Power up your Mac to run Windows on a virtual desktop, plus get access to more than 200,000 of its apps to work, develop, study, test, and play using Parallels Desktop, which is optimized and ready for macOS Sonoma 14, but will work with macOS High Sierra 10.14.6 or later. Backed by a 1-year license, this fast, user-friendly, and powerful application is designed for running Windows on a Mac without needing to reboot and supports both Apple Silicon and Intel devices. You'll be able to use advanced features and enhanced functionality designed for developers, creators, and power users to maximize performance and unlock the full power of your Mac.
This purchase will give users access to the latest version of Parallels Desktop.
For Home
Run thousands of Windows applications on your Mac, including Windows-exclusive games.
For School
Supercharge your education. Access the Windows apps and other software you need on your Mac.
For Work
Unlock the full power of Microsoft Office 365 Suite and other business-critical apps.
For Power Users
Advanced features and enhanced functionality designed for developers, creators, and power users.
Optimized and Ready for macOS Sonoma
Parallels Desktop is optimized for macOS Sonoma, offering enhanced printing options through the Internet Printing Protocol (IPP). This optimization provides a more immersive experience when running macOS virtual machines on Mac computers with Apple Silicon, including improved shared printing on those devices.
Download, Install, and Configure Windows 11 On Your Mac In Two Clicks
With Parallels Desktop, you can effortlessly set up your system. There's no need to source a Windows Image or grapple with installation and configuration. It's simplicity at its finest.
Experience a Perfect Synergy Between macOS and Windows
Use your Mac camera, microphone, trackpad, sound, display, keyboard, and mouse with Windows. Enable USB Windows-only devices like printers and scanners; connect your Android phone and many other devices.
Smoother Integration Allows You to Be More Productive
- Effortlessly move and share content between Mac and Windows with seamless integration.
- Use Windows apps side-by-side with Mac apps with Windows desktop hidden.
- Easily access your Mac files in Windows to avoid duplicates and optimize disk space usage.
And So Much More
- Polished and intuitive user experience.
- Improved optimization and performance.
- Subscriptions include Parallels Toolbox and 24/7 support.
Choose Your View
Make Windows invisible while still using its applications in Coherence Mode, or if you're new to Mac you can set Windows in full screen.
Drag and Drop Files and Images Between Windows and Mac Apps
Transfer files between operating systems without the need for external devices or complicated steps, improving productivity and making it more convenient to work with both operating systems.
Open Files On Finder with Windows
Directly access and open files stored on your Mac within the Windows environment, providing a seamless integration between the two platforms and allowing you to leverage the capabilities of Windows applications while conveniently accessing and manipulating files from your Mac's Finder.
Play Windows-Exclusive Games On Your Mac
Play many classic Windows-exclusive games on your Mac, including Roblox, League of Legends, Minecraft, Half-Life 2, Age of Empires series, Fortnite, Fall Guys, Rocket League, and many more, with support for up to DirectX 11.
More Developer Tools
Visual Studio Code
Use Parallels' free Visual Studio Code extension and control your virtual machines without leaving your IDE. You can create custom VMs with your addons or just control the state of the existing ones, like, for example, start, stop, suspend, and pause.
Command Line Interface
Use (prlctl, prlsrvctl), to control Parallels Desktop for Mac and virtual machines, their settings, and their configuration. Autocompletion for prlctl and prlsrvctl commands in zsh. Allow passing arguments to VM applications and zsh_completions should be installed on your Mac.
Packer/Vagrant
Download the ready-to-use Parallels virtual machines using Vagrant Parallels Provider. Or create your own boxes and share with your colleagues using Parallels BUilder for Packer by resuing Packer templates provided by Parallels and simplify onboarding.
Kubernetes via Minikube
Turn your Mac into a local Kubernetes Cluster with the Minikube drive for Parallels.
Jenkins
Using Paralles' free Visual Studio Code extension and control your virtual machines without leaving your IDE. You can create custom VMs with your addons or just control the state of the existing ones, like, for example, start, stop, suspend, and pause.
Nested Hyper-V Support
Parallels desktop provides nest virtualization support (Nested VT-x) that enables you to run Hyper-V and other types of virtual machines and emulators inside (Intel Macs only).
