Upgrade to the latest version of Parallels Desktop for Mac

Parallels Desktop 8 for Mac unites your Windows and Mac worlds into one harmonious whole. Run Mac OS X Mountain Lion as a guest, and enjoy Retina display support for Windows and Windows applications. Our most powerful version yet, Parallels Desktop 8 lets you blend your Windows and Mac worlds seamlessly so that you can focus on the important stuff. 

Easy to install on MacBook Air!

We love the MacBook Air, too. And it’s easy to install Parallels Desktop. Just download the software and use your product activation key. You’ll have great performance!

Enhanced! Mac OS X Guest support

Parallels Desktop 8 for Mac works with Mountain Lion, the latest Mac OS X. From Multi-Touch gestures, Mission Control, Full Screen support, Launchpad integration and more, Parallels Desktop makes it feel like your Windows applications were made for Mac.

Mountain Lion integration includes:

  • Full screen support for Windows applications
  • Use of Launchpad for Windows apps
  • Mission Control support
  • Mountain Lion as a guest OS 
  • Mountain Lion gestures support 
  • Retina display support for Windows
  • Notification Center support for Parallels Desktop and Windows alerts
New! Presentation Wizard

The new Presentation Wizard allows you to easily and beautifully show presentations from your Mac on any external monitor or projector.

New! Open in Internet Explorer button

Switch from Safari to the same page in Internet Explorer with a single click when you need to view a page that doesn't render well.

New! Mountain Lion Dictation in Windows apps

Speak, don't type - Use Mountain Lion's new Dictation tool across both Windows and Mac applications

New! Drag & drop attachments to Outlook

Simply drag & drop files from the desktop onto the Dock icon for Outlook for Windows to attach them to a new email

New! Multi-language Keyboard Sync

Keyboard language changes made on the Mac automatically sync in Windows to simplify switching languages

New! Consolidated Notification Center

Integration of Windows notifications into the Mountain Lion Notification Center makes it easy to stay updated on Windows virtual machine operations as well as alerts from Windows 8 Mail and Messenger Metro apps.

New! Shared Bluetooth

Seamlessly share Bluetooth devices between Mac and Windows just like you do with your FaceTime HD camera.

Enhanced! Longer battery life

Now, running Parallels Desktop 8 for Mac has improved battery life so that you can be on the go longer without having to recharge.

Full support for Windows 8

Enjoy full support for Windows 8.  Enjoy "Metro-style" apps in full screen or Coherence, a Windows 'launchpad' to manage your apps and full copy & paste and drag & drop integration once Windows 8 is available.

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