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Parallels Desktop for MacDeveloper(s)ParallelsStable releaseOperating systemMac OS XPlatformApple–Intel architectureAvailable inEnglish, Chinese Simplified, Chinese Traditional, German, Russian, French, Spanish, Italian, Japanese, Brazilian Portuguese, Korean, Polish, CzechTypeHypervisorLicenseProprietaryWebsitewww.parallels.com/desktop/

Parallels Desktop 14 Pro Edition and Business Edition are both priced at $99.99 per year. For testing purposes, you can download free trials of both Parallels Desktop 14 for Mac and Windows 10.

Sometimes, Mac users need to run Windows software. Maybe there’s a program you need for work that doesn’t offer a Mac version, or maybe you occasionally need to test websites in Internet Explorer. Whatever you need Windows for, Parallels is the best tool for the job.

Parallels Desktop for Mac is the easiest and most powerful application to run Windows on Mac without rebooting. Get up and running in minutes. Easily bring all of your files, applications, browser bookmarks and more from your PC to your Mac.

Parallels Desktop is the #1 choice of Mac users for over 10 years for running Windows on Mac. If you’re looking to run Internet Explorer for Windows on your Mac without rebooting, we encourage you to download a FREE 14-day trial of Parallels Desktop for Mac and get started today. Parallels Desktop for Mac is the first solution that gives Apple users the ability to run Windows, Linux or any other operating system and their critical applications at the same time as Mac OS X. Parallels Access allows you to remotely access Mac and Windows applications on your Windows Phone. This means you can use applications such as Office, iWork, Photoshop and even Internet Explorer on your mobile device.

Parallels Desktop for Mac, by Parallels, is software providing hardware virtualization for Macintosh computers with Intel processors.

1Overview

2Version 2.5

3Version 3.0

4Version 4.0

5Version 5

5.1Feature update

15Supported operating systems

Overview(edit)

Parallels, Inc. is a developer of desktop and server virtualization software.

Historical(edit)

Released on June 15, 2006, it was the first software product to bring mainstream virtualization to Macintosh computers utilizing the Apple–Intel architecture (earlier software products ran PC software in an emulated environment).

Its name initially was 'Parallels Workstation for Mac OS X', which was consistent with the company's corresponding Linux and Windows products. This name was not well received within the Mac community, where some felt that the name, particularly the term “workstation,” evoked the aesthetics of a Windows product. Parallels agreed: “Since we've got a great Mac product, we should make it look and sound like a Mac product..”, it was therefore renamed ‘Parallels Desktop for Mac’.(1)

On January 10, 2007, Parallels Desktop 3.0 for Mac was awarded “Best in Show” at MacWorld 2007.(2)

Technical(edit)

Parallels Desktop for Mac is a hardware emulation virtualization software, using hypervisor technology that works by mapping the host computer's hardware resources directly to the virtual machine's resources. Each virtual machine thus operates identically to a standalone computer, with virtually all the resources of a physical computer.(3) Because all guest virtual machines use the same hardware drivers irrespective of the actual hardware on the host computer, virtual machine instances are highly portable between computers. For example, a running virtual machine can be stopped, copied to another physical computer, and restarted.

Parallels Desktop for Mac is able to virtualize a full set of standard PC hardware, including(4)

A virtualized CPU of the same type as the host's physical processor,

ACPI compliance system,

A generic motherboard compatible with the Intel i965 chipset,

Up to 64 GB of RAM for guest virtual machines,

Up to 2 GB of video RAM (VRAM),

VGA and SVGAvideo adapter with VESA 3.0 support and OpenGL and DirectX 10.1 acceleration,

A 1.44 MB floppy drive, which can be mapped to a physical drive or to an image file,

Up to four IDE devices. This includes virtual hard drives ranging in size from 20 MB to 2 TB each and CD/DVD-ROM drives. Virtual CD/DVD-ROM drives can be mapped to either physical drives or ISO image files.

DVD/CD-ROM “pass-through” access,

Up to four serial ports that can be mapped to a pipe or to an output file,

Up to three bi-directional parallel ports, each of which can be mapped to a real port, to a real printer, or to an output file,

An Ethernet virtual network card compatible with Realtek RTL8029(AS), capable of up to 16 network interface connections,

Up to eight USB 2.0 devices and two USB 1.1 devices,

An AC'97-compatible sound card.

A 104-key Windows enhanced keyboard and a PS/2 wheel mouse.

Version 2.5(edit)

The first official release of version 2.5 was on February 27, 2007, as build 3186.

Version 2.5 brought support for USB 2.0 devices, which expanded the number of USB devices supported at native speed, including support for built-in iSight USB webcams. The amount of video RAM allocated to the guest OS was made adjustable, up to 32MB. Full featured CD/DVD drives arrived in this version, which allowed the user to burn disks directly in the virtual environment, and play any copy-protected CD or DVD as one would in Mac OS X. In addition, a shared clipboard and drag-drop support between Mac OS X and the guest OS was implemented. This version brought the ability for users with a Windows XP installation to upgrade to Windows Vista from within the VM environment.(5) A new feature known as Coherence was added, which removed the Windows chrome, desktop, and the virtualization frames to create a more seamless desktop environment between Windows and Mac OS X applications. This version also allowed users to boot their existing Boot Camp Windows XP partitions, which eliminated the need to have multiple Windows installations on their Mac. A tool called Parallels Transporter was included to allow users to migrate their Windows PC, or existing VMware or Virtual PC VMs to Parallels Desktop for Mac.