Use Parallels' free Visual Studio Code extension and control your virtual machines without leaving your IDE. You can create custom VMs with your addons or just control the state of the existing ones, like, for example, start, stop, suspend, and pause.
Command Line Interface
Use (prlctl, prlsrvctl), to control Parallels Desktop for Mac and virtual machines, their settings, and their configuration. Autocompletion for prlctl and prlsrvctl commands in zsh. Allow passing arguments to VM applications and zsh_completions should be installed on your Mac.
Packer/Vagrant
Download the ready-to-use Parallels virtual machines using Vagrant Parallels Provider. Or create your own boxes and share with your colleagues using Parallels BUilder for Packer by resuing Packer templates provided by Parallels and simplify onboarding.
Kubernetes via Minikube
Turn your Mac into a local Kubernetes Cluster with the Minikube drive for Parallels.
Jenkins
Using Paralles' free Visual Studio Code extension and control your virtual machines without leaving your IDE. You can create custom VMs with your addons or just control the state of the existing ones, like, for example, start, stop, suspend, and pause.
Nested Hyper-V Support
Parallels desktop provides nest virtualization support (Nested VT-x) that enables you to run Hyper-V and other types of virtual machines and emulators inside (Intel Macs only).
Exciting Capabilities In the Latest Version
Start an SSH Session
Quickly start an SSH session with your VM. This command requires and SSH server running on your VM; calls 'ssh' command in Terminal.
Open In Browser
Open and test your website in one click.
Start Debugging Session
Start a debugging session directly from Parallels Desktop.
Note: Parallels Desktop supports lldb as a debugging front end. It should be installed with the XCode command in line tools or XCode.
Generate a Core Dump
Generate the VM memory dump.
Quickly start an SSH session with your VM. This command requires and SSH server running on your VM; calls 'ssh
Open In Browser
Open and test your website in one click.
Start Debugging Session
Start a debugging session directly from Parallels Desktop.
Note: Parallels Desktop supports lldb as a debugging front end. It should be installed with the XCode command in line tools or XCode.
Generate a Core Dump
Generate the VM memory dump.
Features
- Includes major updates to support new versions of macOS, Windows, Linux, and new Mac models
- 8GB of vRAM for each VM
- Up to 4 vCPUs for each VM (up to 22 CPU on a Mac with Apple Silicon [M2 Ultra])
- Experience Windows as if it was designed for Mac: use Mac files, keyboard, trackpad, camera & mic, sound, graphics, Touch ID, and many more
- Run thousands of Windows applications such as Microsoft Office 365, accounting software, trading software, SAP, Matlab, and more
- Premium 24/7 phone and email support via a separate subscription
Minimum System Requirements
Operating System
macOS Sonoma 14.0 or newer
macOS Ventura 13.2 or newer
macOS Monterey 12.6 or newer
macOS Big Sur 11.7 or newer
macOS Catalina 10.15.7 or newer
macOS Mojave 10.14.6 or newer
Processor
Any Apple Silicon chip, Intel Core i5, i7, or i9, Intel Core M, or Xeon processor
Memory
4GB of RAM
Storage
600MB for Parallels Desktop application installation and additional space for the guest OS, including 16GB minimum for Windows
Graphics
Apple M3, M3 Pro, M3 Max, M2, M2 Pro, M2 Max, M2 Ultra, M1, M1 Pro, M1 Max, and M1 Ultra chips, plus Intel, AMD Radeon, or NVIDIA graphics cards
macOS Sonoma 14.0 or newer
