What is the NICE DCV Web Client SDK? - NICE DCV

What is the NICE DCV Web Client SDK?

NICE DCV is a high-performance remote display protocol. It lets you securely deliver remote desktops and application streaming from any cloud or data center to any device, over varying network conditions. By using NICE DCV with Amazon EC2, you can run graphics-intensive applications remotely on Amazon EC2 instances. You can then stream the results to more modest client machines, which eliminates the need for expensive dedicated workstations.

The NICE DCV Web Client SDK is a JavaScript library that you can use to develop your own NICE DCV web browser client applications. Your end users can use these applications to connect to and interact with a running NICE DCV session.

Using the NICE DCV Web Client SDK as a building block, you can build customized web applications that provide users with instant access to their desktop or applications from anywhere, with a responsive and fluid performance that is almost indistinguishable from a natively installed application.

This guide explains how to use the NICE DCV Web Client SDK to build your custom web browser client applications to interact with NICE DCV sessions within your workflows.

Prerequisites

Before you start working with the NICE DCV Web Client SDK, ensure that you're familiar with NICE DCV and NICE DCV sessions. For more information, see the NICE DCV Administrator Guide.

The NICE DCV Web Client SDK supports NICE DCV server version 2020 and later.

Supported features

You can build custom web browser client applications that support the following NICE DCV features:

  • Connect to Windows NICE DCV servers

  • Connect to Linux NICE DCV servers

  • Manage streaming modes

  • Transfer files

  • Print from sessions

  • Copy and paste

  • Stereo 2.0 audio playback

  • Stereo 2.0 audio recording (on Windows servers)

  • Touchscreen

  • Stylus (on Linux, Windows 10, and Windows Server 2019 servers)

  • Multiple monitor support

For more information about these features, see Supported features in the NICE DCV User Guide.

Browser support

The NICE DCV Web Client SDK supports JavaScript (ES6) and it can be used from JavaScript or TypeScript applications.

The NICE DCV Web Client SDK supports the following web browsers:

Browser Version
Google Chrome Latest three major versions
Mozilla Firefox Latest three major versions
Microsoft Edge Latest three major versions
Apple Safari for macOS Latest three major versions

Versioning convention

The NICE DCV Web Client SDK version is defined in the following format: major.minor.patch. The versioning convention generally adheres to the semantic versioning model. A change in the major version, such as from 1.x.x to 2.x.x, indicates that breaking changes that might require code changes and a planned deployment have been introduced. A change in the minor version, such as from 1.1.x to 1.2.x, is backwards compatible, but might include deprecated elements.