Welcome to MyApps! MyApps is York University's one-stop portal for students, Faculty and staff to remotely access the software they need. With MyApps, you will have access to all the resources you need wherever you go.
To access classic SIS applications from MyApps please see the following document (pdf).
What to expect from MyApps:
- A modern interface: MyApps provides a one-stop University portal to access software.
- Better performance: Applications will run as seamlessly as if they were locally installed on your computer.
- Consistent user experience: All applications behave the same, whether launched from a Mac or PC.
- Seamless authentication: When using a Windows machine, if you have already authenticated with your Passport York credentials, you will not be prompted to log in to MyApps.
How do I get it?
Please note: MyApps requires your active Passport York username and password, and is available via any computer that meets the system requirements
See list of available applications in MyApps
Requirements
Apple
- Mac OS X 11
- Mac OS X 12
- Mac OS X 13
PC
- Microsoft Windows 10
- Microsoft Windows 11
Browsers
- Google Chrome (preferred)
- Mozilla Firefox
- Internet Explorer (supported until January 14, 2020)
- Safari
FAQs
To request a new application to be added to the MyApps portal, please submit a software request form.
To request access to an application that is already on the MyApps portal, please submit a request to askit@yorku.ca.
Apple introduced devices with a new chipset as of late 2020, https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT211814
If you have one of these models, you are required to enable ‘Rosetta’ to launch applications from MyApps, https://myapps.yorku.ca
For further assistance, please read this article from Apple: https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT211861.
"Validation Errors" are typically caused by the browser you are using the access MyApps.
When using Apple devices, certain browsers—like Mozilla Firefox—may cause "Validation Errors".
To avoid "Validation Errors", we recommend all users use Google Chrome to access MyApps.
To access classic SIS applications from MyApps please see the following document (pdf).
When hovering over an app, you will be presented with one or more of the following options:
- Install:
- Available on Apple and Windows devices
- This option allows you to download and install the application on your device
- Local:
- Available on Apple and Windows devices
- If the application is already installed on your computer, this option launches the local installation
- Remote:
- Available on Apple and Windows devices
- Launches the application via a remote session to York University datacenters
- Remote HTML5:
- Available on Apple, Linux and Windows devices running a supported browser such as Google Chrome
- Launches the application via a remote browser session to York University datacenters
- Virtual:
- Available on Windows devices
- Downloads the application to your device as a virtual copy and will launch it as if it was installed on your device
- Web Portal:
- Available on Apple, Linux and Windows devices running a supported browser such as Google Chrome
- Launches the application on the web
Please follow instructions on the following page for, accessing your work files or your home directory remotely.
Users many run into issues if they do not confirm giving Parallels access to their Hard Drive the first time they run Parallels. Please follow the instructions on the following document (MS Word) to fix this issue.
View help videos to assist you with everything from logging in and customizing your portal, to troubleshooting and requesting support.
Please go to https://customers.appsanywhere.com/students
The error above means that the application is automatically trying to access a drive on the server which you not have access to. You can click “OK” and it will bring you to an explorer window. From here you can click on “This PC” and then you should see your personal local drive and/or any network drives you have access to.
For all questions and concerns, please contact the Service Desk at askit@yorku.ca