Netsys lawsuit(edit)

In 2007, the German company Netsys GmbH sued Parallels' German distributor Avanquest for copyright violation, claiming that Parallels Desktop and Parallels Workstation are directly based on a line of products called “twoOStwo” that Parallels developed on paid commission for Netsys, of which it says, Netsys has been assigned all copyrights. Additionally, the lawsuit claimed that Parallels Desktop 2.5's compatibility with “twoOStwo” showed that the two software products are run by essentially the same functional core.(6) When Netsys lost its initial urgency proceeding, it filed a new suit, in which it requested a temporary injunction from the Landgericht district court of Berlin.(7)

Version 3.0(edit)

On June 7, 2007 build 4124 was released as the first publicly available version of Desktop 3.0.

Version 3.0 retained all of the functionality from previous versions and added new features and tools. Support for DirectX 8.1 and OpenGL(8) was added, allowing Mac users to play some Windows games without the need to boot into Windows with Boot Camp.(9) A new feature called SmartSelect offers cross OS file and application integration by allowing the user to open Windows files with Mac OS X programs and vice versa. Parallels Explorer was introduced, which allows the user to browse their Windows system files in Mac OS X without actually launching Windows. A new snapshot feature was included, allowing one to restore their virtual machine environment to a previous state in case of issues. Further, Parallels added a security manager to limit the amount of interaction between the Windows and Mac OS X installations. This version included a long-awaited complete “Parallels tools'” driver suite for Linux guest operating systems. Therefore, integration between Mac OS X and Linux guest-OS's was greatly improved.(10)

Despite the addition of numerous new features, tools and added functionality, the first iteration of Parallels Desktop for Mac 3.0 was missing some of the features that Parallels had planned for it. A Parallels, Inc. representative stated at MacWorld in January 2007 that version 3.0 would bring accelerated graphics, “multi-core virtual machines/virtual SMP, some SCSI support, a more Mac-like feel, as well as a more sophisticated coherence mode, dubbed Coherence 2.0”.(11) While accelerated graphics have materialised, Coherence, as well as the overall look and feel of Parallels Desktop for Mac has only changed slightly. Also, SCSI support has not been implemented.(12)

It is currently unknown if these features have been abandoned altogether, or if they will show up in a later build of version 3.0.

Build 4560, released on July 17, 2007,(13) added an imaging tool which allowed users to add capacity to their virtual disks.

Feature update(edit)

Parallels Coherence in Exposé

Build 5160, released on September 11, 2007,(14) added some new features and updated some current features.

The release focused on updates to Coherence, with support for Exposé, window shadows, transparent windows, and the ability to overlap several Windows and Mac windows. Further, Parallels' Image Tool was updated to allow one to change their virtual hard disk format between plain and expanding.Parallels Explorer was updated to allow for one to automatically mount an offline VM hard drive to the Mac desktop. Some new features added are iPhone support in Windows, allowing iTunes in Windows to sync with it.(15) Users can now mirror desktops or other folders. Further, Mac drives can now be mapped by Windows and sound devices can now be changed ‘on the fly’. Up to 2 GB of RAM can be allocated to a virtual machine, with a total of 4 GB of RAM available.(16)

Parallels Desktop for Mac Build 5608 added support for guest Parallels Tools for Linux in the latest Linux distributions (including Ubuntu 8). It also added support for running 3D graphics in Windows virtual machines on Mac OS X Leopard 10.5.3.

Use of code from the Wine project(edit)

According to Parallels' Licensing page, Desktop for Mac version 3.0 contains Direct3D code that was originally developed by the Wineopen-source project.(17) Wine software is licensed under the GNU Lesser General Public License, which required Parallels to release the source code. Parallels released the modified source code on July 2, 2007, about 2 weeks after the promised release date.(18) A Parallels spokesman explained the reasons for the delay in a message on the official company blog.(19)

Version 4.0(edit)

Version 4.0, released November 11, 2008,(20) updates its GUI, adds some new features, enhances its performance by up to 50%(21) and consumes 15–30% less power than previous versions.(22) Version 4.0 is the first version that supports both 32-bit and 64-bit guest operating systems. Parallels Desktop 4.0 for Mac's 3D support includes DirectX 9.0, DirectX Pixel Shader 2.0 and OpenGL 2.0(23) as well as 256 MB video memory. It also adds support for 8 GB RAM in a virtual machine and 8-way SMP. Parallels Desktop 4.0 introduces an adaptive hypervisor, which allows users to focus the host computer's resources towards either host or the guest operating system.(24)

Parallels Desktop 4.0 for Mac adds some new features such as:

A fourth viewing mode called Modality,(20) which allows users to scale the size of an active guest operating system on the Mac's desktop

A new screenshot utility called Clips, which lets users take and share screenshots between the host and the guest operating systems.

Start Menu integration and Automatic Windows Notifications on the Apple Menu Bar.

The ability to use select voice commands(25) to remotely control the virtual machine.

The ability to start and stop a virtual machine via the iPhone. (Requires installing an iPhone application from Apple's AppStore.)

Starting with the Version 4.0 release, Parallels Desktop for Mac has a new logo, which resembles an aluminum iMac, with what appears to be Windows XP on the screen and 2 parallel red lines overlaid on the right side.

Feature update(edit)

Build 3810, released January 9, 2009,(26) includes performance enhancements and features, such as DirectX 9.0 Shaders Model 2 and Vertex Shader support for additional 3D support Intel Streaming SIMD Extensions (SSE4) for better media applications performance. Build 3810 also adds support for running Windows 7 in a VM and for running Mac OS X Snow Leopard Server as either a host or as a guest OS.(27)

Also included are usability features such as the ability to share Windows files by dragging them directly to a Mac application in the Mac Dock. Windows can now also automatically start in the background when a user opens a Windows application on the Mac desktop. Version 4.0 drew criticism for problems upgrading from Version 3.0 shortly after its initial release.(28) Build 3810 also addresses installation and upgrade issues previously experienced with Version 4.0 and introduces the option to enroll in the company's new Customer Experience Program, which lets customers provide information about their preferences and user priorities.

