Parallels Desktop for Mac

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Run Microsoft Windows, Linux operating systems and applications on the Mac OS X operating system on Intel-powered Macs without re-booting. Mac OS X shortcuts can be used when running Microsoft Windows operating systems and applications.

With Parallels Desktop for Mac, you can runs Windows apps like Microsoft Office, Internet Explorer, Access, Quicken, QuickBooks, Visual Studio, even graphic intensive games and CAD programs without compromising on performance or rebooting. Parallels Desktop 13 is ready for macOS High Sierra and Windows 10 Fall Creators Update.

Pro Edition: 

Designed with developers, power users and other demanding professionals in mind. The Pro edition gives more processing power, up to 64 GB vRAM and 16 vCPUs per virtual machine.

Includes built-in debugging tools, headless mode for virtual machines, nested virtualisation, roll back mode and support for popular development tools like Visual Studio, Vagrant, Chef, Jenkins and more. Complimentary 24/7 phone and email support included.

Business Edition:

Designed for use in work settings, the Business edition of Parallels Desktop includes all the Pro features plus 24/7 premium email and phone support.

It enables easy centralised administration, mass deployment capabilities, a license management portal and advanced security controls.

Key Features:

  • NEW:People Bar. Bring the upcoming Windows 10 People Bar feature to Mac. View recent contacts in the Windows Taskbar or Mac Dock.
  • NEW:Picture-in-Picture. Monitor your virtual machine with ease using this new view mode.
  • NEW:Snapshot Manager.Save time and easily access snapshots from Control Center.
  • NEW:Touch Bar Wizard.Develop and tailor your favorite Windows applications on the Touch Bar of your MacBook Pro®.
  • Run Windows and Mac applications side-by-side: Experience as much or as little Windows as you want. Multiple view modes allow you full control of the level of integration between Mac and Windows.
  • Moving from PC to a Mac has never been this easy: Easily transfer everything on your current PC–operating system, documents, applications, games, even your internet browser favorites –over to your Mac in a snap.
  • Streamlined Windows Installation: Installing Windows on your Mac has never been so simple. The easy to use and intuitive Wizard walks you through the complete setup, including the purchase of a Windows 10 license, if needed.
  • Already using Boot Camp?: Easily convert your existing Windows Boot Camp partition to a new Parallels Desktop virtual machine.
  • Not just for Window : Run a wide array of operating systems including macOS, Windows 10, 8.1 and 7, Linux, Google Chrome and more.
  • Lightning Fast Performance: Resource-hungry Windows applications run effortlessly without slowing down your Mac and Microsoft Office is faster than ever.
  • One-click tuning: One-click optimisation of virtual machine settings makes it easy to get the performance you need.

Parallels Desktop for Mac – Features

Parallels Desktop for Mac

Parallels Desktop for Mac is the first solution that gives Apple users the ability to run Windows, Linux or any other operating system and their critical applications at the same time as Mac OS X on any Intel-powered iMac, Mac Mini, MacBook or MacBook Pro.

Unlike dual-boot solutions, in which users must completely shut down Mac OS X and endure a full OS start-up cycle to access a important application, Parallels Desktop for Mac empowers users with the ability to run important Windows programs like Outlook, Access, Internet Explorer and all other applications without having to give up the usability and functionality of their Mac OS X machine even for a few minutes.

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New Features in Version 3.0

  • Enhanced! Enjoy improved Mac OS X Leopard
  • New! Use two identical CD/DVD drives in your Parallels virtual machine
  • Run Windows programs like native Mac applications with Parallels Coherence, now with Apple Expose and transparent windows support
  • New! Open Windows files with Mac apps and Mac files with Windows apps using Parallels SmartSelect
  • Share files and folders between Windows and Mac OS X
  • New! Access Windows folders and files without launching Windows using Parallels Explorer
  • New! Run selected PC-only 3D games and graphics applications on your Mac
  • Enhanced! Achieve maximum performance by leveraging Intel Virtualization Technology
  • New! Protect your Windows virtual machine with Parallels Snapshots
  • New! Map Mac folders to Windows letter drives for quick and easy access to your favorite Mac files
  • New! Keep your favorite files at your fingertips. Windows now mirrors the contents of your Macs Home Directory.

Premium Edition

Parallels Desktop 3.0 Premium Edition is designed specifically to give you greater control and security.

Features

  • Back up your entire PC system with greater flexibility and control
  • Protect your Windows system from malware, spyware and viruses
  • Easily manage your PC disk system like a pro

What’s included?
You get Parallels Desktop 3.0 plus:

  • Acronis Disk Director Suite
    Modify, move and merge partitions without losing data. Recover lost or deleted partitions and easily perform advanced operations such as boot record restoration.
  • Acronis True Image Home
    Back up your entire Windows VM, including OS, software, settings and all. Choose to keep or discard any changes made to your VM!
  • Kaspersky Internet Security
    Protect your Windows virtual machine from virus, spyware and malware with Kaspersky’s new Triple Threat Protection.

Why is Parallels Desktop the best solution for running Windows on a Mac?

