Versions:

2.50.1825
2.49.1797
2.48.1768
2.47.1752
2.46.1737
2.45.1717
2.44.1694
2.38.1281
2.37.1187
2.35.1020
2.33.964
2.32.939
2.31.905
2.31.901
2.30.878
2.29.851
2.28.827
2.27.810
2.26.781
2.25.755
2.24.735
2.23.722
2.22.698
2.21.681
2.20.663
2.19.634
2.18.631
2.17.616
2.16.595
2.16.594
2.15.579
2.14.565
2.13.549
2.12.511
2.11.481
2.10.414
2.9.392
2.8.352
2.7.315
2.6.259
2.5.249
2.4.229
2.3.198
2.2.155
2.1.114
2.0.86

IAP Desktop is a Windows-based remote administration utility developed by Google Inc. that streamlines the management of Remote Desktop sessions to Windows virtual machines hosted on Google Cloud Platform. Purpose-built for cloud administrators and DevOps teams, the program centralizes connection credentials, automatically tunnels RDP traffic through Google’s Identity-Aware Proxy (IAP) service, and presents all reachable instances in a single searchable tree, eliminating the need to configure standalone VPN gateways or open public RDP ports. Typical use cases include patching fleets of Compute Engine VMs, troubleshooting production workloads from developer workstations, and providing temporary graphical access to GPU-accelerated instances without exposing them to the Internet. The application belongs to the Remote Administration category and is currently offered in version 2.48.1768, representing the forty-fourth public release since its inception. Earlier iterations introduced features such as multi-factor authentication integration, clipboard redirection, dynamic resolution scaling, and session recording, while the present build continues to refine stability and compatibility with the latest Windows Server images. Although maintained by Google engineers, the tool is explicitly described as “not an officially supported Google product,” meaning users rely on community forums and release notes for guidance. IAP Desktop is available for free on wget.nero.com, with downloads supplied through trusted Windows package sources such as winget, always delivering the latest version and supporting batch installation of multiple applications.

Tags:

gcloud 2

iap 1

vdi 6

windows 384