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Parallels Tools are a suite of special utilities that help you use your virtual machines in the most comfortable and efficient way. With Parallels Tools, you can move the mouse seamlessly outside the guest OS window without pressing any key, change the virtual machine's screen resolution by simply resizing its window, and synchronize your virtual machine's time and date settings with the time settings of the host computer.
Parallels Tools include the utilities listed below. Many of these utilities are available for the most popular Windows, Linux, and Mac OS X operating systems, but some of them are available for the supported Windows and Linux operating systems only. All utilities supported by your guest OS are installed in your virtual machine as a single package when you install Parallels Tools.
Mouse Synchronization Tool |
Windows, Linux, OS/2, Mac OS X |
Mouse Synchronization Tool captures the mouse input in the virtual machine each time the pointer moves over to the guest OS window and automatically releases the input when the pointer moves out of the guest OS window. |
Time Synchronization Tool |
Windows, Linux, Mac OS X |
Time Synchronization Tool enables you to customize your virtual machine and the host computer time settings. With this tool, you can:
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Drag-and-Drop Tool |
Windows |
Drag-and-Drop Tool supports copying files between the guest operating systems and Mac OS X by the drag-and-drop method. |
Clipboard Synchronization Tool |
Windows, OS/2 |
Clipboard Synchronization Tool enables you to easily exchange texts between:
To copy and paste, you should use the standard procedure for the current operating system. For example, to copy some text in the Windows guest OS, select the text, and press Ctrl+V. To paste this text in Mac OS X, press Cmd+C, or select Paste from the shortcut menu. |
Dynamic Resolution Tool |
Windows, Linux, Mac OS X |
Dynamic Resolution Tool enables you to work with dynamic resolution. When you resize the guest OS window by dragging its lower right corner, the guest OS window resolution changes automatically. |
Shared Folders Tool |
Windows, Linux, Mac OS X |
Shared Folders Tool enables you to share the primary OS folders to access them from the guest OS. With this tool, you can access the host computer shared folders from the virtual machine. |
Coherence Tool |
Windows |
The Coherence tool hides your Windows virtual machine's window leaving only the virtual machine's applications windows visible side-by-side with your Mac OS X applications. This tool enables you to work in Windows applications coherently with your Mac OS X applications. |
Shared Profile Tool |
Windows |
Shared Profile Tool enables you to map some of the folders in your Mac home folder to your user folders in the virtual machine, which allows you to access your Mac home folders right from your virtual machine. |
Shared Applications Tool |
Windows |
Shared Applications Tool enables you to specify default applications, including those installed in the virtual machine, for different types of files. With this tool, you can make some types of files open in the Mac OS X applications by default, and others in the Windows applications by default. |
Shared Internet Applications Tool |
Windows |
Shared Internet Applications Tool enables you to specify default Internet browsers, including those installed in the virtual machine, for different types of Internet pages. For example, you may set the |
Parallels Compressor |
Windows |
The Parallels Compressor utility enables you to reduce the size of your virtual machine's hard disk. |
After the Parallels Tools installation, the following features are available for settings up in Parallels Desktop.
SmartMount |
Windows, Linux, Mac OS X |
SmartMount enables the automatic detection and mounting of removable devices in your virtual machines. |
Parallels Tools can be installed in the following Windows guest operating systems:
Note: If Parallels Tools are not installed in the aforementioned Windows guest operating systems, the virtual machines with these guest OSs will not get connected to the network.
Parallels Tools can be installed in Linux guest operating systems that comply with the following requirements:
Note: Some of Parallels Tools, like Shared Folders Tool and Time Synchronization Tool, may also work in those of the Linux operating systems that do not comply with the requirements listed above.
Parallels Tools can be installed in the following Mac OS X guest operating systems:
