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Features built for education

  • Coherence Mode blends Windows apps with Mac, streamlining multitasking by eliminating OS switches.
  • Snapshot your virtual machine for easy reverting -- a time - travel tool to experiment and explore setups safetly.
  • Shared Folder erases need for external drives, simplifying Mac-Windows file transfer for collaborative studying.
  • Virtualization enables running multiple OS's on your Mac, seamlessly integrating Windows apps with macOS for academic success.

 
 
 

What apps can be run with Parallels Desktop?

Parallels Desktop allows users to run a wide range of applications on their Mac computers, including:

    Office
  • Microsoft 365: Excel, Word, Powerpoint, Access, Project, Outlook, Publisher, InfoPath, Visio, PowerBI, including Windows only plugins
  • Acrobat Reader with Windows plugins
  • WPS and Hancom Office - regional office suites
  • Niche ERPs and SAP
  • Trading apps (Metatrader, TradeZero, cTrader)
  • WinZIP encryption
    Software Development and Testing
  • Microsoft Visual Studio for Windows (.NET, WinForms, WPF)
  • Notepad++
  • Microsoft SQL Server Express and SQL Management Studio (Arm compat!)
  • Oracle SQL Plus and Developer
  • Linux app development
  • Linux - containers
  • DevOps automatizations
  • Security pen testing (Kali Linux)
  • WSL
  • macOS virtual machine
  • Cross-platform browsers
    CAD and Engineering
  • Autodesk: AutoCAD, Revit, Inventor
  • SolidWorks
  • Bluebeam Revu
  • Rhinoceros
  • SketchUp
  • Altium and other PCB
  • ArcGIS and based products
    Taxes, Accounting
  • QuickBooks, Quicken
  • Sage Desktop, Tally, MYOB
  • Internet Explorer / IE mode (legacy web-sites)
    Graphic Design
  • Adobe perpetual Windows licenses of CS6
  • Graphics editors (Corel, Canon, etc.)
  • Autodesk: Maya, 3dsMax
    Devices
  • Special scanners (POS, storage, post)
  • Security devices (card-readers, HASP keys)
  • Medical, science, engineering devices
  • Dental software (Carestream, Dentrix, Eaglesoft)
    Education
  • Articulate 360, Storyline 360
  • Matlab
  • Linux - OS internals, containers
  • Statistical software (Minitab, Origin, R, Statgraphics, IBM SPSS)
  • CAD software (see section)
  • Software Development (see section)
  • Microsoft Access (database education)
    IT Administration
  • Windows management tools and Powershell
  • Windows Server (OS) tests
  • Citrix Receiver/Workspace One
  • TeamViewer / LogMeIn / QuickAssist
  • macOS virtual machines
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    Hobby / Personal / Games
  • 3D games (Steam, Rockstar, Origin)
  • HAM Radio
  • Family Tree Maker
  • Embroidery

What are the system requirements for Parallels Desktop?

The system requirements vary for different versions, but generally, it requires a Mac with a certain macOS version along with a minimum amount of RAM and enough available disk space.

 
 
    MINIMUM PERFORMANCE
    BEST PERFORMANCE
 
    PROCESSOR

    Apple M3, M3 Pro, M3 Max, M2, M2 Max, M2 Ultra, M1, M1 Pro, M1 Max, and M1 Ultra chips.
    Intel Core i5, Core i7, Core i9, Intel Core M or Xeon processor.
    Apple M3, M3 Pro, M3 Max, M2, M2 Pro, M2 Max, M2 Ultra, M1 Pro, M1 Max and M1 Ultra chips
    Intel Core i5, Core i7, or Core i9 processor
 
    MEMORY

    4 GB of RAM.
    16 GB of RAM or more.
 
    STORAGE

    600 MB for Parallels Desktop application installation
    Additional disk space for the guest operating system (at least 16 GB is required for Windows 11)
    SSD drive
 
    GRAPHIC

    Apple M3, M3 Pro, M3 Max, M2, M2 Pro, M2 Max, M2 Ultra, M1, M1 Pro, M1 Max and M1 Ultra chips
    Intel, AMD Radeon, or NVIDIA graphics cards
    Apple M3, M3 Pro, M3 Max, M2, M2 Pro, M2 Max, M2 Ultra, M1, M1 Pro, M1 Max and M1 Ultra chips
    AMD Radeon Pro graphics card
 
    OPERATING SYSTEM

    macOS Sonoma 14.0 or newer
    macOS Ventura 13.4 or newer
    macOS Monterey 12.6 or newer
    macOS Big Sur 11.7 or newer
    macOS Catalina 10.15.7 or newer
    macOS Mojave 10.14.6 or newer
    macOS Sonoma 14.0 or newer
    macOS Ventura 13.4 or newer
    macOS Monterey 12.6 or newer
 
 
 
 
 
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