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; 21 years ago (2002-08) |
Stable release | 1790.40.31
/ November 1, 2022; 17 months ago (2022-11-01) |
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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.
It was originally introduced in 2002 with Mac OS X 10.2 with the name Rendezvous. It was renamed in 2005 to Bonjour following an out-of-court trademark dispute settlement.[1][2]