Version 5(edit)

Officially released on November 4, 2009, Parallels Desktop 5 adds several new features, mainly to improve integration with the host OS.

New features include:

3D graphics and speed improvements

Optimized for Mac OS X 10.6 (Snow Leopard)

Support for Windows 7

Theming of Windows applications to make them look like native applications

Support for Multi-Touch gestures (from a trackpad or Magic Mouse) and the Apple Remote

The ability to drag and drop formatted text and images between Windows, Linux, and Mac applications,

The ability for a system administrator to lock down a virtual machine so that users can't change the state of the virtual machine,

Support for OpenGL 2.1 for Linux guest virtual machines.

Support for DirectX 9c with Shader Model 3.

Feature update(edit)

Build 9308, released on December 21, 2009, added some new features.(29)

Linux guest operating systems(edit)

Parallels Tools support Xorg 1.7 in Fedora 12 virtual machines (experimental)

Parallels Tools support Mandriva 2010 (experimental)

OpenSUSE 11.1 installation media auto detection

Virtualization(edit)

Improved performance for USB mass storage.

Windows guest operating systems(edit)

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Improved resume from suspend in virtual machines with multiple monitors assigned.

Improved performance for file access via Shared Folders.

3D and video(edit)

Parallels

Improved performance for video playback in Windows Vista and Windows 7.

Windows Aero is not available by default for machines with Intel GMA X3100 and GMA 950 graphic adapters (some MacBook and Mac Mini models). It is available on MacBooks with NVIDIA 9400M graphics cards.(30)

Vertical synchronization is now configurable. You can configure these settings using the corresponding option in the virtual machine video configuration page.

Improved 3D performance for the video game Mirror's Edge.

macOS Server guest operating system(edit)

The ability to pass kernel options to the macOS Server guest OS has been added. To do so, enable the 'Select boot device on startup' option in the virtual machine configuration, which will enable you to specify the necessary kernel options in the 5-second timeout before booting the kernel.

Version 6(edit)

Officially announced on September 9, 2010 and launched on September 14, 2010, Parallel 6 has full 64-bit support for the first time. Parallels claims that Parallels Desktop 6 for Mac '(has) over 80 new and improved features, including speed 40% above the previous version.' Specific new features include:

An all-new 64-bit engine

5.1 Surround Sound support

Better import implementation of VMware, Virtual PC virtual machines and Boot Camp partitions

Improved network, hard drive and Transporter performance

Windows program Spotlight integration

Faster Windows launch time

Enhanced 3D graphics that are 40% better than previous versions

Ability to extend Mac OS X Parental Controls to Windows applications

Ability to use Mac OS X keyboard shortcuts in Windows applications

Enhanced Spaces and Exposé support

Version 7(edit)

Officially announced on September 1, 2011 and released on September 6, 2011, Parallels Desktop 7 adds many new features. These include:

Integration with OS X 10.7.4 'Lion':

Full-screen support

Use of Launchpad for Windows apps

Mission Control support

Lion as a guest OS

Lion animations support

Improved user interface

New standard help and documentation

Shared devices with Mac OS X

Longer battery life

Mac OS X parental controls support

Support for Intel AES-NI encryption

Enhanced performance and 3D graphics

Support for up to 1GB video memory in virtual machine

Enhanced audio support - up to 192 kHz

Surround sound 7.1

Added support for Windows 7

Version 8(edit)

Officially announced August 22, 2012 and released September 4, 2012, Parallels Desktop 8 adds many new features:

OS X 10.8 'Mountain Lion' as a guest OS

Retina resolution can be passed to virtual machines

Windows 7 and Windows 8 automatically optimised for best experience on Retina

Parallels Desktop notifications

Notification Center support for Windows 8 toast notifications

Mountain Lion Dictation in Windows apps

Full screen on demand for Windows applications in Coherence

Presentation Wizard

Open in Internet Explorer button for Safari

Drag & drop file to Outlook in the Dock opens new email with attachment

Multi-language Keyboard Sync in Mac and Windows

Full support for new Modern UI Windows 8 applications (Dock, Mission Control, Launchpad)

Reworked Keyboard shortcuts preferences

Use the standard OS X system preferences to set Parallels Desktop application shortcuts.

Resources (CPU/RAM) monitoring

Indication for VM hard drive space usage

Shared Bluetooth

Improved Virtual Machine boot time/Windows boots time are up to 25% faster than previous version

Pause & resume Windows up to 25% faster than previous version

Input/output (I/O) operations are up to 35% faster than previous version

Games run up to 30% faster than previous version

DirectX 10 support

Full USB 3.0 support for faster connections to peripheral devices for Virtual Machines starting from Parallels Desktop 8.0.18305 <http://kb.parallels.com/en/115008>

Version 9(edit)

Officially announced on August 29, 2013 and released on September 5, 2013, Parallels Desktop 9 for Mac includes these new features and enhancements:

Brings back the 'real' Start menu for Windows 8 and enables Modern apps in separate windows instead of full screen

Power Nap support, so applications stay up-to-date on Retina Display Mac and MacBook Air computers

Thunderbolt and Firewire storage devices are designated to connect to Windows virtual machine

Sticky Multi-monitor setup remembers settings and puts Windows virtual machines back into Full Screen mode on the remote monitor

Sync iCloud, SkyDrive, Dropbox and more without unnecessary duplication of files

Windows apps can launch the OS X Mountain Lion Dictionary with Dictionary gesture

Enhanced integration with MacOS for Linux users

Enhanced New Virtual Machine Wizard makes it easier to set up a new virtual machine, especially on computers without hard drives

PDF printer for Windows to print from any Windows application to a PDF on the Mac desktop, even if the application doesn't have that functionality

Compatibility with OS X 10.9 'Mavericks'

Easily install and access complimentary security software subscriptions from one location

Up to 40% better disk performance than previous versions

Virtual machines shut down up to 25% faster and suspend up to 20% faster than with Parallels Desktop 8

3D graphics and web browsing are 15% faster than in Parallels Desktop 8

Enterprise version:

Set an expiration date for the virtual machine.

