Parallels Desktop 17 for Mac

Parallels Desktop 17 for Mac

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$36.83

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Students,
Faculty,
Staff

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DESCRIPTION

Parallels Desktop 17 for Mac is the fastest, easiest, and most powerful application for running Windows applications on a Mac without rebooting. Parallels Desktop 17 supports Sidecar, DirectX 11, is ready for macOS Monterey and optimized for Intel and Apple M1 chip.

Includes Parallels Toolbox for Mac and Parallels Access at no additional cost! Super-charge your Mac with over 50 new features.

	Best of both worlds Run Windows 11 (when released), Windows 10, Windows 8.1, Windows 7, Windows XP, and more side by side with macOS^™.
	Easily switch from PC to Mac We make it easy to bring all of your files, applications, browser bookmarks, and more from your PC to your Mac with the setup assistant.
	Lightning fast Resource-hungry Windows applications run effortlessly without slowing down your Mac, and Microsoft^® Office is faster than ever.
	Use Windows applications with ease Launch Windows applications right from the Dock. Use Mac gestures in Windows and copy & paste and drag & drop between Windows and Mac applications.
	Not just for Windows Run a wide array of operating systems including macOS, Windows 11, 10, 8.1 and 7, Linux, Google Chrome^™, and others.
	Parallels Toolbox for Mac Parallels Toolbox for Mac makes it easy to perform dozens of essential daily tasks on your Mac—at the low price of a single app. Take screenshots, secure private files with a password, convert Facebook or YouTube videos, and much more. From Mac newcomers to the Mac pro, everyone will enjoy this collection of well-designed tools and utilities.

Windows on your Mac

Versatile for home, office, and school

Whether you are a home user, a business professional, a student, or a passionate gamer, the new Parallels Desktop 17 for Mac enables one Mac to handle all of your computing needs. Run the PC programs your work or school requires and the Mac applications you love. A Mac-centric office can still run the business-critical PC applications that you, your customers, and your partners need, and accessing Windows-based files for school or university just works.

A must-have in the Mac-based workspace. Designed for your Mac to be faster, easier, and more powerful.

Key Features

Run Windows and Mac applications side by side
Uncompromised performance
Supports Windows 10 and 11 (when released) and is ready for macOS Monterey
Parallels Toolbox for Mac
Parallels Access
Works with Boot Camp^®
One-click tuning to optimize performance
“New to Mac” videos to easily get you started

Quote

Phenomenal. The primary reason I hadn’t switched to all Apple® devices for work and home was because I was unaware of a reliable way to operate my Windows required apps on my Mac. That has all changed with Parallels Desktop for Mac.
—Ryan W

SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS

Hardware:

Processor: Apple M1 chip, Intel Core 2 Duo, Core i3, Core i5, Core i7, Core i9, Intel Core M or Xeon processor
Memory: 4 GB of RAM (16 GB is recommended)
Storage: Storage 600 MB for Parallels Desktop application installation. Additional disk space for the guest operating system (at least 16 GB is required for Windows 10). SSD drive is recommended for best performance
Graphics: Apple M1 chip, Intel, AMD Radeon, or NVIDIA
Internet connection is required for product activation, updates, and select features.

Mac Software:

macOS Monterey 12 (when released)
macOS Big Sur 11.1 or newer
macOS Catalina 10.15.7 or newer
macOS Mojave 10.14.6 or newer
macOS High Sierra 10.13.6 or newer

Supported Guest Operating Systems (Mac with Apple M1 chip):

Only ARM versions of operating systems are supported.

Windows 11 (when released)
Windows 10 on ARM Insider Preview
Ubuntu Linux 21.04, 20.10, 20.04
Fedora Workstation 34, 33-1.2
Debian GNU/Linux 10.7
Kali Linux 2021.2, 2021.1
macOS Monterey 12 (when released)

Supported Guest Operating Systems (Mac with Intel processors):

Only x86 versions of operating systems are supported.

Windows 11 (when released)
Windows 10
Windows 8.1
Windows 8
Windows Server 2022
Windows Server 2019
Windows Server 2016
Windows Server 2012 R2
Windows 7 (SP0-SP1)
Windows Server 2008 R2 (SP0-SP2)
Windows Vista Home, Business, Ultimate and Enterprise (SP0-SP2)
Windows Server 2003 R2 (SP0-SP2)
Windows XP (SP0-SP3)
Windows 2000 Professional SP4
Windows 2000 Server SP4
Boot2Docker
Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) 8, 7 and 6
CentOS Linux 8, 7, 6
Fedora Linux 34, 33, 32, 31
Ubuntu 21.04, 20.10, 20.04, 19.04, 18.04 LTS, 16.04 LTS
Debian GNU/Linux 10, 9
Suse Linux Enterprise 15
OpenSUSE Linux 15.2, 15.1, 15
Linux Mint 20, 19, 18
Kali 2020.2, 2019, 2018
Elementary OS 5
Manjaro 21, 18
Mageia 7
Gentoo Linux **
Solaris 11, 10 **
openBSD 6 **
FreeBSD 12, 11 **
openVZ 7
eComStation 2, 1.2 **
ReactOS 0.4 **
Android OS*
macOS Monterey 12 (when released)
macOS Big Sur 11
macOS Catalina 10.15
macOS Mojave 10.14
macOS High Sierra 10.13
macOS Sierra 10.12
OS X El Capitan 10.11
OS X Yosemite 10.10
OS X Mavericks 10.9
OS X Mountain Lion 10.8
OS X Lion 10.7
OS X Lion Server 10.7
Mac OS X Snow Leopard Server 10.6
Mac OS X Leopard Server 10.5
and many more...

* - Only the version downloaded with the help of the Installation Assistant in Parallels Desktop.

** - Parallels Tools are not available for this operating system.

Note: Parallels Desktop for Mac emulates PC hardware, so operating systems that are not present in this list can work as well. You can download the Parallels Desktop trial and install an operating system of your choice. If it doesn't work and you believe it should be supported, let us know at Parallels Forum.

Parallels Tools for Linux require X Window System version 1.15-1.20 and Linux Kernel version 2.6.29-5.5.

Moving Your PC?

PC system requirements to move your PC to your Intel Mac (using Parallels Transporter Agent):

700 MHz (or higher) x86 or x64 processor (Intel or AMD)
256 MB of RAM
50 MB of available hard disk space for installation of Parallels Transporter Agent
Ethernet or WiFi network adapter for migrating over network
External USB drive for migrating via external disk
Supported Windows: Windows 10, Windows 8.1, Windows 7, Windows Vista, Windows XP, Windows Server 2003 and Windows 2000 *

* - To migrate Windows Vista or older, Transporter Agent from Parallels Desktop 13 should be used.

Note: Parallels Transporter Agent is not available for Mac with Apple M1 chip.