Parallels Desktop for Mac Features

Easy to get started

  • Installation Assistant helps you get Windows installed and running in only 3 clicks.

  • Parallels Transporter lets you to migrate your entire existing Windows or Linux PC system to your Mac in just a few simple steps. Now you can even use FireWire!

Easy to Use

  • Coherence lets you to run Windows programs just like native Mac applications! Now with Apple Exposé and Transparent Windows support.

  • Enhanced! Open Windows files with Mac apps and Mac files with Windows apps using Parallels SmartSelect.

  • New! Access user-defined Shared Folders in SmartSelect – instead of All Mac disks or home folders.

  • Sync your Apple iPhone to your Windows virtual machine.

  • Drag-and-drop and copy-and-paste between OS X and Windows.

  • Windows Desktop, My Documents, and My Music now mirror the contents of your Mac’s Home Directory.

  • Three viewing modes let you view Windows the way you want.

  • VM catalog enables you to easily organize and manage multiple virtual machines.

  • ‘Bulletproof’ your VM from mishaps and Windows system crashes with Parallels Snapshots. Create multiple snapshots and revert to any snapshot at any time.

  • Control the level of integration between Windows and OS X with Parallels Security Manager.

  • Create and configure shared folders ‘on the fly’.

  • Use two identical CD/DVD drives in your Parallels virtual machine.

  • Automatically mount your virtual machine’s hard drive on the Mac desktop for instant access to all of your files, regardless of their OS.

  • Map Mac folders to Windows letter drives for quick and easy access to your favorite files from either OS.

It just works!

  • Enhanced! Improved MacBook Air support for optimized functionality.

  • Enhanced Mac OS X Leopard support means even faster, smoother OS integration.

  • Run select PC-only 3D games and graphics applications.

  • ‘Plug and play’ your favorite USB 2.0, USB 1.1, and other peripheral devices.

  • Access your VM’s files and folders straight from the Mac desktop, even if your virtual machine is shut down or suspended, with Parallels Explorer. Now with Unicode Support!

  • Change your virtual hard disk’s format and increase the size of your virtual drive with Parallels Image Tool.

Powerful and Efficient

  • Parallels Desktop leads the industry as the most powerful desktop virtualization software, taking 100% advantage of Intel VT and delivering lighting-fast speed and rock-solid stability.

  • Use a Windows XP or Vista Boot Camp partition as a virtual hard drive in your Parallels virtual machine. No need for separate installations of Windows for Boot Camp and Parallels!

  • Support for the entire Windows family, any distribution of Linux, FreeBSD, Sun Solaris, OS/2 Warp, MS DOS, and more. Click here for a complete list.

  • Run Parallels Compressor® to improve virtual machine performance and save valuable disk space.

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