I'm using Parallels Desktop for to have multiple operating systems all in one device. I can set the CPU, RAM, and Harddisk according to how many sources I need. Also, this app works really stable and supports almost all operating systems. Also possible to sync files between the local device and virtual machine. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

It's really expensive. I would love to see it on the Windows platform, too. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Seamless installation of the virtual machines operating systems.

You can pick which you want, and it will get downloaded and installed without much interactions. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Nothing much really to dislike in this product. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

The ability to effortlessly switch to a Windows app on my Mac greatly increases my productivity. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

There seems to be a large number of upgrades required to keep current. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Parallels has been my go to virtual platform for testing new versions of macOS and for setting up my PC desktop engineer environment. It is so powerful that I can easily use the virtual PC and avoid needing a physical PC laptop in addition to my Mac laptop Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

The only tricky part with Parallels was getting the virtual network adapter to work right to connect to internal networks Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

It's easy to set up, runs efficiently, and comes with the Parallels toolbox with lots of different apps to help you be productive.

Coherence mode is excellent because it overlays your Mac desktop and lets you seamlessly run 2 OSs in one Desktop rather than running in an application window, though you can run it that way. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Occasionally the VM becomes corrupted, and you have to restore it from a backup, Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

The program was easy to install but didn't work well on my Macbook. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

1) Parallles requires a lot of space and ate up even more space on my Macbook. Made my computer extremely slow and lagging.

2) Parallels takes over my Macbook. I found it hard to "share" between Windows and Mac overall

3) When I requested for a refund from them, they didn't want to return the unused portion. never had this kind of problem before. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Essy to install - always being updated and works with latest releases of Mac OS Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Nothing to dislike - the app just works and it works well. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Parallels for Mac allows me to easily run window on my computer, giving me the flexibility to run a huge range of applications across both Mac and Windows one device.

It was easy to set up using the built-in installer and has been updated throughout the past few years with new features. Once Windows has booted up, I am able to access files saved from both my Mac partition and my Windows partition at the same time, through the Windows operating system in Parallels. This makes it really easy for me to work across multiple documents between the 2 operating systems quickly and easily.

In my set-up, the bootable software for Windows is run through an external hard-drive, which was easy to set up using the Parallels guidance information. This gives me the flexibility to have both operating systems available without the requirement to partition a large part of my Mac's internal memory. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

It’s very CPU intensive which can rapidly degrade battery life. It can sometimes lag when used on older Macs, but this is not very often.

The programme sometimes sufferers from network connectivity issues which means that the Windows emulator can not connect to the internet or other internet-connected devices, such as wireless printers and other devices on the same shared network. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Easy configuration controls and forward compatibility (I'm still on Parallels 12 with Windows 10).

Scenario 3 worked for me upgrading my 32-bit Win 7 VM:

https://www.parallels.com/blogs/install-windows-10-parallels-desktop Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Don't completely trust how secure it is, especially if not isolated from Mac OS. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

This is an extremely easy program to use and install, it is crucial for my job as I require programs that only run on Windows. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

The program takes up a lot of memory which is understandable but annoying when Macs are made with so little memory in the first place . Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.