

Once Desktop App Core reaches full parity with the older Desktop App, it will replace the Desktop App. Yes, we are still maintaining the older Desktop App and do not have any immediate plans to stop supporting it. Will the Existing Desktop App Still Work? With this move, we are ensuring future support of the application, since the older Egnyte Desktop App is built on technology that is now deprecated by Apple.

This framework allows for much tighter integration with the operating system and an improved end-user experience. To build this app we are using a new Apple technology, the File Provider framework. There are several reasons why we are building a new application. We want to share some additional details about the new experience, what changes you can expect, and what are the biggest known limitations. The new application is called Egnyte Desktop App Core and is created to address the issues with app deployment (approving kernel extensions) and freeze issues that occur on M1 Pro and M1 Max devices.

That application has now been tested by dozens of customers and is released for all Egnyte users. In our Desktop App M1 Chip Mac Overview article, we mentioned our work on a new desktop application for Mac to address the issues surrounding deployment and freezing on boot.
