Additional disk space for virtual machines (varies on the operating system installed) A discrete AMD Radeon graphics card for running graphics-intensive applications

SSD is recommended for best performance 500 MB of disk space on the boot volume (Macintosh HD) for Parallels Desktop application 4 GB of memory (8 GB recommended/16 GB for best performance) Note: At the moment Parallels Desktop functions only on Macs with Intel processors. Late 2011 or newer Mac with Intel processor macOS Big Sur 11.0, macOS Catalina 10.15, macOS Mojave 10.14, macOS High Sierra 10.13, macOS Sierra 10.12

Windows 10, Windows 8, Windows 7, Windows Vista®, and XP With Parallels Desktop App Store Edition, you can run the following operating systems in a virtual machine on your Mac:

Note: Microsoft Windows is not included and must be purchased separately. There is a fully functional 14-day trial, so you can test Parallels Desktop before you commit. Running virtual machines requires an in-app purchase of an auto-renewable subscription (1 year). Powerful performance lets you run common Windows applications-like Microsoft Edge, Microsoft Office, Quicken®, Visio or Microsoft® Visual Studio - or easily run the most demanding applications, such as modern Windows games on your Mac (Parallels Desktop is the first app in the world that supported DirectX® 11 in virtual machines).Ĭreating and editing virtual machine configurations is available for free. Installation Assistant helps you to get up and running in a few minutes. Note: It is not recommended that existing Parallels Desktop® for Mac users move to Parallels Desktop App Store Edition.

What does Parallels Desktop do? Parallels Desktop® for Mac is the fastest, easiest, and most powerful application for running Windows® on a Mac®-without rebooting.īrought to you by the world-class developers of the #1-rated Mac virtualization software.

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