# Desktop Client v33 RC3 available **URL:** \ **Category:** đź’» Desktop\ **Tags:** desktop-client, beta, mac, vfs\ **Created:** [March 16, 2026, 8:40am UTC](https://help.nextcloud.com/t/desktop-client-v33-rc3-available/241822 "2026-03-16T08:40:47Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 14\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Rello](https://help.nextcloud.com/user_avatar/help.nextcloud.com/rello/32/166_2.png) [@Rello](https://help.nextcloud.com/u/Rello)\ **Post date:** [March 16, 2026, 8:40am UTC](https://help.nextcloud.com/t/desktop-client-v33-rc3-available/241822/1 "2026-03-16T08:40:47Z")
Hello all, the new v33 is about to be released. We are looking for last minute testers. It will be one of the biggest releases in recent times with many fixes and improvements. Any feedback is appreciated 🙏🏻 ### Key changes in 33: - semantic versioning like Nextcloud Server - macOS sandboxing for enhances security - macOS 13 Ventura is the new minimum requirement - Windows VFS on demand for performance - support for new Files High Performance Backend (notify\_push) to reduce server load - Client integration for app specific file actions via the right-click context menus - Nextcloud assistant integration by clicking the AI-Icon in the tray window - Better indication of account errors when using more than one accounts - Redesigned settings user interface > **[Release Release 33.0.0 rc3 · nextcloud-releases/desktop](https://github.com/nextcloud-releases/desktop/releases/tag/v33.0.0-rc3)** > > What's Changed > > Bugfix/unbreak syncing public share links by @mgallien in nextcloud/desktop#8836 > Allow Maximizing Settings Window by @elsiehupp in nextcloud/desktop#8834 > Use upstream Extra CMake Mo... ---
**Author:** ![tflidd](https://help.nextcloud.com/letter_avatar/tflidd/32/5_5575768a8748004e209b776fc1b2916d.png) [@tflidd](https://help.nextcloud.com/u/tflidd)\ **Post date:** [March 16, 2026, 10:41am UTC](https://help.nextcloud.com/t/desktop-client-v33-rc3-available/241822/2 "2026-03-16T10:41:17Z")
Regarding testing, there were already questions how to setup a testing client aside of the normal client: > [@Nextcloud VFS on-demand on windows - upgrade](https://help.nextcloud.com/t/nextcloud-vfs-on-demand-on-windows-upgrade/241724): > > Hi, I would like to try desktop Release 33.0.0 RCs, with VFS on-demand on windows, wich is a very awaited feature in my company. But I already use desktop client with VFS, how does the upgrade deals with that ? Will it “delete” the tree of all non downloaded files ? Is it safer to remove nextcloud client, remove nextcloud local directory, and then install again with VFS on-demand ? ---
**Author:** ![Rello](https://help.nextcloud.com/user_avatar/help.nextcloud.com/rello/32/166_2.png) [@Rello](https://help.nextcloud.com/u/Rello)\ **Post date:** [March 16, 2026, 12:51pm UTC](https://help.nextcloud.com/t/desktop-client-v33-rc3-available/241822/3 "2026-03-16T12:51:18Z")
Hi, you can continue with your existing setup. VFS on-demand will only benefit for new folders then. so your setup will remain. there is no feature (yet) to clean up all local VFS enumerations. a new sync folder setup would do this ---
**Author:** ![kleinkariert](https://help.nextcloud.com/letter_avatar/kleinkariert/32/5_5575768a8748004e209b776fc1b2916d.png) [@kleinkariert](https://help.nextcloud.com/u/kleinkariert)\ **Post date:** [March 17, 2026, 3:45pm UTC](https://help.nextcloud.com/t/desktop-client-v33-rc3-available/241822/4 "2026-03-17T15:45:59Z")
> [@Rello](#): > > Redesigned settings user interface First of all thank a lot for ou work regarding the client for MacOS. I currently the v33 RC3 with MacOS 26.4 beta 4 and it is really hard to read any text in the setting box. There are boxes wit different grey tones in the background and white text in it (see screenshot). I would suggest to use dark grey or black text color so you are able to read the text in this boxes. please let me know if you need further information. ![Bildschirmfoto 2026-03-17 um 16.21.58](https://help.nextcloud.com/uploads/default/original/3X/0/5/05bc4fc0f19d9296021a5b336580b27899a55758.png) ---
**Author:** ![kleinkariert](https://help.nextcloud.com/letter_avatar/kleinkariert/32/5_5575768a8748004e209b776fc1b2916d.png) [@kleinkariert](https://help.nextcloud.com/u/kleinkariert)\ **Post date:** [March 24, 2026, 8:32pm UTC](https://help.nextcloud.com/t/desktop-client-v33-rc3-available/241822/5 "2026-03-24T20:32:33Z")
Now we have the final release and we have the same bug in UI for MacOS users. To use light grey backgrounds and white text color does not make any sense. Whatever ---
**Author:** ![Stooovie](https://help.nextcloud.com/user_avatar/help.nextcloud.com/stooovie/32/52283_2.png) [@Stooovie](https://help.nextcloud.com/u/Stooovie)\ **Post date:** [March 24, 2026, 9:12pm UTC](https://help.nextcloud.com/t/desktop-client-v33-rc3-available/241822/6 "2026-03-24T21:12:29Z")
Also it eats 70% CPU at all times on my M4 Max Mac Studio. ---