Run virtual machines in headless mode.

Start virtual machines on Mac boot.

Version 10(edit)

Released August 20, 2014, Parallels Desktop 10 for Mac includes support for OS X 10.10 'Yosemite'.(31)

Less than a year after release of its release, Parallels spokesperson John Uppendahl confirmed version 10 will not be fully compatible with Windows 10. The coherence mode, which integrates the Windows user interface with OS X, will not be updated and users will need to purchase and upgrade to version 11 to continue using this feature.(32)

Version 11(edit)

Released August 19, 2015, Parallels Desktop 11 for Mac includes support for Windows 10 and is ready for OS X 10.11 'El Capitan'.(33)

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Parallels Desktop 11 for Mac is available as a one-time purchase of $79.99 for the Desktop edition, and as an annual subscription of $99.99 for Pro edition.(34) Version 11 has multiple issues with macOS 10.13, High Sierra. The website currently offers a full price upgrade to Version 13 as a correction, effectively making this version obsolete with the macOS upgrades.(35)

Version 12(edit)

Released August 18, 2016.(36)

Version 13(edit)

Released August 22, 2017,(37) Parallels Desktop 13 for Mac provides macOS High Sierra readiness and support for upcoming Windows 10 features. According to Parallels, the new version makes it simple for MacBook Pro users to add Windows applications to the Touch Bar, and to use the Touch Bar within Windows applications. It is also the first solution to bring the upcoming Windows 10 People Bar feature to the Mac, including integration with the Mac Dock and Spotlight. The new version also features up to 100 percent performance improvements for completing certain tasks. The update also brings in a slightly refreshed UI to better match macOS and visual improvements for Windows users on Retina displays.(38)

Version 14(edit)

Released August 21, 2018, Parallels Desktop 14 supports macOS 10.14 'Mojave'.(39)

Supported operating systems(edit)

Parallels Desktop for Mac Business, Home and Pro Editions requires these versions of MacOS:(40)

Parallels Desktop VersionMacintosh OS host version141312111098765432.5macOS 10.14 'Mojave'10.14✓macOS 10.13 'High Sierra'10.13✓✓✓AB✓ABmacOS 10.12 'Sierra'10.12✓✓✓✓10.11✓✓✓✓✓10.10✓✓✓✓✓10.9✓✓✓✓10.8✓✓✓10.7.5

10.7.0

✓✓✓

✓

OS X 10.6 'Snow Leopard' &10.6.8

10.6.3

10.6.0

✓✓✓

✓

OS X 10.5 'Leopard' &10.5.8

10.5.2

✓✓

✓

OS X 10.4 'Tiger' &10.4.11

10.4.6

✓✓

✓

Parallels Desktop 11 and 12 only partially support macOS 'High Sierra':

A Coherence Mode windows may appear under MacOS windows, and some graphics artifacts may occur.

B Neither Parallels Desktop 11 nor 12 fully support APFS disks, including virtual disks and Boot Camp partitions. Therefore, a 'High Sierra' guest machine must be installed 'manually' by passing the '--converttoapfs NO' command line switch, and cannot use the automated Parallels virtual machine creation process.

Guest(edit)

In Parallels Desktop 10 for Mac, support for guest operating systems includes a variety of 32-bit and 64-bit x86 operating systems, including:(40)

Multiple versions of Windows, including Windows 8 and Windows 8.1 (Windows 8.1 must generally be installed from a DVD, since Microsoft offered only the '.exe' version of Windows 8.1 in downloadable form, and did not offer the '.iso' version as a download (Microsoft has released an ISO version of Windows 8.1 a few months earlier)).

Mac OS X Leopard Server, Snow Leopard Server, and Mac OS X Lion (only with Mac OS X Lion as host OS)

Various Linux distributions

eComStation, OS/2, Solaris

See also(edit)

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External links(edit)

Official website

Retrieved from 'https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Parallels_Desktop_for_Mac&oldid=910639191'

Parallels Desktop for Mac is a hardware virtualization solution for Mac computers with Intel processors. Developed by Parallels Inc., a privately held software company with offices in 15 countries, Parallels Desktop for Mac (referred to simply as Parallels from here on) allows Mac users to seamlessly switch between macOS and the Windows operating system.

The ability to do so is indispensable when your favorite software isn’t available for Mac. That could be an accounting software package such as TurboCASH, an easy-to-use email client like Mailbird, or, perhaps, Internet Explorer, which is still used by millions, so web developers have to optimize for it.

Because Parallels for Mac uses hypervisor technology to map the host computer’s hardware resources directly to the virtual machine’s resources, the performance of Parallels for Mac virtual machines closely matches the performance of the host operating system. Even graphic- and resource-hungry Windows applications run as they should, including Adobe Photoshop, Microsoft Office, Visual Studio, CorelDRAW, ArcGIS, Visio, and many others.

The latest version of Parallels for Mac works best on the latest version of macOS and requires a Mac with an Intel Core 2 Duo, Intel Core i3, Intel Core i5, Intel Core i7, or Intel Xeon processor.

Best Features of Parallels

Besides its performance, Parallels for Mac stands out with its seamless integration, allowing users to run Mac and Windows applications side-by-side without restarting. Parallels for Mac makes it possible to place Windows applications in the Dock, right next to Mac applications, and launch them with a single click. A piece of text copied from the Windows version of Microsoft Word can be pasted into Safari, which further blurs the line between Windows and Mac software.

