Graphic and resource hungry Windows applications run effortlessly without slowing down your MacBook®, iMac®, Mac mini®, or Mac Pro®.

Run it all without compromise—Microsoft Office, Visual Studio®, Quicken® and QuickBooks™ for Windows, Access, Project, Autodesk Revit® and Inventor, CorelDRAW, ArcGIS, Visio, Internet Explorer, Adobe Photoshop®, and more!

Use Mac and Windows applications side-by-side (no restarting required). Launch and access Windows applications right from the Dock, and easily drag and drop and copy and paste between them. If you're new to Mac, you can keep the familiar Windows experience in full screen.







“Of all the ways to run Windows on a Mac, Parallels Desktop is my favorite because it just works. It's fast, it's reliable, and there's no need to futz about with confusing setting or convoluted setup processes.”
– Adrian Kingsley-Hughes, ZDNet
“Unlike Apple’s Boot Camp, Parallels lets you run both operating systems at the same time.”
– Larry Magid, Forbes
”Parallels Desktop is the easiest, fastest, and most tightly integrated app for running Windows apps or the Windows desktop in Apple OS X.”
–Edward Mendelson, PCMag.com
“It’s always been astonishing that it’s faster to start up a Parallels PC than a real one. On my MacBook Air, I’m up and running in Windows six seconds after I double-click the Parallels icon.”
– David Pogue, Yahoo Tech
“The latest version of Parallels, the popular Windows virtualization tool for Mac OS X, almost feels like its trolling Apple.”
– Engadget
“The software has been iterating over a decade and now makes Windows feel like part of the MacOS. You can also virtualize Linux, Android, and just about anything that runs on Intel chips including another instance of MacOS – great for testing macOS Betas!”
–9to5Mac
Choose your existing Windows, Linux, Ubuntu, or Boot Camp® installation or download Windows 10 on your Mac within Parallels Desktop and get started within minutes.
Choose your view. Make Windows invisible while still using its applications, or keep the familiar Windows background and controls on your Mac.
We make it easy to get all of your files, applications, browser bookmarks, and more from your PC to your Mac—just follow the setup assistant.
Reuse your existing Boot Camp installation. Converting a virtual machine from Boot Camp is easier and more intuitive than ever.
Add Windows applications to Touch Bar™ for instant access and customization.
Connect all your USB, Thunderbolt, and FireWire devices with Windows. Pair your Bluetooth and printer to work with both Windows and macOS.
Select productivity, games, design, or development, and Parallels Desktop for Mac will optimize your VM settings and performance for you.
Parallels Desktop® for Mac Pro Edition gives your virtual machines more processing power. Run even the most demanding applications with up to 128 GB vRAM and 32 vCPUs per virtual machine.
Keep IT in control of end user licenses and Windows virtual machines with a Unified Volume License Key, centralized license management, and advanced security features in our Business Edition.
Includes Parallels® Toolbox for Mac and Windows, with over 30 one-touch tools: clean your drive, secure private files, take screenshots, download a video, and more—all with a single click.
* Available with Pro and Business Edition subscriptions
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| Ready for macOS High Sierra | |||
| Download and install Windows 10 in one click | |||
| Retina support for Windows applications | |||
| Includes over 30 one-touch tools, including top-rated Presentation Mode and Download Video | |||
| Customize Touch Bar for Windows applications | |||
| Microsoft Visual Studio Plug-in | |||
| Additional features for software developers, web developers, and testers | |||
| Advanced networking tools | |||
| Support for business cloud services | |||
| Centralized administration and management | |||
| Unified Volume License Key for mass deployment | |||
| Advanced Security features for IT | |||
| Virtual RAM/Virtual CPUs for each VM | 8 GB vRAM 4 vCPUs for each VM |
128 GB vRAM 32 vCPUs for each VM |
128 GB vRAM 32 vCPUs for each VM |
| Premium 24/7 phone and email support | For up to 30 days after activation |
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It’s always been astonishing that it’s faster to start up Windows on a Mac with Parallels than a real PC. On my MacBook Air, I’m up and running in Windows in six seconds after I double-click the Parallels icon.
David Pogue
Founder of Yahoo Tech
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To add Windows or another operating system to your Mac, Parallels Desktop creates a “virtual machine,” or a virtual copy of a computer, inside you Mac. You can then install Windows in the virtual machine, just as you would install any operating system on a regular computer.
A full list of system and hardware requirements can be found here »
If you have already installed Windows 10, Windows 8.1, Windows 8, or Windows 7 on your Mac using Boot Camp, you can easily set Parallels Desktop to work with Boot Camp using either of these two options:
1. Set Parallels Desktop to run Windows from the Boot Camp Partition
2. Import Windows and your data from Boot Camp into Parallels Desktop
Parallels supports a wide array of operating systems, including: macOS, OS X, Windows 10, 8.1, and 7, Linux, and Google Chrome™. You can run just about anything on your Mac!
Migrate your existing Windows OS from a PC, download a trial, or purchase a new license during your installation of Parallels Desktop.
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