**Author:** ![fial](https://help.nextcloud.com/letter_avatar/fial/32/5_5575768a8748004e209b776fc1b2916d.png) [@fial](https://help.nextcloud.com/u/fial)\ **Post date:** [March 27, 2026, 10:36am UTC](https://help.nextcloud.com/t/desktop-client-v33-rc3-available/241822/7 "2026-03-27T10:36:24Z")
no cpu problems here. Context-menu on macos is not available atm ---
**Author:** ![mohamed\_elbruki](https://help.nextcloud.com/user_avatar/help.nextcloud.com/mohamed_elbruki/32/53760_2.png) [@mohamed\_elbruki](https://help.nextcloud.com/u/mohamed_elbruki)\ **Post date:** [May 1, 2026, 5:22pm UTC](https://help.nextcloud.com/t/desktop-client-v33-rc3-available/241822/8 "2026-05-01T17:22:19Z")
thank you desktop client is actually usable now . this was huge thanks ---
**Author:** ![disgustipated](https://help.nextcloud.com/letter_avatar/disgustipated/32/5_5575768a8748004e209b776fc1b2916d.png) [@disgustipated](https://help.nextcloud.com/u/disgustipated)\ **Post date:** [May 7, 2026, 6:14pm UTC](https://help.nextcloud.com/t/desktop-client-v33-rc3-available/241822/9 "2026-05-07T18:14:37Z")
I just switched to the beta build due to some odd sync issues i was seeing, did the ugly settings page get reverted to the previous much more usable layout? actually looks like my one laptop is on 4.0.4, and the other is on 33.04, the one on 33.04 is throwing some odd timestamp errors when syncing and causing file sync conflicts. i much prefer the previous version of the settings section, there is a ridiculous amount of wasted space, it defaults to the “general” settings so theres an extra click every time i go there which is often. move the tab for the user profile back to the top and make that the default. i go there so often so i can see the sync status of the multiple locations im syncing. ---
**Author:** ![tim.s](https://help.nextcloud.com/user_avatar/help.nextcloud.com/tim.s/32/46546_2.png) [@tim.s](https://help.nextcloud.com/u/tim.s)\ **Post date:** [May 8, 2026, 9:39am UTC](https://help.nextcloud.com/t/desktop-client-v33-rc3-available/241822/10 "2026-05-08T09:39:00Z")
My colleagues have similar issues on Windows. Their notebook just freezes every once in a while since we upgraded the clients to 33.x. On Linux I don’t have that, but it also doesn’t use VFS there. ---
**Author:** ![disgustipated](https://help.nextcloud.com/letter_avatar/disgustipated/32/5_5575768a8748004e209b776fc1b2916d.png) [@disgustipated](https://help.nextcloud.com/u/disgustipated)\ **Post date:** [May 8, 2026, 11:04am UTC](https://help.nextcloud.com/t/desktop-client-v33-rc3-available/241822/11 "2026-05-08T11:04:35Z")
when the 33.0.4 version is running I’m seeing this constantly posted in my server log ```auto DoesNotExistExceptionDid expect one result but found none when executing: query “SELECT * FROM *PREFIX*files_versions WHERE (file_id = :dcValue1) AND (timestamp = :dcValue2)”; ``` when I stop the 33.0.4 app on my desktop the message stops. the 4.0.4 client continues to sync normally. server version is 33.0.3 ---
**Author:** ![fial](https://help.nextcloud.com/letter_avatar/fial/32/5_5575768a8748004e209b776fc1b2916d.png) [@fial](https://help.nextcloud.com/u/fial)\ **Post date:** [May 8, 2026, 11:50am UTC](https://help.nextcloud.com/t/desktop-client-v33-rc3-available/241822/12 "2026-05-08T11:50:01Z")
As mentioned above, I still have problems with 33.0.4 as well. **Important:** It seems that you can’t mix VFS and normal sync with different accounts. At least after switching to classic sync for all my accounts, the context menus came back after killing Finder. I must kill the Finder process after a reboot to make the context menus appear again. (MacOS) ---
**Author:** ![tflidd](https://help.nextcloud.com/letter_avatar/tflidd/32/5_5575768a8748004e209b776fc1b2916d.png) [@tflidd](https://help.nextcloud.com/u/tflidd)\ **Post date:** [May 11, 2026, 7:32am UTC](https://help.nextcloud.com/t/desktop-client-v33-rc3-available/241822/13 "2026-05-11T07:32:19Z")
> [@disgustipated](#): > > I just switched to the beta build due to some odd sync issues i was seeing, did the ugly settings page get reverted to the previous much more usable layout? If you have installed the beta build, why don’t you look? > [@disgustipated](#): > > 33.04, the one on 33.04 is throwing some odd timestamp errors when syncing and causing file sync conflicts. If you use the beta versions, please report issues directly to the developers on [Issues · nextcloud/desktop · GitHub](http://github.com/nextcloud/desktop/issues) v33 was finally release, so we can close this topic about the release candidate. If you experience problems with this version, feel free to open a dedicated thread in [💻 Desktop - Nextcloud community](https://help.nextcloud.com/c/clients/desktop/30) ---
**Author:** ![tflidd](https://help.nextcloud.com/letter_avatar/tflidd/32/5_5575768a8748004e209b776fc1b2916d.png) [@tflidd](https://help.nextcloud.com/u/tflidd)\ **Post date:** [May 11, 2026, 7:32am UTC](https://help.nextcloud.com/t/desktop-client-v33-rc3-available/241822/14 "2026-05-11T07:32:23Z")