Parallels Desktop

parallels · v27.0.3-58680 • auto-updates

8.0

Desktop virtualization software

System Tools macOS 14+ Homepage →

brew install --cask parallels

Compare with: vs. UTM vs. OrbStack vs. Docker Desktop vs. Oracle VirtualBox

Conflicts with: parallels@18, parallels@19, parallels@20

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Install trend

Trust Score 3/10

✗ Open source +0

✗ Active development +0

✗ Licensed +0

✓ Auto-updates +1

✓ Not deprecated +1

✓ Established (>1yr) +1

✗ Low installs +0

Version History

v27.0.3-58680

10d ago27.0.2-58673→27.0.3-58680

1mo ago27.0.1-58670→27.0.2-58673

1mo ago27.0.0-58628→27.0.1-58670

1mo ago26.4.1-57516→27.0.0-58628

2mo ago26.4.0-57513→26.4.1-57516

3mo ago26.3.3-57507→26.4.0-57513

4mo ago26.3.2-57398→26.3.3-57507

5mo ago26.3.1-57396→26.3.2-57398

5mo ago26.2.2-57373→26.3.1-57396

Review

Mar 10, 2026

Parallels Desktop is a leading virtualization tool that enables users to run multiple operating systems on their Mac. It offers high performance, seamless integration with macOS, and a user-friendly interface, making it ideal for developers, designers, and anyone needing to run multiple OS environments.

Parallels Desktop allows users to run various operating systems on a Mac within virtual machines, providing isolated environments for different OS.

Maturity: The project is stable and well-maintained, despite showing limited activity on its GitHub repository.

Community: Community discussions highlight both praise for performance and concerns about intrusive ads and security issues, though recent feedback leans positive for functionality.