What Is Amazon WorkSpaces Applications?

Amazon WorkSpaces Applications is a fully managed application streaming service that provides users with instant access to their desktop applications from anywhere. WorkSpaces Applications manages the AWS resources required to host and run your applications, scales automatically, and provides access to your users on demand. WorkSpaces Applications provides users access to applications they need on the device of their choice, with a responsive, fluid user experience that is indistinguishable from natively installed applications.

With WorkSpaces Applications, you can easily add your existing desktop applications to AWS and enable your users to instantly stream them. Windows users can use either the WorkSpaces Applications client or an HTML5-capable web browser for application streaming. You can maintain a single version of each of your applications, which makes application management easier. Your users always access the latest versions of their applications. Your applications run on AWS compute resources, and data is never stored on users' devices, which means they always get a high performance, secure experience.

WorkSpaces Applications provides Model Context Protocol (MCP) tools that enable AI agents to interact with your desktop applications by typing, clicking, and taking screenshots. You provide agents access to WorkSpaces in your stack and configure which capabilities agents can use. Agents authenticate using AWS IAM credentials. AWS CloudTrail logs agent activity, and you can monitor tool performance metrics in Amazon CloudWatch. For more information, see Get started providing agents with access to WorkSpaces Applications.

Unlike traditional on-premises solutions for desktop application streaming, WorkSpaces Applications offers pay-as-you-go pricing, with no upfront investment and no infrastructure to maintain. You can scale instantly and globally, ensuring that your users always have the best possible experience.

For more information, see WorkSpaces Applications.