Easy! Install Windows XP, Windows Vista, Windows 7 or Windows 8 in 3 easy steps
Fast! Run Windows applications at lightning fast speeds
Seamless! Drag and drop files between Windows & Mac OS X
Secure! Includes award-winning security and antivirus software for Windows and Mac*
Advanced! Optimized for Mac OS X Mountain Lion
Enhanced! Retina-ready for your MacBook Pro with Retina display
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Overview
With Millions of Users WorldwideThe Award-Winning Parallels Desktop for Mac is the #1 Choice of Mac Users
With dozens of new and improved features, Parallels Desktop 8 gives you the best of both worlds! Now it's possible to run Windows, Linux and more side-by-side with Mac OS X. It's like having two computers in one!
Parallels Desktop for Mac is simply the #1 choice** of customers worldwide to run Windows and Mac applications side-by-side, without rebooting. Powerful performance lets you run Windows productivity applications, even graphics-intensive ones, with ease.
If you're new to Mac, keep the familiar Windows experience on your Mac. If you love the look and feel of Mac OS, make Windows invisible. Enjoy the latest Mountain Lion and Lion features in Windows apps, and remotely access your Windows and Mac programs from your iPad/iPhone with the Parallels Mobile app, available for purchase in the App Store. Either way, run Windows and Mac applications side-by-side with no compromises in performance.
Run Windows, Linux and more side-by-side with Mac OS X. Use thousands of applications - Quicken, Outlook, Project, Access, Internet Explorer, Quickbooks and more.
Coherence Mode
Seamlessly run Windows programs alongside Mac applications.
Retina display Support
Take full advantage of Retina Display fidelity even in Windows.
3D Graphics Support
Run games and 3D applications with improved 3D and graphic performance.
DISCOVER PARALLELS DESKTOP FOR MAC
Simple to get started
Setting up Parallels Desktop for Mac is simple and quick-just 3 easy steps to start running your Windows application!
Instant access
Get instant access to your files, folders and data across Windows and Mac OS X with SmartX technologies.
Seamless integration
Run Windows, Linux and more simultaneously on your Mac. All without rebooting.
Run multiple programs and operating systems simultaneously
Run both Mac and Windows programs side-by-side. Enjoy the best of both worlds - Windows and Mac OS X - on one seamless desktop.
Intuitive innovation
Easily drag-and-drop docs, pictures and music between Windows and Mac apps, or launch your favorite Windows programs right from your Mac Dock.
Run Windows
faster than Parallels Desktop 7△
Support for Mountain Lion Notification Center, Dictation input & more
Parallels Desktop is consistently ranked as the world's #1 virtualization solution - with a long history of winning the hearts and minds of both customers and reviewers. See what others have to say.
"Parallels Desktop for Mac takes this important award for the second time in a row!" - About.com Reader's Choice 2012 Winner
"Parallels zips past Fusion in running Windows on Macs" - Walt Mossberg, The Wall Street Journal
"Parallels is the clear winner" - Neil Ticktin, MacTech Labs
"It's one of the best reasons yet for considering an Intel Mac." - PC World's Techlogy
"Perhaps the coolest thing about my new Mac has been Parallels, the virtualization system that runs on OS X." - ZDNet Between The Lines
"The speed in Parallels was astonishing – not simply astonishing for being inside a virtual environment, but astonishing for a real physical PC." - acWindows.com
Reviews and awards cited may be for previous versions of Parallels Desktop for Mac.
