Operating System
macOS Ventura 13.0
macOS Monterey 12.4 or newer
macOS Big Sur 11.6.7 or newer
macOS Catalina 10.15.7 or newer
macOS Mojave 10.14.6 or newer
Extend the capabilities of your Mac and run other OSs, like Windows and Linux, without rebooting.
Simple to install, configure, and use. Designed to be intuitive and user friendly.
Trusted by more than 7 million users and praised by experts worldwide.
In this video, you'll find the playback speed has increased. The video shows a typical experience on a Mac powered by the Intel processor. Information on the M1 experience may be found in this article.
“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, The New York Times
“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
“The latest version of Parallels, the popular Windows virtualization tool for Mac OS X, almost feels like its trolling Apple.”Engadget
Standard Edition | |
Optimized for macOS Ventura | |
Download and Install Windows 11 in one click | |
Seamless Mac integration | |
New! Use game controller in Windows with no setup | |
Disk Space Optimization | |
Free upgrade to the latest version | Subscription only |
Virtual RAM for each VM | 8GB vRAM |
Virtual CPUs for each VM* | 4 vCPUs |
Premium 24/7 phone and email support | Subscription only |
Buy From £89.99 Upgrade £54.99 |
Most Popular | |
Pro Edition All the Standard Edition features PLUS: |
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New! Manage macOS VM via CLI (on Apple M-series Mac) | |
Visual Studio plug-In for remote debugging and profiling | |
Advanced virtual networking tools | |
Free upgrades to newer versions | |
Automate with CLI tools | |
New! Automate with CLI tools + CLI for macOS VM on Apple M-series Mac | |
Integrations With Vagrant/Docker/Packer/Minikube | |
Debug, dump VM or start an SSH session from menu | |
Manage more VMs: templates, colors, sorting | |
Virtual RAM for each VM | 128GB vRAM |
Virtual CPUs for each VM* | 32 vCPUs |
Premium 24/7 phone and email support | |
Buy £99.99 /yrUpgrade £54.99 |
Business Edition All the Standard and Pro Edition features PLUS: |
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Enable employees to download a preconfigured Windows to their Mac | |
New! Per user licensing option for companies that are ready to use SSO/SAML/SCIM integration | |
Centralized administration and management | |
Unified Volume License Key for mass deployment | |
Buy £119.99 /yr |
* Up to 18 CPU on Apple with M-series chips
To add Windows, Linux, or another operating system to your Mac, Parallels Desktop creates a virtual machine (VM)—a virtual PC inside your Mac. You can then install Windows on the virtual machine, just as you would install any operating system on a regular computer. Run multiple OSs at the same time, all on your Mac. It’s like two computers in one!
Parallels Desktop makes it easy to get started within minutes. Just follow our Installation Assistant and click “Install Windows.” – Parallels Desktop will download and install Windows 11 automatically.
You can provide your own Microsoft Windows license key, purchase a new Windows license from within Windows in Microsoft Store, or transfer an existing Boot Camp partition with Windows already installed.
This screenshot illustrates the installation experience on a Mac.
With Parallels Desktop, you can switch between Mac and Windows without ever needing to reboot your computer.
If you have already installed Windows 10, Windows 8.1, Windows 8, or Windows 7 on your Mac using Boot Camp, you can set Parallels Desktop to run Windows from the Boot Camp Partition or import Windows and your data from Boot Camp into Parallels Desktop as a new virtual machine.
To use Windows from Boot Camp, install Parallels Desktop and follow the Installation Assistant.
Play hundreds of Windows-only games on a Mac using Parallels Desktop. Enable the Gaming profile to give more RAM and CPU power to Windows for optimal performance and experience. Download a free 14-day trial of Parallels Desktop and see if your desired game is supported.
System Requirements are available at https://www.parallels.com/products/desktop/resources/
Need Parallels Desktop for your team? Check out Parallels Desktop Business Edition.
Parallels offers exclusive discounts for educational students currently enrolled in a qualified educational institution or professional educators who are currently employed. Educational discounts can save users up to 50% off by verifying their eligibility.
Parallels Desktop Pro Edition is packed with extra features, including:
Parallels offers a 30-day money-back guarantee on all purchases made on parallels.com. If you purchased this from another retailer, please check their return policy.
User guides and resources can be found on our Technical Documentation and Resources page. Or go to Support.
macOS Ventura 13.0
macOS Monterey 12.4 or newer
macOS Big Sur 11.6.7 or newer
macOS Catalina 10.15.7 or newer
macOS Mojave 10.14.6 or newer
Apple M1, M1 Pro, M1 Max, M1 Ultra, and M2 chips, Intel Core 2 Duo, Core i3, Core i5, Core i7, Core i9, Intel Core M or Xeon processor
600 MB for Parallels Desktop application installation
Apple M1, M1 Pro, M1 Max, M1 Ultra, and M2 chips, Intel, AMD Radeon, or NVIDIA graphics cards
4GB of RAM