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A single seamless, secure, and powerful platform that unites Mac and Windows environments, streamlines IT management, and boosts the productivity of remote teams

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Features	Standard Edition	Pro Edition	Business Edition	Enterprise
Basics: Run thousands of Windows applications such as Microsoft Office 365, accounting software, trading software, SAP, Matlab, and more.
Get major updates to support new versions of macOS, Windows, Linux, and new Mac models	Subscription only
Run professional graphics-intensive Windows applications and powerful virtual machines	8 GB vRAM, 4 vCPUs *	128 GB vRAM, 32 vCPUs	128 GB vRAM, 32 vCPUs	128 GB vRAM, 32 vCPUs
Develop, automate, test, and debug software in Windows, Linux and macOS
New Parallels AI package for developers and education		(Available for download until 12/31/25)
New Automate CI/CD workflows with Parallels DevOps
24/7 phone, chat, and email support	Subscription only
Premium support, Account manager, Onboarding with System Engineers
Single volume license, access to License Portal, ability to create sublicense keys, multiple administrators.
Business-friendly billing. Extra seats are prorated. Option to get PO, quote to Cart.
Provisioning with Mac Management tools or Parallels deployment package
IT-configured Windows "smart” declarative Image in Parallels Desktop Interface			**
New Management portal for deployment and control, policies, and monitoring and managing of users’ virtual machines
Per-user licensing option with SSO/SAML/SCIM integration
Access to security documentation and questionnaires
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* Maximum Virtual RAM and CPUs per virtual machine
** The functionality will remain in the Business Edition for some time but will be removed in the future. Please consider upgrading to the Enterprise Edition if this functionality is crucial for you. Contact your account manager for more details.

Standard Edition
Basics: Run thousands of Windows applications such as Microsoft Office 365, accounting software, trading software, SAP, Matlab, and more.
Get major updates to support new versions of macOS, Windows, Linux, and new Mac models	Subscription only
Run professional graphics-intensive Windows applications and powerful virtual machines	8 GB vRAM, 4 vCPUs *
24/7 phone, chat, and email support	Subscription only
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Pro Edition All the Standard Edition features PLUS:
Basics: Run thousands of Windows applications such as Microsoft Office 365, accounting software, trading software, SAP, Matlab, and more.
Get major updates to support new versions of macOS, Windows, Linux, and new Mac models
Run professional graphics-intensive Windows applications and powerful virtual machines	128 GB vRAM, 32 vCPUs
Develop, automate, test, and debug software in Windows, Linux and macOS
New Parallels AI package for developers and education	(Available for download until 12/31/25)
24/7 phone, chat, and email support
Buy now Upgrade
Upgrade

Business Edition All the Standard and Pro Edition features PLUS:
New Parallels AI package for developers and education
New Automate CI/CD workflows with Parallels DevOps
Single volume license, access to License Portal, ability to create sublicense keys, multiple administrators
Business-friendly billing. Extra seats are prorated. Option to get PO, quote to Cart
Provisioning with Mac Management tools or Parallels deployment package
IT-configured Windows "smart” declarative Image in Parallels Desktop Interface	**
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Enterprise All the Standard, Pro and Business Edition features PLUS:
Premium support, Account manager, Onboarding with System Engineers
New Management portal for deployment and control, policies, and monitoring and managing of users’ virtual machines
Per-user licensing option with SSO/SAML/SCIM integration
Access to security documentation and questionnaires
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Case studies

"Employees of MaibornWolff, a software development and IT consulting company in Germany, preferred to use MacBook computers. MaibornWolff wanted to use these computers with the same Microsoft Office version that was already deployed across the organization. With Parallels Desktop Business Edition, MaibornWolff employees can now use Microsoft Office on their MacBook devices."

"The travel agency TravelEssence, which had exclusively invested in Apple computers, was looking for a solution to conveniently use its key Windows applications. Parallels Desktop for Mac offered the ideal combination of outstanding performance, user-friendliness, and reliability."

"With activities spanning the world, POOLgroup was looking for a solution to use their enterprise resource planning (ERP) system which was only available on Windows together with custom applications on Mac devices. With Parallels Desktop Business Edition, users can now switch between operating systems on the fly without needing to reboot."

Run most applications including Microsoft Office, accounting software, trading software, SAP, Matlab, and more.

Operating system

macOS Sequoia 15.0 or newer
macOS Sonoma 14.5 or newer
macOS Ventura 13.2 or newer
macOS Monterey 12.6 or newer
macOS Big Sur 11.7 or newer^[1]
macOS Catalina 10.15.7 or newer^[1]
macOS Mojave 10.14.6 or newer^[1]

Processor

Any Apple silicon chip

Intel Core i5, Core i7, Core i9, Intel Core M or Xeon processor

Memory

4 GB of RAM

Storage

600 MB for Parallels Desktop application installation

Additional disk space for the guest operating system (at least 16 GB is required for Windows OS)

Graphics

Any Apple silicon chip

Intel, AMD Radeon, or NVIDIA graphics cards

^[1] — an earlier product version is installed

For graphics-intensive applications, high loads, and running multiple virtual machines.