Easy to Set Up

Parallels for Mac is so easy to set up that anyone can do it. You can either choose an existing Windows, Linux, Ubuntu, or Boot Camp installation or let Parallels for Mac download Windows 10 for you. Parallels for Mac will even help you optimize your VM settings and performance, allowing you to connect all your USB, Thunderbolt, and FireWire devices with Windows. If you want to, you can even add Windows applications to Touch Bar to instantly access them thanks to a handy tool known as Touch Bar Wizard.

Retina Support

Microsoft is still figuring out the best way how to scale Windows applications on high-resolution displays, but Parallels for Mac already features enhanced Retina support to ensure that all Windows application look just as sharp as their Mac neighbors.

Picture-in-Picture Mode

System administrators, developers, and even some power users sometimes run multiple virtual machines side-by-side, and keeping track of them can be a struggle. Parallels for Mac simplifies the monitoring of multiple virtual machines with its picture-in-picture mode, which conveniently displays all running virtual machines on a single screen, delivering a bird’s-eye view with a click of a button.

Extra Tools

Along these and other core features, Parallels for Mac also comes with over 30 tools to simplify everyday tasks on mac and windows. The tools give you the ability to easily create and customize animated GIFs from videos, prevent your computer from going to sleep and your display from dimming, optimize your home movie or television shows for iPad or iPhone, download your favorite videos from the Internet, record a video of a screen, immediately lock your screen to prevent unauthorized access to your computer, keep your Mac clutter-free and running at max speed, use your computer’s built-in microphone and record audio with a single click, and more.

Data Recovery

Unfortunately, the tools that come with Parallels for Mac free of charge don’t cover data recovery. The good news is that there’s at least one excellent data recovery solution for Mac that you can download for free and use it to recover lost or deleted files even if you don’t consider yourself to be a computer whizz. The name of this data recovery software is Disk Drill.

Parallels desktop 12 for mac reviews. I ordered Parallels Desktop 12 to upgrade my computer from Parallels 7 and an old operating system. First call to Parallels support was ok, the tech recommended that I upgrade the iOS system first, and then upgrade the Parallels. How can the answer be improved? Aug 22, 2016 Parallels Desktop 12 doesn't have the eye-catching features of last year's edition, but improved performance, time-saving options, and regular updates should help to maintain its lead over.

Just like Parallels for Mac, Disk Drill also comes with free extra tools. The tools that come with Disk Drill all focus on disk and data management, and they nicely complement the tools included with Parallels for Mac. Disk Drill’s Duplicate Finder allows you to easily find and remove duplicate files in multiple locations on your drive, Data Backup creates byte-to-byte disk and partition backups, and Disk Health is a free disk monitoring tool that alerts you to any potential disk issues.

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How Much Does Parallels Cost?

It’s possible to download Parallels for Mac free of charge, but you will be able to use it only for 14 days unless you purchase the full version.

A single Parallels for Mac license for home and student use costs €79.99. Developers, testers, and power users are encouraged to pay €99.99 a year for Parallels Desktop Pro Edition, which comes with many additional features and capabilities, including the support for up to 16 virtual (v)CPUs and 64GB of vRAM, the addition of a Microsoft Visual Studio plug-in, bash completion for Parallels CLI tools, an enhanced network editor that allows you to test different connectivity issues, EFI Secure Boot, port forwarding, and a lot more.

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There’s also Parallels Desktop Business Edition for use in work settings, which also costs €99.99 a year, and includes the same additional features and capabilities as Parallels Desktop Pro Edition.

If you search online, it’s easy to find various Parallels for Mac free. download full version links, but you should avoid them at all cost. Even if you managed to find one that doesn’t lead to dangerous malware, downloading the full version of Parallels for Mac from the internet is a crime punishable by fees much higher than what it costs to purchase Parallels for Mac.

Parallels Versus Alternatives

Parallels isn’t the only virtualization solution for Mac. Before you click the purchase button and acquire your own copy of Parallels Desktop for Mac, we think it’s worth exploring some alternative options.

VMware Fusion

VMware Fusion is a powerful virtualization software solution that can run nearly any operating system on a Mac. While easy enough for home users to quickly learn how to use, VMware Fusion is more than capable enough to satisfy the needs of professionals who develop and test software for multiple operating systems and want to do so without having to constantly rebooting. The ability to run an entire virtual cloud stack on a single Mac gives solution architects the ability to demonstrate their entire software solution in real time. Just like Parallels for Mac, VMware Fusion blends the Windows experience seamlessly with macOS. Its Unity View Mode ides the Windows desktop so you can run Windows apps just like Mac apps, and its hardware accelerated 3D graphics engine allows you to utilize your hardware to its maximum capacity.

VirtualBox

VirtualBox is an open source alternative to Parallels for Mac and VMware Fusion. It was first released in 2007 and acquired by Oracle in 2010. It can be used to load multiple guest operating system under a single host operating system, and it supports both Intel’s VT-x and AMD’s AMD-V hardware virtualization. VirtualBox sometimes doesn’t reach quite the same level of polish as its paid counterparts, but it’s hard to complain considering that it’s free and open source. Apart from macOS, VirtualBox also runs on Windows, Linux, Macintosh, and Solaris hosts and supports all recent versions of Windows, Linux, Solaris and OpenSolaris, OS/2, and OpenBSD. VirtualBox is being developed by the entire open source community as well as Oracle, and anyone is welcome to submit their contributions to the vbox-dev mailing list or to the Developers Corner forum.

Wine

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Unlike Parallels for Mac, VMware Fusion, and VirtualBox, Wine isn’t a virtualization software solution but a compatibility layer that makes it possible to install and run Windows applications just like you would in Windows. Running Windows applications using Wine eliminates the performance and memory penalties associated with virtualization. The only downside is the fact that not all Windows applications run flawlessly on Mac using Wine, and some don’t run at all.

Wine uses a rating system that allows you to see which applications work best in Wine. Platinum applications work as well as (or better than) on Windows out of the box, gold applications work as well as (or better than) on Windows with workarounds, silver applications work excellently for normal use but have some problems for which there are no workarounds, bronze applications work but have some problems for normal use, and garbage applications have problems that are severe enough that they cannot be used for their intended purpose.

