io.Connect
Browser-native and desktop interoperability
for web, native, and legacy applications — delivered as a single platform.
What is io.Connect?
io.Connect is interop.io’s interoperability platform for integrating web applications, native desktop applications, and legacy systems. It delivers browser-native deployment with zero end-user installation, full desktop interoperability on Windows and macOS, and distributed integration across machines using io.Bridge.
The problem:
Modern enterprise systems span web, desktop, and legacy applications with incompatible deployment models and integration methods.
The solution:
io.Connect delivers a single interoperability platform that runs browser-native with zero endpoint installation, extends to native desktop when needed, and bridges to legacy systems across machines — without requiring runtime software, proprietary browsers, or application rewrites.
Platform Components
The io.Connect platform is delivered as a set of tightly integrated, optional components that can be deployed independently or together.
io.Connect Browser
True browser-native interoperability with zero end-user installation.
io.Connect Desktop
Native desktop interoperability for Windows and macOS.
io.Bridge
Distributed connectivity for multi-machine, native, and legacy integration.
io.Insights
Built-in operational telemetry and observability. Together, these components enable organizations to deploy interoperability solutions rapidly, scale them securely, and modernize application estates without disrupting end users.
Together, these components enable organisations to deploy interoperability solutions rapidly, scale them securely, and modernise application estates without disrupting end users.
iO.CONNECT BROWSER
True browser-native interoperability
io.Connect Browser delivers true browser-native interoperability inside standard enterprise browsers — including Chromium, Safari, Edge, Firefox, and Island — with zero end-user installation.
No: desktop runtime, proprietary browser, endpoint installation, or software to patch and maintain.
Unlike solutions that wrap desktop containers and label them “browser-based,” io.Connect Browser runs entirely within the browser, inheriting its native security, lifecycle, and patching.
iO.CONNECT DESKTOP
Native desktop interoperability for Windows and macOS
io.Connect Desktop delivers full-featured native interoperability for organisations that require deep OS-level integration.
Applications behave exactly as users expect, with native window management, OS-level layouts and behaviours, and a familiar look and feel.
The platform supports both Windows and macOS, enabling teams to develop on macOS and deploy to Windows using a single interoperability architecture.
io.Connect Desktop integrates seamlessly with io.Connect Browser and io.Bridge, supporting mixed browser and desktop workflows within the same solution.
io.Connect offers the most-advanced workspaces on the market providing powerful UI and data integration. Ensure the most important apps are loaded first with application lifecycle management. Hibernate and restore apps based on machine utilization. Save and share workspaces across the organization.
Compose apps into logical groups for specific tasks. Save and restore layouts across multiple physical screens, or from desktop to web.
Hit the ground running with out-of-the-box adapters for apps such as Bloomberg, Fidessa, Excel, Outlook, Salesforce and many more. Language adapters help accelerate development, providing io.Connect capabilities in your preferred programming language.
Enable apps of any type to share and synchronize data in real-time. Automate rote tasks your traders, PMs, compliance officers, and back office engage with, freeing them for higher value tasks. As a certified FDC3 desktop agent, io.Connect offers plug-and-play deployment of FDC3-enabled apps.
Track app usage, time spent in each app, navigation patterns and more to get a deep understanding of the user journey. Capture machine resource utilization e.g. CPU load, memory load, network utilization and more with io.Insights.
io.Connect notifications give users the information they need now, and the power to take action. Best of all — they’re located in one centralized location. When an alert triggers an action (ie. accept an order) users can immediately share data with any app in their integrated desktop.
Why io.Connect
io.Connect delivers browser-native and desktop interoperability without forcing changes to your existing applications, technology stack, or deployment model.
io.Connect Browser requires no software installation on end-user devices. Native and legacy integration is delivered via io.Bridge.
Web applications, native desktop applications, and legacy thick-client applications — running on the same or different machines.
Applications do not need to be rewritten, repackaged, or migrated into a proprietary container to participate in interoperable workflows.
Browser-based deployment on any modern OS, plus native desktop support for Windows and macOS.
Yes. io.Connect is deployed in mission-critical environments at enterprise scale across thousands of desktops and browsers.
Works with your existing applications and technology stack
io.Connect is language-agnostic by design. It integrates applications based on how they run and communicate — not the programming language or framework they were built with.
This allows organisations to connect modern web apps, native desktop applications, and legacy systems without rewriting existing software or standardising on a single technology stack.
- Web applications: Any app running in a modern browser
- Desktop applications: Native and legacy apps on Windows and macOS
- Legacy systems: Thick-client and proprietary applications
- Hybrid environments: Browser, desktop, and cross-machine workflows
Commonly integrated technologies include JavaScript frameworks, .NET, Java, C/C++, Electron, WebAssembly, and server-rendered applications — among others.
Reduce cost and speed up time to market by re-using parts of legacy systems and integrating them with any modern, proprietary or 3rd party app.
Accelerate digital transformation by seamlessly integrating UI and data between any applications to deliver cohesive and simplified user experiences.
Increase user productivity and customer satisfaction by creating workspaces where business data is shared and analyzed across systems – helping users eliminate redundant actions and optimize workflows.
Ensure regulatory and process compliance by capturing and analyzing user behavior directly from the desktop.
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