Operating system

macOS Sequoia 15.0 or newer
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^[1]
macOS Catalina 10.15.7 or newer^[1]
macOS Mojave 10.14.6 or newer^[1]

Processor

Any Apple silicon chip

Intel Core i5, Core i7, Core i9 or Xeon processor

Memory

16 GB of RAM or more

Storage

600 MB for Parallels Desktop application installation

Additional disk space for the guest operating system(s) (at least 16 GB is required for Windows OS)

Graphics

Any Apple silicon chip

AMD Radeon Pro graphics card

^[1] — an earlier product version is installed

Supported guest operating systems

Supported guest operating systems (Mac with Apple silicon):

Only Arm versions of operating systems are supported.

Windows 11 Pro and Enterprise editions (recommended)
Windows Server 2025 (when released)
Ubuntu Linux 24.04, 23.04, 22.04, 21.10, 21.04, 20.10, 20.04
Fedora Workstation 40, 39
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9
Debian GNU/Linux 12, 11
Kali Linux 2024.2, 2023.1, 2022.2, 2022.1, 2021.3
CentOS Stream 9
macOS Monterey 12 (in-app download)
macOS Ventura 13 (in-app download)
macOS Sonoma 14 (in-app download)
macOS Sequoia 15 (in-app download)

Supported guest operating systems (Mac with Intel processors):

Only x86 versions of operating systems are supported.

Windows 11 (recommended)
Windows 10^[1]
Windows Server 2025 (when released)
Windows Server 2022
Windows Server 2019
Windows Server 2016

Boot2Docker
Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) 9,8 and 7
CentOS Linux 9 Stream, 8, 7
Fedora Linux 40, 39
Ubuntu 24.04, 23.04, 22.04 LTS, 21.10, 21.04, 20.04 LTS, 18.04 LTS, 16.04 LTS
Debian GNU/Linux 12, 11
Suse Linux Enterprise 15
OpenSUSE Linux 15.5 and 15.4
Linux Mint 20
Kali 2024.2, 2023.1, 2022.2, 2022.1
Elementary OS 7
Manjaro 22 and 21
Mageia 8
Gentoo Linux^[2]
openBSD 6^[2]
FreeBSD 12 and 11^[2]
openVZ 7
eComStation 2 and 1.2^[2]
ReactOS 0.4^[2]
Android OS (in-app download only)
macOS Sequoia 15.0^[3]
macOS Sonoma 14.0^[3]
macOS Ventura 13.0^[3]
macOS Monterey 12.0^[3]
macOS Big Sur 11.0^[3]
macOS Catalina 10.15^[3]
macOS Mojave 10.14.x^[3]
macOS High Sierra 10.13.x^[3]
macOS Sierra 10.12.x^[3]
OS X El Capitan 10.11.x^[3]
OS X Yosemite 10.10.x^[3]
OS X Mavericks 10.9.x^[3]
and many more...
[1] — Only the 64-bit version is supported.
[2] — Parallels Tools are not available for this operating system.
[3] — Requires a Mac computer that supports the operating system as a host OS.
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Note: Support for legacy Windows OS versions (2000, XP, Vista, 7, 8/8.1, Windows Server 2012 R2) is limited. Learn more at KB 129252.
Parallels Desktop for Mac emulates PC hardware, so operating systems that are not included in this list can work as well. You can download the Parallels Desktop trial and install an operating system of your choice. If that OS doesn’t work and you believe it should be supported, let us know in the Parallels Forum.
To learn more about the limitations of running Windows 11 in Parallels Desktop, please visit KB 129497.

For information about supported Linux kernel versions, please visit KB 129963.

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Parallels Desktop for Mac Business Edition

Jumpstart your AI journey today with the Parallels AI package for developers

For companies and organizations

For IT teams

For managers

A single seamless, secure, and powerful platform that unites Mac and Windows environments, streamlines IT management, and boosts the productivity of remote teams

Deliver the most seamless
solution for running
Windows on a Mac

Jumpstart your organization's AI journey

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Case studies

Trusted by well-known organizations.

System requirements

Operating system

Processor

Memory

Storage

Graphics

Operating system

Processor

Memory

Storage

Graphics

Supported guest operating systems (Mac with Apple silicon):

Supported guest operating systems (Mac with Intel processors):

Why buy from Parallels

30-day money back guarantee

Live support

Authorized by Microsoft

Extra value

Parallels Desktop for Mac Business Edition

Jumpstart your AI journey today with the Parallels AI package for developers

For companies and organizations

For IT teams

For managers

A single seamless, secure, and powerful platform that unites Mac and Windows environments, streamlines IT management, and boosts the productivity of remote teams

Deliver the most seamlesssolution for runningWindows on a Mac

Jumpstart your organization's AI journey

Admin Capabilities

Compare editions

Case studies

Trusted by well-known organizations.

System requirements

Operating system

Processor

Memory

Storage

Graphics

Operating system

Processor

Memory

Storage

Graphics

Supported guest operating systems (Mac with Apple silicon):

Supported guest operating systems (Mac with Intel processors):

Why buy from Parallels

30-day money back guarantee

Live support

Authorized by Microsoft

Extra value

Deliver the most seamless
solution for running
Windows on a Mac