Import VMware, VirtualBox, and Hyper-V virtual machines.

Install macOS into a virtual machine from Recovery Partition.*.

Download a ready-to-go Windows 10 virtual machine with Legacy Edge app.*.

Download Ubuntu Linux, Fedora Linux, CentOS* Linux, Debian GNU/Linux, Mint Linux*, and Android* virtual machines.

Migrate Windows from PC to a virtual machine.*.

Import Boot Camp into a standalone virtual machine.

Use Windows from Boot Camp in a virtual machine.

Easily configure Windows for Productivity or Gaming.

Use automatic Parallels Tools installation for many operating systems.

Select automatically detected operating system installers from Downloads and Desktop folders.

Install virtual machines from an ISO image, app, USB, CD, or DVD.

Use Express Installation to fully automate Windows installation and user account setup.

Activate Windows automatically by specifying a license key before installation.

Download and install Windows automatically in one click.*.

Use Sign in with Apple for Parallels account registration and sign-in.

Choose your View Make Windows invisible while still using its applications in Coherence™ Mode, or if you’re new to Mac, you can set Windows to occupy your entire screen, so it looks just like it would if you were using a Windows PC.

Play your favorite classic Windows-only games on a Mac. Run applications such as Microsoft Office, Visual Studio, SQL Server, PowerBI, AutoCAD, MetaTrader, and thousands more.

Lightning Fast Graphic and resource-hungry Windows applications run effortlessly without slowing down your Mac.

You may also migrate your Windows PC* or Linux, like Ubuntu (Intel-based Mac computers only).

Easy Set-Up Parallels Desktop automatically detects what you need to get started so you can get up and running within minutes! If you need Windows, you’ll be prompted to download and install Windows 11 or use your Boot Camp installation if you have an Intel-based Mac.

Share files and folders, copy and paste images and text, and drag and drop files and content between Mac and Windows applications. Seamless Use Windows, side-by-side, with macOS on your MacBook, MacBook Pro, iMac, iMac Pro, Mac mini or Mac Pro-no restarting required.

Macbook pro file explorer