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Parallels Desktop excels at closely integrating Windows and Mac apps in one virtual machine, without decreasing the speed and performance of your Mac. This allows you to make use of Windows apps that are not available on the Mac OS, and also gives you the opportunity to test applications on multiple platforms on one machine. Parallels Desktop has two modes that you can switch between depending on your needs. If you are looking to use a few Windows apps on your Mac OS, you can use the single app mode. If you want to test out an application on the Windows OS or use the Windows desktop as your main screen, you can use the Windows Desktop mode. Whichever mode you choose to use, the software ensures that the Windows and Mac systems integrate seamlessly. Besides Windows, Parallels Desktop can also run any other operating system, even those that are no longer supported by companies. Therefore, you can test out your software or application on an endless amount of operating systems without having to purchase extra hardware. Even with all of this integration, the performance of your Mac computer will not suffer as long as you have a fast disk and a large amount of memory. A lag in performance is only seen when running high-memory games. An added feature of the Parallels Desktop is the Parallels Toolbox which makes it faster and easier to perform certain tasks on your Mac. Some mini apps available on this toolbox are ones for ejecting volumes, downloading videos from any site, and hiding the desktop screen. This reasonably priced software offers Mac users seamless integration for running Windows apps and multiple operating systems on one machine.

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Parallels Desktop for Mac, by Parallels, is software providing hardware virtualization for Macintosh computers with Intel processors.

1Overview

2Version 2.5

3Version 3.0

4Version 4.0

5Version 5

5.1Feature update

15Supported operating systems

Overview[edit]

Parallels, Inc. is a developer of desktop and server virtualization software.

Historical[edit]

On January 10, 2007, Parallels Desktop 3.0 for Mac was awarded “Best in Show” at MacWorld 2007.[2]

Technical[edit]

Parallels Desktop for Mac is a hardware emulation virtualization software, using hypervisor technology that works by mapping the host computer's hardware resources directly to the virtual machine's resources. Each virtual machine thus operates identically to a standalone computer, with virtually all the resources of a physical computer.[3] Because all guest virtual machines use the same hardware drivers irrespective of the actual hardware on the host computer, virtual machine instances are highly portable between computers. For example, a running virtual machine can be stopped, copied to another physical computer, and restarted.

Parallels Desktop for Mac is able to virtualize a full set of standard PC hardware, including[4]

A virtualized CPU of the same type as the host's physical processor,

ACPI compliance system,

A generic motherboard compatible with the Intel i965 chipset,

Up to 64 GB of RAM for guest virtual machines,

Up to 2 GB of video RAM (VRAM),

VGA and SVGAvideo adapter with VESA 3.0 support and OpenGL and DirectX 10.1 acceleration,

A 1.44 MB floppy drive, which can be mapped to a physical drive or to an image file,

DVD/CD-ROM “pass-through” access,

Up to four serial ports that can be mapped to a pipe or to an output file,

Up to three bi-directional parallel ports, each of which can be mapped to a real port, to a real printer, or to an output file,

An Ethernet virtual network card compatible with Realtek RTL8029(AS), capable of up to 16 network interface connections,

Up to eight USB 2.0 devices and two USB 1.1 devices,

An AC'97-compatible sound card.

A 104-key Windows enhanced keyboard and a PS/2 wheel mouse.

Version 2.5[edit]

The first official release of version 2.5 was on February 27, 2007, as build 3186.

Version 2.5 brought support for USB 2.0 devices, which expanded the number of USB devices supported at native speed, including support for built-in iSight USB webcams. The amount of video RAM allocated to the guest OS was made adjustable, up to 32MB. Full featured CD/DVD drives arrived in this version, which allowed the user to burn disks directly in the virtual environment, and play any copy-protected CD or DVD as one would in Mac OS X. In addition, a shared clipboard and drag-drop support between Mac OS X and the guest OS was implemented. This version brought the ability for users with a Windows XP installation to upgrade to Windows Vista from within the VM environment.[5] A new feature known as Coherence was added, which removed the Windows chrome, desktop, and the virtualization frames to create a more seamless desktop environment between Windows and Mac OS X applications. This version also allowed users to boot their existing Boot Camp Windows XP partitions, which eliminated the need to have multiple Windows installations on their Mac. A tool called Parallels Transporter was included to allow users to migrate their Windows PC, or existing VMware or Virtual PC VMs to Parallels Desktop for Mac.

Netsys lawsuit[edit]

In 2007, the German company Netsys GmbH sued Parallels' German distributor Avanquest for copyright violation, claiming that Parallels Desktop and Parallels Workstation are directly based on a line of products called “twoOStwo” that Parallels developed on paid commission for Netsys, of which it says, Netsys has been assigned all copyrights. Additionally, the lawsuit claimed that Parallels Desktop 2.5's compatibility with “twoOStwo” showed that the two software products are run by essentially the same functional core.[6] When Netsys lost its initial urgency proceeding, it filed a new suit, in which it requested a temporary injunction from the Landgericht district court of Berlin.[7]

Version 3.0[edit]

On June 7, 2007 build 4124 was released as the first publicly available version of Desktop 3.0.