  • Unmatched Ease of Use:
    Parallels Desktop for Mac is easy to download, install and use. Download the program and install it with a single click. Build a virtual machine in seconds using helpful wizards. Configure virtual machines on the fly using a simple, web-inspired interface.
  • Run any OS at the Same Time as Mac OS X
    Use any full version of Windows (3.1, 3.11, 95, 98, Me, 2000, NT, XP, 2003), any Linux distribution, FreeBSD, Solaris, OS/2, eComStation, or MS-DOS in secure virtual machines running alongside – not instead of – Mac OS X.
  • Build virtual machines that work exactly like stand-alone Windows computers
    Use applications, access the internet, and work with any piece of hardware just like you would on a real computer, without the hassle of shutting down or booting up OSes or switching between terminals.
  • Easily share files and folders between Windows and Mac OS X
    Using the Parallels Shared Folders tool, you can easily share documents and folders, or cut and paste data, between any Windows XP, 2003 or 2000 virtual machine and your Mac OS X machine. No networking or complicated set up required!
  • Optimize virtual machine performance and save storage space with built-in Parallels Compressor technology
    Parallels Desktop for Mac includes Parallels Compressor, a powerful built in tool that can improve virtual machine performance and conserve hard drive space by reducing the size of virtual hard disk images by 50% or more. – FREE, value: $49.99

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Features Included Desktop Desktop Premium
Parallels Explorer- Access your virtual Windows
system without launching Windows.		 tick tick
3D Support- Run selected Windows-only 3D
games and graphics applications
on your Windows virtual machine.		 tick tick
Cohenrance- Run Windows programs like native
Mac apps on the Mac desktop.		 tick tick
SmartSelect- Open Windows files with Mac apps
and Mac files with Windows apps		 tick tick
SnapShots- Save the state of your VM’s memory,
settings, and hard drive. Create and
manage multiple snapshots.		 tick tick
Kaspersky Internet Security   tick
Acronis- Disk Director Suite   tick
Acronis- True Image Home   tick

Parallels Desktop for Mac – System Requirements

Parallels Desktop for Mac is a powerful, easy-to-use virtualization software for Intel-based Macs and is designed to work with a wide range of operation systems.

Software Requirements

Primary Operating System

  • Mac OS X Tiger 10.4 or higher running on an Intel Mac.

Hardware Requirements

Mac Computer

Support for any 32- or 64-bit Intel-based Mac:

  • iMac
  • Mac mini
  • MacBook
  • MacBook Pro
  • MacPro Tower
  • MacBook Air

Processors

Support for any 32- or 64-bit any Intel Core Duo processor featured in new Intel Macs:

  • Intel Core Solo
  • Intel Core Duo
  • Intel Core 2 Duo
  • Intel Dual-Core Xeon

Includes full support for Intel Virtualization Technology (VT).

Memory Requirements
512 MB minimum available memory (1 GB recommended). Support for any memory configuration (up to 16 GB), without modifying your host system.

Disk Space
Software Installation 70 MB of available hard drive space for Parallels Desktop for Mac installation. (Does not include hard drive space for guest virtual machine.) Virtual Machine Installation Hard drive space allocation for virtual machines is dependent upon the guest operating system. 15 GB of available hard drive space is recommended per virtual machine for Windows and Linux.

CD-ROM
CD-ROM drive for installation (if applicable)

Networking
Internet connection is required to receive online Parallels Desktop for Mac product updates.

Display
16-bit or 32-bit display adapter recommended

Software Requirements

Virtual machine operating systems – such as Windows, Linux, and Solaris – are not included.

Guest OS

Windows:

  • 3.1
  • 3.11
  • 95
  • 98
  • NT
  • 2000
  • XP
  • 2003
  • Vista Business, Ultimate, Enterprise, Home and Home Premium

Linux:

  • SUSE
  • Red Hat
  • Debian
  • Fedora Core
  • Mandriva
  • Xandros

Other:

  • FreeBSD
  • OS/2
  • eComStation
  • Solaris
  • MS-DOS
  • OpenBSD 3.8

Hardware Requirements

Processor
Virtualized Processor of the Host computer

Motherboard
Generic motherboard compatible with Intel i815 chipset

Memory
Up to 1500 MB RAM available for guest virtual machines

Keyboard
104-key Windows enhanced keyboard

Mouse
PS/2 wheel mouse

Display
VGA and SVGA with VESA 3.0 support
3D Graphics Support

IDE Drives
Up to 4 IDE Devices; CD/DVD-ROM Drives, Virtual Hard drives or any combination of the two.
Virtual Hard Drive from 20 MB up to 120 GB each

Floppy Drives
1.44 Floppy drive mapped to FDD image file

CD Drives
CD/DVD-ROM drives mapped to physical drive or ISO image file
Burn CDs and DVDs directly in virtual machines, play audio CDs, and read data from copy-protected CDs and DVDs.

Sound Card
AC’97-compatible sound card. Sound recording is supported

Serial Ports
Up to four Serial (COM) Port mapped to a socket or to an output file

Parallels Ports
Up to three bi-directional parallel (LPT) ports mapped to output file

Ethernet Cards
Up to 5 Virtual NIC-s
Ethernet virtual network card compatible with RTL8029 bridged to Apple Ethernet or Apple Airport adapter, connected to host-only or shared networking

USB Ports
USB 2.0 Support; 8 USB 2.0 ports and 2 USB 1.1 ports

Note: Only 32-bit Guest Operating Systems are currently supported.

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