Parallels Desktop 17 Mac Pro Edition

Run Windows and macOS simultaneously on one Mac

•     Allocate more Mac resources for best performance
•     Develop Windows applications on a Mac
•     Develop and test websites and cross-platform applications for major operating systems
•     Automate your workflows with CLI, Vagrant, minikube, Jenkins and SDK
•     Enable nested virtualization and use Hyper-V and other VMs within Parallels VMs
•     Test software in an isolated environment

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Maximum Performance for Creation and Development
Designed for developers, power users and other demanding professionals. Parallels Desktop for Mac Pro Edition delivers the ultimate computing power to let you program in Visual Studio, design and build in Autodesk apps, automate in PowerShell, play demanding Windows games and more - all on a Mac and as easily as on a PC.

Test beta operating systems or updates.
Take advantage of future public beta operating systems from Apple and Microsoft without risking your data. Install a beta version of macOS or Windows securely in a virtual machine on your Mac.
A new update or upgrade released? Test it in a virtual machine first. Save snapshots of a virtual machine. If something goes wrong, you can roll back the changes in one of your snapshots and continue working with the guest OS. With the SmartGuard functionality in Parallels Desktop, you can automate the creation of snapshots. Linked clones are VMs created from snapshots, allowing you to save space and experiment faster. VM templates let you create new VMs based on a preconfigured template directly from Parallels Control Center.

Downloading Preconfigured VM
If you do not have enough time to create a virtual machine with the required configuration, you can use an out-of-the-box virtual machine with a predefined configuration.
Run Internet Explorer 93, 103, 11, and the Windows version of Microsoft Edge directly on your development machine-all at the same time. Run incompatible browsers in separate Windows installations in separate VMs. You can also use your favorite web development tool (Dreamweaver, WordPress, Microsoft Expression, etc.) to create a test environment for the entire group and make changes to your site. If you regularly use multiple versions of IE, check out Parallels® Toolbox, which lets you launch them all at once to save time. (Parallels Toolbox is included in Parallels Desktop Pro Edition).

More Power for Power Users and Developers

Access the Developer menu by selecting "Software Development" as your VM profile or enabling "Show Developer Tools" in your VM configuration. Select "Develop >" from the menu bar and choose from the following tools.

Start SSH Session
Quickly start an SSH session with your VM. This command assumes that an SSH server is running on your VM. The command 'ssh ' is invoked in the terminal.

Open in browser
Test and open your website with one click.

Starta debugsession
Start a debug session directly from Parallels Desktop.

Note: Parallels Desktop supports IIdb as a debug frontend. It should be installed using XCode command line tools or XCode.

Creating a Core Memory Snapshot
Createthe virtual machine's core memory snapshot.

NEW! Create Independent VM from Linked Clone
With Parallels Desktop 17 for Mac Pro Edition, it is now easy to create an independent virtual machine from a linked clone. Use either a new user interface option in Control Center or Parallels Desktop CLI.

NEW! Visual Studio Plug-in for Mac with Apple M1 Chip
Debug in a safe, isolated environment. With the Parallels Plug-in for Visual Studio, you can develop software in one virtual machine and test it in other virtual machines with just one click. The plug-in has been updated to support Mac computers with Apple M1 chip. In addition, the new plug-in is much easier to install in Visual Studio 2019. To start remote debugging your project, create the project and test it locally. Then click Parallels > Start Debug Session in the VM and select the virtual machine you want to use. Below, we will explain each installation step.
More Developer Tools to Get the Job Done

Command Line Interface
Use (prlctl, prlsrvctl) to control Parallels Desktop for Mac and virtual machines, their settings and configuration. Auto-completion for prlctl and prlsrvctl commands in Bash.* Allows passing arguments to VM applications.br/>*Bash Completion should be installed on Mac.

Vagrant
Download ready-to-use Parallels virtual machines with Vagrant Parallels Provider. Or create your own boxes and share them with your colleagues. Use Vagrant Share to provide access to your VM via SSH or HTTP.

Kubernetes via Minikube
Set up a local Kubernetes cluster using the Minikube driver for Parallels.

Docker
With the Parallels Docker Machine driver, you can create Docker hosts using Parallels Desktop. Parallels Desktop virtualization provides better shared folders and overall performance.

Jenkins
Run your builds in virtual machines by initiating and managing them with Jenkins. Develop apps for macOS and iOS with Jenkins and Continuous Integration (CI). With the Jenkins plugin, Parallels Desktop VMs are dynamically started when needed for build jobs and then paused during idle time to use high-density resources.

Support for Nested Hyper-V1
Parallels Desktop provides support for nested virtualization (Nested VT-x), which allows you to run Hyper-V and other types of virtual machines and emulators inside it.

Packer
Create Parallels virtual machines with Parallels Builder.

Test beta operating systems or updates
Use future public beta operating systems from Apple and Microsoft without risking your data. Install a beta version of macOS or Windows safely in a virtual machine on your Mac.
A new update or upgrade has been released? Test it in a virtual machine first. Save snapshots of a virtual machine. If something goes wrong, you can roll back the changes in one of your snapshots and continue working with the guest OS. With the SmartGuard functionality in Parallels Desktop, you can automate the creation of snapshots. Linked clones are VMs created from snapshots, allowing you to save space and experiment faster. VM templates let you create new VMs based on a preconfigured template directly from Parallels Control Center.

Downloading Preconfigured VM
If you don't have enough time to create a virtual machine with the required configuration, you can use an out-of-the-box virtual machine with a predefined configuration.

System Requirements