TeamViewer for Mac

If you are starting TeamViewer on your Mac running macOS 10.15 (Catalina) for the first time, you will be prompted with the following dialog: By default, all permissions are set to Denied. Please give permission to the system capabilities manually to use TeamViewer as desired.

• Establish incoming and outgoing connections between devices
• Real-time remote access and support
• Collaborate online, participate in meetings, and chat with others
• Start using TeamViewer for free immediately after downloading

Buy a license in order to use even more TeamViewer features

Check out additional TeamViewer remote desktop support and collaboration downloads

Immediate assistance:

TeamViewer QuickSupport

Optimized for instant remote desktop support, this small customer module does not require installation or administrator rights — simply download, double click, and give the provided ID and password to your supporter.

Join a meeting:

TeamViewer QuickJoin

Easily join meetings or presentations and collaborate online with this customer module. It requires no installation or administrator rights — just download, double click, and enter the session data given to you by your meeting organizer.

Unattended access:

TeamViewer Host

Teamviewer Download

TeamViewer Host is used for 24/7 access to remote computers, which makes it an ideal solution for uses such as remote monitoring, server maintenance, or connecting to a PC or Mac in the office or at home. Install TeamViewer Host on an unlimited number of computers and devices. As a licensed user, you have access to them all!

Previous versions:

These downloads are only recommended for users with older licenses that may not be used with the latest release of TeamViewer.

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Supported operating systems

If you are starting TeamViewer on your Mac running macOS 10.15 (Catalina) for the first time, you will be prompted with the following dialog:

By default, all permissions are set to Denied. Please give permission to the system capabilities manually to use TeamViewer as desired. If you or others need to access the Mac remotely, Screen Recording and Accessibility are required at a minimum.

To allow the access, click the buttons shown in the dialog. Eg. click Open Full Disk Access Preferences... which will bring you to the Full Disk Access section of the Privacy pane, inside the Security & Privacy preferences:

For the Accessibility access you will need to click the padlock icon in the lower-left corner to make changes. You will be prompted to enter the credentials of an administrator account to continue.

Put a check next to TeamViewer to grant it access:

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Repeat the same for Screen Recording and Accessibility if desired. Those are required to control your Mac.

Click again on the padlock in the lower-left corner to prevent further changes.

Teamviewer Quicksupport

Now you can close the Security & Privacy window. The next time you want to receive an incoming connection with TeamViewer, the person connecting to your Mac will be able to see and control your screen.

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The permission status can be reviewed under Help -> Check system access at any time.