Save $30 when you upgrade to Parallels Desktop 14 or $50 when you upgrade to Pro If you already own version 12 or 13 then you’re eligible to upgrade at this fantastic price. For Pro users your yearly renewal price will always remain the same if you upgrade during this special offer period. See more reviews for Parallels Desktop Pro Edition Parallels Desktop, the industry-leading software for running Windows applications on a Mac, now includes a new version of the software for developers, designers, and power users: Parallels Desktop for Mac Pro Edition.
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- 8.0Excellent
Pros
- ✓Runs Windows and Linux VMs on Macs
- ✓Improved integration between Mac and Windows apps
- ✓Supports macOS Sierra and Windows 10 Anniversary Update
Cons
- ✕Business and Pro Editions require annual subscription
- ✕Virtual machines require lots of memory and storage
- ✕Poor documentation for first-time users
Parallels Desktop is celebrating its tenth birthday this year, and its regular cycle of annual updates has helped to consolidate its position as the leading virtualization tool for Mac users who need to run Windows apps on their office computers.
Last year's update followed the launch of Windows 10; it was a major upgrade that focused on supporting new Windows technologies, such as the Cortana voice-driven virtual assistant. This year's Parallels Desktop 12 is a more modest update, but it does include a number of useful features that make it a worthwhile upgrade for existing users.
Desktop options
Like its predecessor, Parallels Desktop 12 provides three options for different types of users. The standard Parallels Desktop 12 is designed for home and education use, and allows you to buy a one-off, single-user licence for £64.99 (inc. VAT, or £54.16 ex. VAT), or a two-user licence for £97.49 (inc. VAT, or £81.25 ex. VAT). Existing owners of the standard edition can upgrade to version 12 for £34.99 (inc.VAT, or £29.16 ex. VAT).
There is also a Pro Edition that includes additional features for developers, and a Business Edition that provides extended technical support, as well as tools for IT managers who need to manage multiple virtual machines within their organisation. The Pro and Business Editions both require an annual subscription of £79.99 (inc. VAT, or £66.66 ex. VAT), which includes automatic upgrades for each new version. However, the core features and improvements in Parallels Desktop 12 are common to all three versions, and even the standard edition will be perfectly adequate for many business users who simply need to run a few Windows apps every now and then.
Parallels performance
Some of the new features in Parallels Desktop 12 are clearly aimed at home users, such as the ability to run the Xbox streaming app for Windows on the Mac. But there are also a number of timesaving improvements that will appeal to business users. Parallels continues to finetune the program's performance, and we found that we were able to suspend or resume a Windows 10 virtual machine on our office iMac in just three seconds -- that's around 50 percent faster than with the previous version.
There's a new Always Ready mode that automatically launches a specific virtual machine when you boot the Mac, but leaves it paused in the background so that it's instantly available as soon as you need to open a Windows app. Your Windows apps can also be assigned a series of 'behaviors', such as always opening in full-screen mode, or automatically hiding the Windows desktop and other apps.
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Click on the Parallels Desktop menu, then click on Account & License to open a window with the list of licenses registered under your account.
If the license you would like to upgrade is registered under a different account, you can sign out from the current account and sign in to the one with the license. Click on the account email address in the activation window and select Sign Out. Then log in with the account you need.
In the activation window you will see the list of licenses available in the account. Click on Upgrade to Pro next to a subscription or a permanent license for Parallels Desktop to proceed with the upgrade.
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You will get to your Parallels account page to proceed with payment. Here you will find the cost of the upgrade and the price of the subscription.
The upgrade cost is due at the moment of upgrade, it is the amount for the remaining period of your current subscription exclusive of the price you already paid for it.
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The new price of the subscription is a full price for Parallels Desktop Pro Edition, with the exception of special offers. It will be charged on the billing date, when the current subscription period expires.