How do I get Citrix apps to open with Citrix client instead of VMware Fusion on Mac OS X 10.6?

Solution 1:

I was able to fix the same problem by changing the settings on the VMWare virtual machine, so that "windows applications" (i.e. Citrix apps, or so the system thinks) are not automatically opened with VMWare Fusion. I already had the Citrix plug-in downloaded, but the problem wasn't solved until I changed the settings in VMWare Fusion.

On macOS 10.15.7 with VMware Fusion 11.5.6 installed you need to go into Virtual Machine menu > Settings > Default Applications > uncheck Open your Mac files ans web links using Windows applications

Solution 2:

You need the Citrix ICA Client (http://www.macupdate.com/info.php/id/9610/citrix-ica-client).

Once you have installed it and associated .ica files with this app you should have no problems, although I would recommend using FireFox to login to your works' presentation server as I've have had issues with Safari.