Choose from: Parallels Desktop 14 for Mac,Parallels Desktop 14 for Mac - Pro Edition,Parallels Desktop 14 for Mac Student Edition. Run Windows on Mac without rebooting with Parallels Desktop. As a student – you may be up to your ears in financial costs associated with finishing school. Are you a student who owns a Mac but needs to run a Microsoft Windows program? You can reduce your hardware costs associated with school and avoid purchasing a PC with Parallels Desktop® for Mac. Parallels Desktop 14 for Mac is the fastest, most intuitive way to run Windows + Mac apps side-by-side without rebooting. Students & faculty get 50% off. Now, I run both VMWare and Parallels and find I like Parallels better but VMWare is more compatible when using VMs from Windows. However, if you can get VMWare for free, you can buy Parallels for $29 from their site here.
Parallels For Mac Students
Parallels Desktop for Mac is the easiest and most powerful application to run Windows on Mac without rebooting. Get up and running in minutes. Easily bring all of your files, applications, browser bookmarks, and more from your PC to your Mac. Switch between Mac and Windows applications, launch Windows applications from the Mac Dock, and use Mac gestures in your Windows applications. You can also use the Touch Bar with Windows, as well as copy and paste or drag and drop between Windows and Mac.
Access Microsoft Office for Windows and Internet Explorer
Quickly move files, applications, and more from a PC to a Mac
Keep look and feel of macOS or use the familiar Windows desktop
Seamlessly leverage Google Drive, Dropbox, OneDrive, or other cloud services
Run Windows applications without slowing down your Mac
Develop and test across multiple OSes in a virtual machine for Mac
Optimized for the latest Windows 10 updates and the new macOS Mojave (10.14) upon release, including highly anticipated Dark Mode
Add Windows applications to Touch Bar for instant access and customization
Works with OS X, Windows 10, 8.1, and 7, Google Chrome, Linux and Unix, and macOS Server—no more having to choose between PC or Mac
Get the most out of your Mac with automatic Disk Space optimization
Reuse your existing Boot Camp installation—just follow the installation assistant at startup to convert a virtual machine from Boot Camp
Includes 30+ utilities to simplify everyday tasks on Mac and Windows, such as cleaning your drive, securing private files, and more
Premium 24/7 phone, email, and social support after activation
Parallels Desktop 14 for Mac one-year subscription license (key-card)
Complimentary Parallels Toolbox one-year subscription
Complimentary Parallels Access one-year subscription
Internet Access: Some Features Require Internet Access
Operating System: OS X El Capitan version 10.11.6 or later
Part Number
UPC or EAN No.: 846829006348
Warranty
Note: Products sold through this website that do not bear the Apple Brand name are serviced and supported exclusively by their manufacturers in accordance with terms and conditions packaged with the products. Apple’s Limited Warranty does not apply to products that are not Apple-branded, even if packaged or sold with Apple products. Please contact the manufacturer directly for technical support and customer service.
Mac Models
- MacBook (Retina, 12-inch, Early 2015 - 2017)
- MacBook Air (Retina, 13-inch, 2018 and later)
- MacBook Air (13-inch, Early 2015 - 2017)
- MacBook Air (11-inch, Early 2015)
- MacBook Pro (Retina, 13-inch, Late 2012 - 2015)
- MacBook Pro (Retina, 15-inch, Mid 2012 - 2015)
- iMac (Retina 4K, 21.5-inch, 2017)
- iMac (Retina 4K, 21.5-inch, Late 2015)
- iMac (Retina 5K, 27-inch, 2017)
- iMac (Retina 5K, 27-inch, Late 2014 - 2015)
- Mac mini (Late 2014)
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- on Sep 27, 2018
Parallels Desktop for Mac lets you seamlessly run Windows and macOS side-by-side. You can even drag-and-drop your files between operating systems and run Windows software on your Apple computer without rebooting.
Purchase
Parallel's For Mac
Learn how to purchase a license for this software.
License Renewal
Departments: Software Distribution Services will send departments a reminder with renewal costs. In order to receive upgrades, maintenance payments must be received by the renewal date noted in the product list below.
Additional Information
This software is not available to faculty and staff through the Software Download Service at My Pitt. Students can acquire this software via the Software Download Service at My Pitt; it is not available at the Student Computing Labs. Visit the Parallels website for complete product information.
Parallels Product List
| Product | Operating Systems | Personal Purchase by Faculty & Staff | Departmental Purchase | Annual Maintenance Renewal Date (for Departments only) | Media Cost | Available through Software Download Service | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cost | Includes Home Use Rights | ||||||
Parallels 14.0 | Macintosh | $22 | $13 | No | May 1 | $5 | No |
Please note: the minimum requirements for this software as they have changed substantially from the previous version
- A Mac computer with an Intel Core 2 Duo, Core i3, Core i5, Core i7, Core i9, Intel Core M, or Xeon processor
- 4 GB of memory (8 GB of memory is recommended)
- 600 megabytes (MB) disk space
- MacOS El Capitan 10.11.6 or later, macOS Sierra 10.12.6 or later, macOS High Sierra 10.13.6 or later, or macOS Mojave 10.14