Supported Guest Operating Systems
You can install the following guest operating systems into Parallels Desktop virtual machines:
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Parallels Tools
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Windows
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Windows 10
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Windows 8.1
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Windows 8
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Windows Server 2019
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Windows Server 2016
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Windows Server 2012 R2
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Windows 7 (SP0-SP1)
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Windows Server 2008 R2 (SP0-SP2)
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Windows Vista (Home, Pro, Business, Ultimate) (SP0-SP2)
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Windows Server 2003 R2 (SP0-SP2)
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Windows XP Pro x64 SP2
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Windows XP (Pro, Home) (SP0-SP3)
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Windows 2000 (Pro, Server) SP4
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Windows NT 4.0 (Workstation, Server) SP6**
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Windows ME**
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Windows 98 SE**
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Windows 95**
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Windows 3.11**
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MS DOS 6.22
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Linux
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Ubuntu 19.04, 18.10, 18.04 LTS, 17.10, 17.04**, 16.10, 16.04 LTS, 15.10, 15.04, 14.10, 14.04 LTS, 13.10, 13.04, 12.10, 12.04 LTS, 11.10, 11.04, 10.10, 10.04 LTS
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Linux Mint 19, 18, 17, 16, 13
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Debian GNU/Linux 10, 9, 8, 7, 6
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elementary OS 5.0*, 0.4
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Kali Linux 2
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Kali Linux 2018.1
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Kali Linux 2018.2
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RHEL 8*, 7, 6
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CentOS 8*, 7, 6
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Fedora 30*, 29*, 28, 27, 26, 25, 24, 23, 22, 21, 20, 19
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OpenVZ 7
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Mageia 6, 5, 4, 3
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OpenSUSE 42.1**
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OpenSUSE 15, 13.1, 12.3
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SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15*
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SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 (SP3)
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SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 (SP2, SP3)
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Gentoo Linux**
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Manjaro Linux 17
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Boot2Docker
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Android
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Android x86 (available only as a virtual appliance when installed using Installation Assistant)
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macOS
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macOS 10.15 Catalina
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macOS 10.14 Mojave
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macOS 10.13 High Sierra
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macOS 10.12 Sierra
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OS X 10.11 El Capitan
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OS X 10.10 Yosemite
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OS X 10.9 Mavericks
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OS X 10.8 Mountain Lion
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Mac OS X 10.7 Lion
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Mac OS X Server 10.6 (Snow Leopard Server)
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Mac OS X Server 10.5.8 (Leopard Server)
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Solaris
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Solaris 11.3, 11, 10
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BSD
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FreeBSDĀ® 11.1, 10.3, 9, 8
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OpenBSD 6
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OS/2
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OS/2 Warp (4.5, 4)**
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eComStation 2, 1.2
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ReactOS
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ReactOS 0.4
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* - operating systems marked with this sign can theoretically be installed in virtual machines but they haven't been tested yet.
** - operating systems marked with this sign can be installed in virtual machines but they are not officially supported.
Please note that Parallels Desktop does not include operating system installation discs or their images. You should purchase them separately.
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