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BlackBerry Desktop Software

 

Overview

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Get the most out of your BlackBerry® smartphone with BlackBerry® Desktop Software—an integrated suite of applications that manages the link between your BlackBerry smartphone and your email account, organizer and more.

BlackBerry Desktop Software Features

BlackBerry Desktop Software runs on your desktop PC, allowing you to:

Keep Your Desktop and Smartphone Data Organized
  • Synchronize your email and organizer information (calendar, contacts, memos and tasks) between your BlackBerry smartphone and your PC
  • Back up information from your smartphone to your PC or restore previously saved files
Easily Transfer Files, Music and Data
  • Transfer files between your computer and your BlackBerry smartphone’s internal memory or optional media card¹ 
  • Use Roxio® Media Manager² for easy management of your video and music files
  • Migrate data from a BlackBerry smartphone, Palm® Treo or Windows Mobile® based device to a new BlackBerry smartphone²
Add New Software and Upgrades
  • Load new applications and upgrades from your PC to your BlackBerry smartphone
Manage Your Enterprise Email
  • Create an auto signature to be included in the body of your outgoing email messages³
  • Filter the email messages you receive on your BlackBerry smartphone by key words and message fields³

BlackBerry Desktop Software Downloads

BlackBerry for Mac

Download PocketMac® for BlackBerry to synchronize your information between your Mac applications and your BlackBerry smartphone.

Need Help?

Visit BlackBerry Software Support for BlackBerry Desktop Software help including guides, manuals, upgrade instructions and more.

1Requires BlackBerry Desktop Software v4.2 or higher and BlackBerry® Device Software v4.2 or higher.
2Requires BlackBerry Desktop Software v4.2 SP2 or higher.
3Requires integration with BlackBerry® Enterprise Server.

 

System Requirements for BlackBerry Desktop Software v4.5

To install BlackBerry® Desktop Software v4.5, you'll need to meet the minimum system requirements listed below.

Hardware Requirements

  • An Internet/email-enabled computer
  • One available USB or serial port
  • The Microsoft® Windows® Operating System in one of these versions:
    • With a USB port: Windows 2000, Windows XP and Windows Vista™ including x64 bit support
    • With a serial port: Windows 2000, Windows XP and Windows Vista
  • Optional Bluetooth® connection on computer with Windows XP Service Pack 2 or higher: See knowledge base article KB-04132 for a complete list of Bluetooth transceivers that are supported in Windows XP Service Pack 2

Organizer Support

  • Lotus Notes® 6.0, 6.5, 7.0, 8.0
  • MS Outlook® 2002, 2003, 2007
  • MS Outlook Express 6, Windows Contacts (Vista Address Book)
  • Novell® GroupWise® 6.5, 7.0
  • Yahoo!® PIM

For Enterprise Integration with BlackBerry® Enterprise Server

  • Microsoft Outlook 2000, 2003, XP (Corporate or Workgroup Installation), and Outlook 2007, IBM® Lotus Notes 5.0.6, 6.0, 6.5, 7.0, 8.0 (for enterprise email integration) or Novell GroupWise version 6.5 Service Pack 4
  • Email account on a Microsoft Exchange Server version 5.5SP4, 2000, 2003, IBM Lotus® Domino® Server version 5.0.3 or later (for enterprise email integration) or Novell GroupWise Server version 6.5 Service Pack 1 or later

Check the System Requirements for Previous Versions of BlackBerry Desktop Software:
BlackBerry Web Desktop Manager