FASTER performance means you’re in the lead

Want your Apple computer to run Windows programs on the Mac OS — without needing to reboot? Leave Boot Camp in the dust and switch seamlessly between Mac and Windows. Get higher speed, control and stability on your Mac with Parallels Desktop 5 for Mac.

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Get going fast — simply and quickly

Don’t waste a minute. Setting up Parallels Desktop for Mac is simple and quick – so you can quickly start running your Windows applications at lightning speed!

• New! 1-2-3 Go — Install Windows 7, Vista or XP just three easy clicks
• Lightning fast — Enjoy virtual machines that run three times faster than our previous version
• Enhanced! Optimized for speed — Run it on Mac OS X 10.6 Snow Leopard, including 64-bit Snow Leopard
• Enhanced! Parallels Transporter — Quickly and easily migrate your entire Windows or Linux system (or 3^rd-party VM) to your Mac
• Instant access — Get instant access to your files, folders and data across Windows and Mac OS X with SmartX technologies

Turbo-charge your performance

Drive performance with our turbo-charged virtualization engine and enhanced support for the latest virtualization technology.

• New! Next-gen virtualization — Enjoy maximum performance that the latest Intel VT-x2 virtualization technologies provide
• Unmatched performance — Fully utilize Mac hardware to maximize Windows speed and virtual machine performance
• New! Parallels Compressor — Automatically reclaims hard disk space when not being used, keeping your virtual machine optimized
• Enhanced! Enjoy faster USB transfer speeds

Seamlessly run them side-by-side

Run Windows programs like they were native to your Mac. Enjoy the best of both worlds — Windows and Mac OS X — on one seamless desktop.

• Enhanced! Best-in-class integration — Quickly find all of your Windows apps in the new Windows applications folder in the Dock
• New! Full support for Aero and Flip 3D — the premium desktop graphics experience in Windows 7 and Vista with OpenGL 2.1 support
• On-demand Power — Adaptive Hypervisor automatically optimizes performance as you move between operating systems
• Smart Auto Start — Define specific VMs to automatically boot during startup for faster access
• Smart Shared Folders — Over a network or on your desktop, share data, files, and folders between Windows and Mac OS X

Enjoy blazing fast games and graphics

Parallels was the first to bring Windows 3D straight to your Mac. Now you can enjoy up to 7 times better graphics performance than our previous version!

• New! Windows 3D Graphics — Run games and 3D graphics applications with DirectX 9Ex with Shader Model 3 and OpenGL 2.1 support for optimal performance
• New! OpenGL 2.1 support for Linux guest Oss — Parallels Desktop is the FIRST virtualization product for the Mac to provide the full Linux 3D experience, side-by-side with your Mac, complete with Compiz
• Maximum Video Performance — 256 MB video RAM support drives faster, smoother video output
• QuickClick — Enjoy faster, smooth response to user interaction