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Parallels Desktop

20.1.0
2 reviews
109.5 k downloads

Perfect Virtualization of Windows operating systems

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Álvaro Toledo icon
Reviewed by
Álvaro Toledo
Chief Content Officer

Being able to run Windows as if it were native to Mac has made virtualization less important, even more so when free alternatives such as VirtualBox are available.

Parallels goes above and beyond by implementing an ample range of virtualization features that are absent from the competition.

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One of the most noteworthy is its compatibility with DirectX and OpenGL, which lets you run most of the games and applications that use 3D graphics, among them: Half Life 2, FarCry, Soldier of Fortune 2, Autodesk 3ds Max, etc.

Another interesting feature of Parallels Desktop for Mac is being able to open any Mac file on Windows and vice versa thanks to the 'Smart Select' option that also lets you associate a file type to an application regardless of what operating system it belongs to.

Parallels Explorer is the file manager that lets you access content on the Windows Volume without having to boot up the operating system.

The full list of operating systems that are compatible with Parallels Desktop for Mac can be found by clicking on here. This includes the entire Windows family (from Windows 3.1 to Windows Vista), the main Linux distributions (SUSE, Red Hat, Debian, Fedora...) and other operating systems such as FreeBDS, Solaris, OS/2, etc.

These, and a good number of other interesting features, are waiting for you in what is, according to many, the best virtualization tool on the market.

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Information about Parallels Desktop 20.1.0

License Demo
Op. System Mac
Category Virtualization
Language English
Author Parallels Virtualization and A
Downloads 109,522
Date Oct 9, 2024
Content Rating Not specified
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Older versions

dmg 19.4.1 Jul 3, 2024
dmg 18.3.2 Jul 14, 2023
dmg 18.0 Aug 12, 2022
dmg 17.0 Aug 27, 2021
dmg 16.5 Apr 20, 2021
dmg 16.1.3.49160 Feb 9, 2021

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rds
in 2008

Hi all. I have tried the program on a Macbook and it is luxurious. I cannot use it on the desktop because it is a ppc. Macs with an IBM processor are falling short, for me too soon, because they are e...See more

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