These will both let you run Windows on your Mac (as long as you own a copy) and might be good enough for your purposes.īut what makes Parallels Desktop 10 for Mac special, is the way it incorporates Mac OS X Yosemite and iOS 8 features.
There are other apps that do virtualization, such as $60 VMWare fusion (also available for £36, or AU$64) or Virtual Box (free). Parallels 11 is a polished virtualisation solution that allows Mac users to switch easily between OS X and Windows apps, regardless of which operating system they were written for. Look down here for more stuff! In this video, I review Parallels Desktop 12 for Mac, and discuss the features, like Coherence, that make it unique. And with every major update, Parallels has added yet another feature that makes switching between your regular operating system and virtual machines even more seamless. Parallels Desktop for Mac has been letting people run Windows and other operating systems on their Macs for years. Editors' note, October 30, 2014: This review has been updated with new features added after the release of the Windows 10 technical preview.
