Bonjour (software)
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Bonjour is Apple's implementation of zero-configuration networking (zeroconf), a group of technologies that includes service discovery, address assignment, and hostname resolution. Bonjour locates devices such as printers, other computers, and the services that those devices offer on a local network using multicast Domain Name System (mDNS) service records.
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| Developer(s) | Apple Inc. |
| Initial release | August 2002 |
| Stable release | 1790.40.31
/ November 1, 2022 |
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| Operating system | macOS, Windows, Linux, *BSD, iOS |
| Type | Zero-configuration networking |
| License | Apple Inc. – Proprietary Freeware; portions under the Apache license |
| Website | developer |
The software comes built-in with Apple's macOS and iOS operating systems. Bonjour can also be installed onto computers running Microsoft Windows. Bonjour components may also be included within other software such as iTunes and Safari.
After its introduction in 2002 with Mac OS X 10.2 as Rendezvous, the software was renamed in 2005 to Bonjour following an out-of-court trademark dispute settlement.[1][2]