Bonjour

Bonjour is a networking application extensively used today by Apple to manage commonly used services for device discovery, service discovery, address assignment, and hostname resolution.

Built on top of a zero-configuration networking framework, Bonjour for PC is still to this day used to manage Apple-compatible devices such as phones, tablets, computers, printers, and other devices over local networks using multicast Domain Name System (mDNS) service records.

PC users can also gain great use from this app because it offers great service to users who want to regularly communicate with Apple devices. For example, every time the iTunes app wants to synch with the iPhone or iPad, it uses Apple Bonjour to discover the device, establishes a secure connection, and manage active data transfers.

Originally released in 2002, Bonjour was released to simplify the process of detecting and connecting devices using PCs. The app allows the automatic location of other computers and devices on the network, without imputing any configuration beforehand, which can greatly help novices and users who are not knowledgeable in the networking procedures.

Even today, two decades after Bonjour was first introduced, Windows users can use this app to easily create new networks and connect multiple Windows computers without the use of other premium programs for business networking. This is especially attractive in offices and organizations that don’t want to invest large funds for premium networking solutions.

While Bonjour can be viewed today as old, it still performs its job admirably and reliably. It can connect PCs, Servers, printers, routers, laptops, portable devices, TVs, and other devices, and automatically manage all the services (such as data sharing) between them. For users of Apple devices on PC networks, Apple Bonjour is a required app that has to be installed and used.