Using plugins

Citrix Receiver can be used with plugins to provide advanced features and capabilities. Several plugins already exist and can be downloaded from the Citrix downloads website.

Note

The Citrix downloads website is located at http://www.citrix.com/downloads.html.

The online plugin

The online plugin is the most notable as it is required for users to access virtual desktops and applications. The origin of the online plugin goes all the way back to the initial founding of Citrix with the development of MetaFrame and Citrix Presentation Server. Later, when Citrix changed the name of the product to XenApp, they also changed the name of the Program Neighborhood Agent to the online plugin. The online plugin was used by XenApp to receive applications published in a XenApp Services Site, which could then be integrated directly with the user's desktops to appear in their Windows Start menu.

The functionality developed for XenApp has been carried forward to work with XenDesktop. The online plugin...