Version 3.0 retained all of the functionality from previous versions and added new features and tools. Support for DirectX 8.1 and OpenGL[8] was added, allowing Mac users to play some Windows games without the need to boot into Windows with Boot Camp.[9] A new feature called SmartSelect offers cross OS file and application integration by allowing the user to open Windows files with Mac OS X programs and vice versa. Parallels Explorer was introduced, which allows the user to browse their Windows system files in Mac OS X without actually launching Windows. A new snapshot feature was included, allowing one to restore their virtual machine environment to a previous state in case of issues. Further, Parallels added a security manager to limit the amount of interaction between the Windows and Mac OS X installations. This version included a long-awaited complete “Parallels tools'” driver suite for Linux guest operating systems. Therefore, integration between Mac OS X and Linux guest-OS's was greatly improved.[10]

Despite the addition of numerous new features, tools and added functionality, the first iteration of Parallels Desktop for Mac 3.0 was missing some of the features that Parallels had planned for it. A Parallels, Inc. representative stated at MacWorld in January 2007 that version 3.0 would bring accelerated graphics, “multi-core virtual machines/virtual SMP, some SCSI support, a more Mac-like feel, as well as a more sophisticated coherence mode, dubbed Coherence 2.0”.[11] While accelerated graphics have materialised, Coherence, as well as the overall look and feel of Parallels Desktop for Mac has only changed slightly. Also, SCSI support has not been implemented.[12]

It is currently unknown if these features have been abandoned altogether, or if they will show up in a later build of version 3.0.

Build 4560, released on July 17, 2007,[13] added an imaging tool which allowed users to add capacity to their virtual disks.

Feature update[edit]

Parallels Coherence in Exposé

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Build 5160, released on September 11, 2007,[14] added some new features and updated some current features.

The release focused on updates to Coherence, with support for Exposé, window shadows, transparent windows, and the ability to overlap several Windows and Mac windows. Further, Parallels' Image Tool was updated to allow one to change their virtual hard disk format between plain and expanding.Parallels Explorer was updated to allow for one to automatically mount an offline VM hard drive to the Mac desktop. Some new features added are iPhone support in Windows, allowing iTunes in Windows to sync with it.[15] Users can now mirror desktops or other folders. Further, Mac drives can now be mapped by Windows and sound devices can now be changed ‘on the fly’. Up to 2 GB of RAM can be allocated to a virtual machine, with a total of 4 GB of RAM available.[16]

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Use of code from the Wine project[edit]

According to Parallels' Licensing page, Desktop for Mac version 3.0 contains Direct3D code that was originally developed by the Wineopen-source project.[17] Wine software is licensed under the GNU Lesser General Public License, which required Parallels to release the source code. Parallels released the modified source code on July 2, 2007, about 2 weeks after the promised release date.[18] A Parallels spokesman explained the reasons for the delay in a message on the official company blog.[19]

Version 4.0[edit]

Version 4.0, released November 11, 2008,[20] updates its GUI, adds some new features, enhances its performance by up to 50%[21] and consumes 15–30% less power than previous versions.[22] Version 4.0 is the first version that supports both 32-bit and 64-bit guest operating systems. Parallels Desktop 4.0 for Mac's 3D support includes DirectX 9.0, DirectX Pixel Shader 2.0 and OpenGL 2.0[23] as well as 256 MB video memory. It also adds support for 8 GB RAM in a virtual machine and 8-way SMP. Parallels Desktop 4.0 introduces an adaptive hypervisor, which allows users to focus the host computer's resources towards either host or the guest operating system.[24]

Parallels Desktop 4.0 for Mac adds some new features such as:

A fourth viewing mode called Modality,[20] which allows users to scale the size of an active guest operating system on the Mac's desktop

A new screenshot utility called Clips, which lets users take and share screenshots between the host and the guest operating systems.

Start Menu integration and Automatic Windows Notifications on the Apple Menu Bar.

The ability to use select voice commands[25] to remotely control the virtual machine.

The ability to start and stop a virtual machine via the iPhone. (Requires installing an iPhone application from Apple's AppStore.)

Feature update[edit]

Build 3810, released January 9, 2009,[26] includes performance enhancements and features, such as DirectX 9.0 Shaders Model 2 and Vertex Shader support for additional 3D support Intel Streaming SIMD Extensions (SSE4) for better media applications performance. Build 3810 also adds support for running Windows 7 in a VM and for running Mac OS X Snow Leopard Server as either a host or as a guest OS.[27]

Also included are usability features such as the ability to share Windows files by dragging them directly to a Mac application in the Mac Dock. Windows can now also automatically start in the background when a user opens a Windows application on the Mac desktop. Version 4.0 drew criticism for problems upgrading from Version 3.0 shortly after its initial release.[28] Build 3810 also addresses installation and upgrade issues previously experienced with Version 4.0 and introduces the option to enroll in the company's new Customer Experience Program, which lets customers provide information about their preferences and user priorities.

Version 5[edit]

Officially released on November 4, 2009, Parallels Desktop 5 adds several new features, mainly to improve integration with the host OS.

New features include:

3D graphics and speed improvements

Optimized for Mac OS X 10.6 (Snow Leopard)

Support for Windows 7

Theming of Windows applications to make them look like native applications

Support for Multi-Touch gestures (from a trackpad or Magic Mouse) and the Apple Remote

The ability to drag and drop formatted text and images between Windows, Linux, and Mac applications,

The ability for a system administrator to lock down a virtual machine so that users can't change the state of the virtual machine,

Support for OpenGL 2.1 for Linux guest virtual machines.

Support for DirectX 9c with Shader Model 3.

Feature update[edit]

Build 9308, released on December 21, 2009, added some new features.[29]

Linux guest operating systems[edit]

Parallels Tools support Xorg 1.7 in Fedora 12 virtual machines (experimental)

Parallels Tools support Mandriva 2010 (experimental)

OpenSUSE 11.1 installation media auto detection

Virtualization[edit]

Improved performance for USB mass storage.

Windows guest operating systems[edit]

Improved resume from suspend in virtual machines with multiple monitors assigned.

Improved performance for file access via Shared Folders.

3D and video[edit]

Improved performance for video playback in Windows Vista and Windows 7.

Vertical synchronization is now configurable. You can configure these settings using the corresponding option in the virtual machine video configuration page.

