Parallels Desktop 12 For Mac
Parallels Desktop 12 for Mac is now available.
It supports the new Windows 10 Anniversary Update, and is ready for the upcoming macOS Sierra update.
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Parallels Desktop 12 for Mac performance improvements include:
- Up to 90% faster Snapshot creation
- Up to 60% faster suspend of VMs
- Up to 25% faster Shared Folders performance
- Compile Visual Studio projects on shared folders up to 25% faster
- Up to 10% battery life improvement
- Enjoy improved VM responsiveness when your Mac is low on free memory
Parallels Desktop 12 for Mac Product Features:
- Parallels Toolbox for Mac: 20 tools that simplify everyday tasks on your Mac.
- Simplified backup: One year of Acronis True Image 500 GB cloud backup storage, which can backup new incremental changes to a VM, instead of having to resave an entire VM and changes every time changes are made.
- Support for Blizzard Entertainment’s Overwatch PC game.
- Support for Windows 10 Xbox app, for streaming and playing all Xbox games on a Mac
- Schedule Windows updates for an appropriate time at night to avoid time-consuming disruptions during your day.
- Control storage space used by VMs directly from the Optimized Storage in macOS Sierra.
- Store Microsoft EdgeTM and Internet Explorer passwords in Mac Keychain.
- Assign special behaviors to Windows apps, such as Always Open Full Screen or Always Hide Other Apps, so they play even better on your Mac.
- Easily cancel time-consuming VM actions.
- Open documents from SharePoint and Office 365 in Microsoft Office for Windows desktop applications directly from your favorite Mac browser.
- Keep Windows ready in the background, instead of suspending the VM, to instantly open
Windows applications and documents. - Outlook for Windows now features your recently accessed documents, both Mac and Windows, so they are conveniently available to select when you add attachments to your emails.
- Improved Retina support for resizing Windows VMs.
- Archive VMs to save space in the Pro Edition.
- Set resource usage limits for VMs in the Pro Edition.
- Network Conditioner in the Pro Edition now features preconfigured network profiles (Edge, 100% loss, 3G, DSL, Very Bad Network and Wi-Fi) to make testing a breeze, as well as customizable settings.
Prices | Parallels Desktop 12 for Mac |
Parallels Desktop 12 for Mac Pro Edition |
Parallels Desktop 12 for Mac Business Edition |
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New | S$108 | US$99/year (S$133/year) | |
Upgrade | S$68 | S$68/year (for life) | N/A |
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Parallels Toolbox for Mac
Parallels Toolbox for Mac is a new product from Parallels.
Parallels Toolbox for Mac is available for all versions of Parallels Desktop 12 for Mac and for free. It is also available as a stand-alone subscription product for US$9.99 (S$14) per year. Parallels promise new tools and updates planned for release every few months.
Right now the tools in Parallels Toolbox for Mac includes:
- Distraction-free presentation modes for both Mac and Windows VMs, including: Hide Desktop Files, Do Not Disturb, Keep Mac Awake
- Archive, encrypt and password protect all of your files
- Simply capture screen shots or record video of a screen, window or area
- Download videos from YouTube, Facebook and other websites with a single click
- Time management tools—an alarm, timer, date countdown and stopwatch
- Unpack files from ZIP, RAR and many other formats