows application that allows you to manage multiple Remote Desktop connections to Windows VM instances that run on Google Cloud. This is not an officially supported Google product.
What's new in 2.50.1825
Release 2.50 introduces the following new features: - Global connection settings: You can now configure connection settings that apply to all projects by right-clicking Google Cloud in the Project Explorer window and selecting Connection settings. Global connection settings are inherited across all projects, zones, and VM instances. - SSH shortcuts: The terminal now additionally supports Ctrl+Shift+C and Ctrl+Shift+V for copying and pasting text. - Connecting to databases: IAP Desktop now supports SQL Server Management Studio 22 and more versions of the MySQL, MariaDB, and PostgreSQL clients, including the latest ones. In addition, the release includes several stability improvements and fixes for the following issues: - Copying or pasting text to the terminal could work unreliably. - Checking for updates sometimes failed because of rate limit exhaustion. - Certain display scaling configurations could cause IAP Desktop to crash when initiating an RDP connection. IAP Desktop is developed and maintained by jpassing.
Version history
| Version | Updated | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| 2.50.1825 | Unknown | Release 2.50 introduces the following new features: - Global connection settings: You can now configure connection settings that apply to all projects by right-clicking Google Cloud in the Project Explorer window and sel... |
| 2.49.1797 | Unknown | Release 2.49 introduces several quality improvements, including the following: - You can now create new profiles by using the Profile > New profile... menu item. - When IAP Desktop can't connect to a Windows VM, the erro... |
| 2.48.1768 | Unknown | Release 2.48 introduces several quality improvements and fixes, including the following: - SSH bracketed pasting: When pasting text to a terminal, IAP Desktop now uses bracketed pasting only if the text spans multiple li... |
| 2.47.1752 | Unknown | Release 2.47 introduces serveral improvements and fixes, including the following: - OS Login for workforce identity users: This version restores the ability for workforce identity users to use OS Login. This feature was... |
| 2.46.1737 | Unknown | Release 2.46 introduces a number of incremental improvements: - Terminal copy/paste on click: You can now copy terminal output by selecting text and left-clicking the terminal. Similarly, you can use a right-click to cop... |
| 2.45.1717 | Unknown | Release 2.45 introduces a number of improvements, mostly related to SSH: - Bracketed pasting: When you paste clipboard content to the terminal, IAP Desktop now uses bracketed pasting again. Bracketed pasting helps mainta... |
| 2.44.1694 | Unknown | Release 2.44 introduces a number of SSH improvements: - New terminal: The SSH terminal is now based on the same component that powers the Windows Terminal. As a result of this change, the terminal now supports a range of... |
| 2.38.1281 | Unknown | - Workforce identity: IAP Desktop now supports workforce identity federation as an alternative way to sign in to IAP Desktop. - Easier reauthentication: When your session expires, IAP Desktop no longer requires you to gr... |
| 2.37.1187 | Unknown | - SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS): You can launch SSMS and let it authenticate and connect to SQL Server using either Windows authentication or SQL Server authentication. You can use Windows authentication even if yo... |
| 2.35.1020 | Unknown | Release notes |
| 2.33.964 | Unknown | Release notes |
| 2.32.939 | Unknown | Release notes |
| 2.31.905 | Unknown | Release notes |
| 2.31.901 | Unknown | Release notes |
| 2.30.878 | Unknown | Release notes |
| 2.29.851 | Unknown | Release notes |
| 2.28.827 | Unknown | Release notes |
| 2.27.810 | Unknown | Release notes |
| 2.26.781 | Unknown | Release notes |
| 2.25.755 | Unknown | Release notes |