Improved 3D performance for the video game Mirror's Edge.

macOS Server guest operating system[edit]

Version 6[edit]

Officially announced on September 9, 2010 and launched on September 14, 2010, Parallel 6 has full 64-bit support for the first time. Parallels claims that Parallels Desktop 6 for Mac '[has] over 80 new and improved features, including speed 40% above the previous version.' Specific new features include:

An all-new 64-bit engine

5.1 Surround Sound support

Better import implementation of VMware, Virtual PC virtual machines and Boot Camp partitions

Improved network, hard drive and Transporter performance

Windows program Spotlight integration

Faster Windows launch time

Enhanced 3D graphics that are 40% better than previous versions

Ability to extend Mac OS X Parental Controls to Windows applications

Ability to use Mac OS X keyboard shortcuts in Windows applications

Enhanced Spaces and Exposé support

Version 7[edit]

Officially announced on September 1, 2011 and released on September 6, 2011, Parallels Desktop 7 adds many new features. These include:

Integration with OS X 10.7.4 'Lion':

Full-screen support

Use of Launchpad for Windows apps

Mission Control support

Lion as a guest OS

Lion animations support

Improved user interface

New standard help and documentation

Shared devices with Mac OS X

Longer battery life

Mac OS X parental controls support

Support for Intel AES-NI encryption

Enhanced performance and 3D graphics

Support for up to 1GB video memory in virtual machine

Enhanced audio support - up to 192 kHz

Surround sound 7.1

Added support for Windows 7

Version 8[edit]

Officially announced August 22, 2012 and released September 4, 2012, Parallels Desktop 8 adds many new features:

OS X 10.8 'Mountain Lion' as a guest OS

Retina resolution can be passed to virtual machines

Windows 7 and Windows 8 automatically optimised for best experience on Retina

Parallels Desktop notifications

Notification Center support for Windows 8 toast notifications

Mountain Lion Dictation in Windows apps

Full screen on demand for Windows applications in Coherence

Presentation Wizard

Open in Internet Explorer button for Safari

Drag & drop file to Outlook in the Dock opens new email with attachment

Multi-language Keyboard Sync in Mac and Windows

Full support for new Modern UI Windows 8 applications (Dock, Mission Control, Launchpad)

Reworked Keyboard shortcuts preferences

Use the standard OS X system preferences to set Parallels Desktop application shortcuts.

Resources (CPU/RAM) monitoring

Indication for VM hard drive space usage

Shared Bluetooth

Improved Virtual Machine boot time/Windows boots time are up to 25% faster than previous version

Pause & resume Windows up to 25% faster than previous version

Input/output (I/O) operations are up to 35% faster than previous version

Games run up to 30% faster than previous version

DirectX 10 support

Full USB 3.0 support for faster connections to peripheral devices for Virtual Machines starting from Parallels Desktop 8.0.18305 <http://kb.parallels.com/en/115008>

Version 9[edit]

Officially announced on August 29, 2013 and released on September 5, 2013, Parallels Desktop 9 for Mac includes these new features and enhancements:

Brings back the 'real' Start menu for Windows 8 and enables Modern apps in separate windows instead of full screen

Power Nap support, so applications stay up-to-date on Retina Display Mac and MacBook Air computers

Thunderbolt and Firewire storage devices are designated to connect to Windows virtual machine

Sticky Multi-monitor setup remembers settings and puts Windows virtual machines back into Full Screen mode on the remote monitor

Sync iCloud, SkyDrive, Dropbox and more without unnecessary duplication of files

Windows apps can launch the OS X Mountain Lion Dictionary with Dictionary gesture

Enhanced integration with MacOS for Linux users

Enhanced New Virtual Machine Wizard makes it easier to set up a new virtual machine, especially on computers without hard drives

PDF printer for Windows to print from any Windows application to a PDF on the Mac desktop, even if the application doesn't have that functionality

Compatibility with OS X 10.9 'Mavericks'

Easily install and access complimentary security software subscriptions from one location

Up to 40% better disk performance than previous versions

Virtual machines shut down up to 25% faster and suspend up to 20% faster than with Parallels Desktop 8

3D graphics and web browsing are 15% faster than in Parallels Desktop 8

Enterprise version:

Set an expiration date for the virtual machine.

Run virtual machines in headless mode.

Start virtual machines on Mac boot.

Version 10[edit]

Released August 20, 2014, Parallels Desktop 10 for Mac includes support for OS X 10.10 'Yosemite'.[31]

Version 11[edit]

Released August 19, 2015, Parallels Desktop 11 for Mac includes support for Windows 10 and is ready for OS X 10.11 'El Capitan'.[33]

Parallels Desktop 11 for Mac is available as a one-time purchase of $79.99 for the Desktop edition, and as an annual subscription of $99.99 for Pro edition.[34] Version 11 has multiple issues with macOS 10.13, High Sierra. The website currently offers a full price upgrade to Version 13 as a correction, effectively making this version obsolete with the macOS upgrades.[35]

Version 12[edit]

Released August 18, 2016.[36]

Version 13[edit]

Released August 22, 2017,[37] Parallels Desktop 13 for Mac provides macOS High Sierra readiness and support for upcoming Windows 10 features. According to Parallels, the new version makes it simple for MacBook Pro users to add Windows applications to the Touch Bar, and to use the Touch Bar within Windows applications. It is also the first solution to bring the upcoming Windows 10 People Bar feature to the Mac, including integration with the Mac Dock and Spotlight. The new version also features up to 100 percent performance improvements for completing certain tasks. The update also brings in a slightly refreshed UI to better match macOS and visual improvements for Windows users on Retina displays.[38]

Version 14[edit]

Released August 21, 2018, Parallels Desktop 14 supports macOS 10.14 'Mojave'.[39]

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Supported operating systems[edit]

Parallels Desktop for Mac Business, Home and Pro Editions requires these versions of MacOS:[40]

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