I've been using Parallels for the past decade. It went from super amazing to crud, back to pretty amazing. The technical capabilities is far beyond (in my opinion, anyway) is much more put together than say VirtualBox.
What I keep waiting for, however, is that Parallels would be able to support Win10 on Apple Silicon (M1). Parallels advertises strongly that you can run Win10 on MacOS Monterey, which seems like they've solved the ARM-based processor challenge. But alas, they still haven't.
Apple is going to leave Parallels in the dust if Parallels doesn't make good use of Rosetta2 M1 emulation to allow users to run Win10. It's worth a shot.
Parallels Desktop 17 for Mac | Run Windows on Mac Virtual Machine Software | 1-Year Subscription [Mac Download] [Old Version]
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Last update: 11-25-2024
About this item
One-year subscription
Seamlessly run Windows applications and games side by side with macOS applications without rebooting your Mac
Optimized for macOS Monterey and Windows 11 to support the latest features and functionality
Run multiple operating systems like Windows, Linux, and macOS at the same time in a virtual machine to efficiently transfer data and share resources
Easily drag and drop text and images from one application to another, between Mac and Windows OSs
Rebuilt and optimized to natively run on Apple M1 and Intel-based Mac devices, improving speed and performance
Seamlessly run Windows applications and games side by side with macOS applications without rebooting your Mac
Optimized for macOS Monterey and Windows 11 to support the latest features and functionality
Run multiple operating systems like Windows, Linux, and macOS at the same time in a virtual machine to efficiently transfer data and share resources
Easily drag and drop text and images from one application to another, between Mac and Windows OSs
Rebuilt and optimized to natively run on Apple M1 and Intel-based Mac devices, improving speed and performance
From the manufacturer
Whether you need to run Windows programs that don’t have Mac versions, or you're making the switch from PC to Mac, Parallels Desktop has you covered.
- Run thousands of Windows apps like Microsoft Office, Internet Explorer, Quicken, QuickBooks, Visual Studio, even graphic intensive games and CAD programs without rebooting
- Works on Macs with Intel and Apple M1 chip
- Easy Set-Up – installation assistant guides you through the process
- Install a new copy of Windows, reuse your existing Boot Camp installation or migrate Windows applications from a PC (Intel only)
- Share files and folders, copy and paste & drag and drop between Mac and Windows applications
- Bonus: Over 30 one-touch tools—clean your drive, take screenshots, download a video, and more—all with just a single click
- Optimized for the latest Windows 11 updates and macOS 12 Monterey (when released)
Parallels Desktop lets you use Windows side-by-side with macOS on your Mac without rebooting.
System Requirements
- Mac computer with Apple M1 chip, Intel Core 2 Duo, Core i3/i5/i7/i9/M or Xeon processor
- macOS 12 Monterey (when released), macOS 11 Big Sur, macOS 10.15 Catalina
- Minimum 4 GB of RAM, 16 GB recommended
- 600 MB for Parallels Desktop application installation (+ Additional disk space for the guest operating system) -- SSD drive recommended for better performance
- Apple M1 chip GPU, Intel, AMD Radeon or NVIDIA graphics card
- Supported Guest Operating Systems: (see the full detailed list on the Parallels website)
- Mac with Intel processor: Only x86 versions of operating systems are supported.
- Windows 11 (when released) and older Windows versions, Windows Server, Ubuntu Linux, Fedora, CentOS, Kali, macOS in a virtual machine, and more
- Mac with Apple M1 chip: Only ARM versions of operating systems are supported.
- Windows 11 (when released) and Windows 10 on ARM Insider Preview, Ubuntu Linux, Fedora Workstation, Debian GNU/Linux, Kali Linux, and more
- Mac with Intel processor: Only x86 versions of operating systems are supported.
Top reviews from the United States
Brian M. Murphree
Parallels is awesome, but...No Win10 on Apple M1
Reviewed in the United States on August 2, 2022MCB
If you're not a DP MANAGER, DON'T BUY THIS PRODUCT!!!! NO PHONE SUPPORT
Reviewed in the United States on December 29, 2021C.H.
complete piece of shame
Reviewed in the United States on May 22, 2022
C.H.
Reviewed in the United States on May 22, 2022
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