Download Pre-configured Virtual Appliances

If you don't have enough time to create a new virtual machine with the required configuration, you can download a ready-to-use virtual machine with a predefined configuration.

Downloading Parallels Virtual Appliances

Parallels Virtual Appliances are pre-built Modern.IE, Ubuntu Linux, Fedora Linux, CentOS Linux, Debian GNU/Linux, Mint Linux, Chromium OS and Android virtual machines.

To download such an appliance and use it with Parallels Desktop:

1. Choose File > New.
2. Select the appliance you need in the Free Systems section and click Continue.
3. In the next step, click Download. Once the download starts, you can pause it anytime by clicking Pause. To resume the download, click Resume.

Once the download is complete, you can start working with the virtual appliance in Parallels Desktop.

Downloading Chromium OS Virtual Appliance

To download the Chromium OS virtual appliance from Parallels Desktop:

1. Choose File > New.
2. Select Download Chromium OS and click Continue.
3. In the next step, click Download. Once the download starts, you can pause it anytime by clicking Pause. To resume the download, click Resume.

Once the download is complete, you can start working with the Chromium OS virtual appliance in Parallels Desktop.

Downloading Modern.IE Virtual Appliances

The Modern.IE virtual appliances allow web developers to check how websites are displayed and functioning in different versions of Internet Explorer on different versions of Windows.

To download such an appliance and use it with Parallels Desktop:

1. Choose File > New.
2. Select Modern.IE and click Continue.
3. In the next step, select the version of Internet Explorer and Windows you'd like to work with and follow the onscreen instructions.

Once the download is complete, you can start working with the virtual appliance in Parallels Desktop.