--- title: Parallels Desktop 13 For Mac date: 2017-08-24 09:00:19 permalink: https://lesterchan.net/blog/2017/08/24/parallels-desktop-13-for-mac/ author: Lester Chan categories: - Software tags: - 13-inch - Mac - Parallels - Parallels Desktop --- [Parallels Desktop 13 for Mac](http://www.parallels.com/products/desktop/) was launched yesterday. [![Parallels Desktop 13 - Box](https://farm5.staticflickr.com/4383/36758031025_3fd976f450_c.jpg "Parallels Desktop 13 - Box")](https://farm5.staticflickr.com/4383/36758031025_c6be8267ee_o.png "Parallels Desktop 13 - Box") It brings support for MacBook Pro Touch Bar, macOS High Sierra, and upcoming Windows 10 features, such as the People Bar. Parallels Desktop 13 for Mac performance improvements include: - Up to 100% performance improvement for External Thunderbolt SSD drives (near native performance) - Up to 50% faster Snapshot creation for VMs with a large amount of memory - Up to 47% faster working in Windows files in Windows on rotational discs - Up to 47% faster working with Windows files on a Mac - Up to 40% faster USB device performance in most scenarios - OpenGL 3 support added for DIALux evo professional lighting design software and the popular strategy game Northgard Similar to [Parallels Desktop 11](https://lesterchan.net/blog/2015/08/24/parallels-desktop-11-for-mac/) and [Parallels Desktop 12](https://lesterchan.net/blog/2016/08/22/parallels-desktop-12-for-mac/), there are three editions of Parallels Desktop 13: Parallels Desktop 13, Parallels Desktop 13 Pro Edition and Parallels Desktop 13 Business Edition. Parallels Desktop 13 for Mac Product Features: - Touch Bar support for Windows app; People Bar on Mac - Full support for Windows 10 and macOS High Sierra - Enhanced Retina display support for Windows apps - New Picture-in-Picture view mode - Faster file access and faster Thunderbolt 3 and USB 3.0 - Support for iMac Pro and Single Application mode (Pro & Business Edition) - Improved OpenGL with more games supported - New tools in Parallels Toolbox for Mac and Windows - Clean Drive: easily free up disk space - Presentation Mode: Prevent embarrassing notifications, desktop reveals of personal files, and screen saver lockout delays during the presentation: in just one click. (Mac only) - Download Video: In just one click, download video from YouTube, Facebook and other websites so you can enjoy watching it anytime - Find Duplicates: Search any drive or folder to quickly find identical files (even with different names), and free up disc space - Record Screen: Capture video of your entire screen, a window or select area – which can include audio from your computer microphone – in one click. Parallels Desktop 13 for Mac Pro Edition Product Features: - Assign up to 32 cores (vCPU) and 128 GB of vRAM per VM, so upcoming iMac Pro users can create super powerful VMs. - View Set Resolution menu to immediately switch resolutions for podcast, video tutorial or web browser testing – including common 4:3, 16:9 and 16:10 ratios with resolutions from 1024 x 768 to 3360 x 2300. - Quick Virtual Machine IP Address Lookup to check and copy IP address from GUI to the clipboard in one click. - Free pre-configured VMs in the Installation Assistant, which can be installed in one click, now include: Windows 10 Development Environment, Linux (Mint, CentOS, Debian GNU, Ubuntu and Fedora), Android and macOS. - Analyse and optimise apps’ performance in Parallels Desktop with improved Intel VTune Amplifier, Linux “perf” and Mozilla “rr” support - Modern IE Test Environments in the Installation Assistant now feature pre-configured 90-day trial VMs from Microsoft which include: Microsoft Edge on Windows 10 (stable), Microsoft Edge on Windows 10 (preview), IE 11 on Windows 8.1, IE 11 on Windows 7, IE 10 on Windows 7, IE 9 on Windows 7, and IE 8 on Windows 7. Parallels Desktop 13 for Mac Business Edition Product Features: - Single Application Mode deployment to help end users focus on their end goal instead of being distracted by unfamiliar Windows and virtualization elements - Ability to add selected Windows applications to user’s Dock upon deployment - Ability to invite users via email for improved productivity and end user management - Assign separate administrators for sublicenses for improved efficiency in management - New design of Parallels My Account portal to manage subscriptions and licenses | Prices | Parallels Desktop 13 for Mac | Parallels Desktop 13 for Mac Pro Edition | Parallels Desktop 13 for Mac Business Edition | |---|---|---|---| | New | US$79.99 (S$109) | US$99/year (S$137/year) | | Upgrade | US$49.99 (S$69) | US$49.99/year (S$69/year) | N/A | [![Parallels Desktop 13 - Control Center](https://farm5.staticflickr.com/4358/36711010356_6fc0b3ca05_c.jpg "Parallels Desktop 13 - Control Center")](https://farm5.staticflickr.com/4358/36711010356_a6920f5741_o.png "Parallels Desktop 13 - Control Center") [![Parallels Desktop 13 - New VM Wizard](https://farm5.staticflickr.com/4421/36588415032_eab1071c0f_c.jpg "Parallels Desktop 13 - New VM Wizard")](https://farm5.staticflickr.com/4421/36588415032_311e73165b_o.png "Parallels Desktop 13 - New VM Wizard") [![Parallels Desktop 13 - Picture-in-Picture Views](https://farm5.staticflickr.com/4421/36361533500_6412060c5b_c.jpg "Parallels Desktop 13 - Picture-in-Picture Views")](https://farm5.staticflickr.com/4421/36361533500_4861e6fc06_o.png "Parallels Desktop 13 - Picture-in-Picture Views") [![Parallels Desktop 13 - Win10, 7, Ubuntu, macOS, Network Conditioner](https://farm5.staticflickr.com/4429/36618813921_cd91d1e0a2_c.jpg "Parallels Desktop 13 - Win10, 7, Ubuntu, macOS, Network Conditioner")](https://farm5.staticflickr.com/4429/36618813921_2efaf3a2bc_o.png "Parallels Desktop 13 - Win10, 7, Ubuntu, macOS, Network Conditioner")