What You Need

To install and set up Parallels Desktop 14 for Mac, you need:

• A Mac computer with:
  • A Mac computer with an Intel Core 2 Duo, Core i3, Core i5, Core i7, Intel Core M or Xeon processor.
  • At least 4GB of RAM (8GB recommended)
  • At least 850 MB of space available on the boot volume (the volume that has macOS) for Parallels Desktop installation
  • Enough free disk space for each virtual machine and its applications (at least 15 GB for each installation of Windows)
  • macOS High Sierra 10.13 (when available), macOS Sierra 10.12 or later, OS X El Capitan 10.11.5 or later.

    To identify your computer's processor, memory, and macOS version, choose Apple menu > About This Mac.

  • Internet connection required for product activation, select features, and online updates
• One of the following:
  • Windows installation media.

    Note: If you don't have Windows, Parallels Desktop can help you download and install Windows 10.

  • An Internet connection to download and install freely available operating systems such as Ubuntu, Fedora or other Linux systems supported by Parallels Desktop.
  • A macOS recovery partition that can be used to create a virtual machine with the guest version of macOS.
  • A Windows computer to transfer to a virtual machine and use it on your Mac alongside macOS.
  • The Boot Camp partition with Windows to create a Boot Camp-based virtual machine.

  For a list of operating systems that Parallels Desktop supports for use with your Mac, see Supported Guest Operating Systems or go to http://www.parallels.com/products/desktop/system-requirements/.