Get Started: Software Management
You can remotely manage software apps for many types of managed devices in your fleet, giving your users access to the latest apps, tools, and technology can make them more productive. JumpCloud helps you control how these apps and tools are used and who can access them.
For JumpCloud App Catalog apps on macOS and Windows, you can force install applications or make them available for self service. See Get Started: Self Service App Catalog.
Understanding Software Management Solutions
JumpCloud provides software management for these types of devices:
| OS | Description | Learn More |
|---|---|---|
| Windows | Use the integrated Microsoft Store with JumpCloud MDM to install and manage applications on your JumpCloud-managed Windows fleet. | Manage Software for Windows with Microsoft Store |
| Use JumpCloud's App Catalog to install and easily manage popular Windows desktop applications that may not be available through the Microsoft Store. | Use the JumpCloud App Catalog for Windows | |
| Use the Chocolatey public repo to install software applications on Windows devices. You can also install custom Windows apps with Chocolatey and delay updates to apps. | Manage Software for Windows with Chocolatey | |
| Upload and install your own custom MSI applications from JumpCloud's private software repository. | Manage Software with JumpCloud Private Repository | |
| macOS | Use Apple Business Manager (ABM) or Apple School Manager (ASM) to bulk purchase apps for macOS, control the apps that are purchased through ABM, and keep track of the licenses used. | Manage Software with Apple's VPP |
| Through JumpCloud's MDM, add and assign preconfigured self-hosted macOS app packages developed by you or a third party to meet a specific business need for your organization. | Manage Self-Hosted macOS Apps | |
| Upload and install custom PKG applications from JumpCloud's private software repository. | Manage Software with JumpCloud Private Repository | |
| Use the App Catalog for macOS to install and easily manage a curated selection of desktop applications without the need for MDM. | Use the JumpCloud App Catalog for macOS | |
| Android | Manage software apps for your JumpCloud’s Android Enterprise Mobility Management (EMM)-enrolled devices with JumpCloud’s Software Management. Adding and managing Android apps saves you time and ensures that your users can access all the apps they need. | Software Management: Android |
| iOS | Use Apple Business Manager (ABM) or Apple School Manager (ASM) to bulk purchase apps for iOS, control the apps that are purchased through ABM, and keep track of the licenses used. | Manage Software with Apple's VPP |
For more details on supported JumpCloud devices, see JumpCloud Agent Compatibility, System Requirements, and Impacts.
Understanding Install, Update, and Delete Actions
Use this table to understand the results of install, update, and delete actions for software management solutions in JumpCloud.
| Action/Result | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Software Management Solution | Install | Update | Delete | |
| Windows | Chocolatey | Yes | Auto Update (when selected) | App is uninstalled |
| Microsoft Store | Yes | Auto Update (when selected) | App is not uninstalled | |
| JC App Catalog | Yes (Auto or Self Service) | Auto Update (when selected) | App is uninstalled (when selected) | |
| Private Repo | Yes | Manual | App is not uninstalled | |
| macOS | VPP | Yes | Auto Update (when selected) | App is uninstalled |
| Self-Hosted | Yes | Manual | App is not uninstalled | |
| Private Repo | Yes | Manual | App is not uninstalled | |
| JC App Catalog | Yes (Auto or Self Service) | Auto Update (when selected) | App is uninstalled (when selected) | |
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