Software works well, but no option to buy lifetime license, expensive as hell subscription, shady practices around preventing users to cancel their subscription, it's a hard pass for me. I'll rather b... See more
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Parallels, a global leader in cross-platform development of virtualization software for macOS. Join over 6-million Mac users who run Windows, Linux, and other operating systems on macOS with Parallels Desktop without rebooting. Download a free 14-day trial of Parallels Desktop here: http://bit.ly/ParallelsDesktopTrialforTrustPilot
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Parallels is too good
Parallels is too good. I was first confused with desktop-sharing with Mac.This can be because I was a user of old version of fusion, which is not compatible with M1 nor M2 stone bearing Mac. I am all right to pay USD100 for parallels but not for Windows OS. Can we continue to use Windows OS without paying to them?
It is destroyed! I wasted my money on you guys.
It won't open and if I do, it's completely lagged and screens are cut in half and some weird colorful lines!

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After 25 years of a Windows PC I got a…
After 25 years of a Windows PC I got a MAC because of all the problems related to PC's. But, I mainly use Excel and Word and the numbers and pages on my MAC are not near as user friendly so Parallels helped me to add Excel and Word to my MAC. Now I have the best of both worlds.
I just works.
Stable and excellent operation!
Love it!
I love how easy Parallels makes it for me to switch between operating systems. It's so seamless that it's hard to believe I'm on the same computer! It has simplified my workflow a lot as all my files are accessible whether I'm on the Mac or Windows side. Highly recommend.
Works great!
Works great!
I have two licenses installed in my M1 Macs and it works great, I am able to run my Linux distros and Windows 11 ARM.
Parallels has a high integration to Mac…
Parallels has a high integration to Mac software, and is transparent as an app.
regards,
Juan Manuel Rodríguez
Support was great!
Love the parallels program as it has made it possible to save us so much money
Love the parallels program as it has allowed me for the first time to go from 2 computers to one. My husband runs an accounting program that only works on pc/windows but we have a Mac computer. Now we can interact with just one click between the two platforms. I am so thrilled we made the change.
It works better than a PC !
No worries
Parallels deals with the challenges of running Windows-based applications on a Mac. It works great with the M1 Pro CPU. So fast and seamless.
Superb product...
Superb product...
Enables me to run anything "windows" on my macbook pro.
I was running an old windows machine just for programmes that don't have a mac option, now i can sell that machine.
Installation of Parallels and Windows 11
Installation of Parallels and then downloading Windows 11 went very smoothly on my Macbook M1.
Parallels saved my experience with the…
Parallels saved my experience with the Apple M2. Dual boot is no longer an option. Parallels came to the rescue and it is better than dual boot. Now I run my second operating OS from a window on my Mac screen. And it is the latest version of the other operating system. Wow!
There is not a single problem I have…No single problem
There is not a single problem I have with windows' apps.
Works like I expected
I use Parallels for privat
The Installation was quick and easy.
The application run stabil
good product for mac book pro
Parallels is Great
Parallels works great on Mac when you need a Windows environment that sadly requires sometimes
Parallel Downloads: We use it more for video downloads
We use it more for video downloads. Excellent product does a fantastic job at whatever we require.
Thank you,
Allan D.
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