macOS Ventura 13.2 or newer
macOS Monterey 12.6 or newer
macOS Big Sur 11.7 or newer
macOS Catalina 10.15.7 or newer
macOS Mojave 10.14.6 or newer
Processor
Any Apple Silicon chip, Intel Core i5, i7, or i9, Intel Core M, or Xeon processor
Memory
4GB of RAM
Storage
600MB for Parallels Desktop application installation and additional space for the guest OS, including 16GB minimum for Windows
Graphics
Apple M3, M3 Pro, M3 Max, M2, M2 Pro, M2 Max, M2 Ultra, M1, M1 Pro, M1 Max, and M1 Ultra chips, plus Intel, AMD Radeon, or NVIDIA graphics cards
Recommended System Requirements
Operating System
macOS Sonoma 14.0 or newer
macOS Ventura 13.2 or newer
macOS Monterey 12.6 or newer
macOS Big Sur 11.7 or newer
macOS Catalina 10.15.7 or newer
macOS Mojave 10.14.6 or newer
Processor
Apple Me, M3 Pro, M3 Max, M2, M2 Pro, M2 Max, M2 Ultra, M1 Pro, M1 Max, and M1 Ultra chips, Intel Core i5, Core i7, Core i9, or Xeon processor
Memory
16GB of RAM
Storage
600MB for Parallels Desktop application installation and additional space for the guest OS, including 16GB minimum for Windows
Graphics
Apple M3, M3 Pro, M3 Max, M2, M2 Pro, M2 Max, M2 Ultra, M1, M1 Pro, M1 Max, and M1 Ultra chips, plus AMD Radeon Pro graphics cards
macOS Sonoma 14.0 or newer
macOS Ventura 13.2 or newer
macOS Monterey 12.6 or newer
macOS Big Sur 11.7 or newer
macOS Catalina 10.15.7 or newer
macOS Mojave 10.14.6 or newer
Processor
Apple Me, M3 Pro, M3 Max, M2, M2 Pro, M2 Max, M2 Ultra, M1 Pro, M1 Max, and M1 Ultra chips, Intel Core i5, Core i7, Core i9, or Xeon processor
Memory
16GB of RAM
Storage
600MB for Parallels Desktop application installation and additional space for the guest OS, including 16GB minimum for Windows
Graphics
Apple M3, M3 Pro, M3 Max, M2, M2 Pro, M2 Max, M2 Ultra, M1, M1 Pro, M1 Max, and M1 Ultra chips, plus AMD Radeon Pro graphics cards
Supported Guest Operating Systems
Mac with Apple Silicon (Only ARM Versions of Operating Systems are Supported)
- Windows 11 Pro and Enterprise (recommended)
- Ubuntu Linux 23.04, 22.04, 21.10, 21.04, 20.10, 20.04
- Fedora Workstation 38, 37, 36, 35, 34, 33-1.2
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9
- Debian GNU/Linux 12, 11, and 10
- Kali Linux 2023.1, 2022.2, 2022.1, 2021.3
- CentOS Stream 9
- macOS 12 Monterey (in-app download)
- macOS Ventura 13 (in-app download)
- macOS Sonoma 14 (in-app download)
- Windows 11 (recommended)
- Windows 10
- Windows Server 2022
- Windows Server 2019
- Windows Server 2016
- Windows Server 2012 R2
- Boot2Docker
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) 9,8 and 7
- CentOS Linux 9 Stream, 8, 7
- Fedora Linux 38 and 37
- Ubuntu 23.04, 22.04 LTS, 21.10, 21.04, 20.04 LTS, 18.04 LTS, 16.04 LTS
- Debian GNU/Linux 11, 10
- Suse Linux Enterprise 15
- OpenSUSE Linux 15.5 and 15.4
- Linux Mint 20
- Kali 2023.1, 2022.2, 2022.1, 2020.2, 2019, 2018
- Elementary OS 7
- Manjaro 22 and 21
- Mageia 8
- Gentoo Linux
- Solaris 11 and 10
- openBSD 6
- FreeBSD 12 and 11
- openVZ 7
- eComStation 2 and 1.2
- ReactOS 0.4
- Android OS (in-app download only)
- macOS Ventura 13
- macOS Monterey 12
- macOS Big Sur 11
- macOS Catalina 10.15
- macOS Catalina 10.14.x
- macOS Mojave 10.14.x
- macOS High Sierra 10.13.x
- macOS Sierra 10.12.x
- macOS El Capitan 10.11.x
- macOS Yosemite 10.10.x
- macOS Mavericks 10.9.x
- macOS Mountain Lion 10.8.x
- macOS Lion 10.7.x
- macOS Lion Server 10.7.x
- macOS Snow Leopard Server 10.6.x
- macOS Leopard Server 10.5.x
- and many more...
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