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UTM runs Windows 11 on Apple silicon for free. Compare setup, graphics, Mac integration, VMware Fusion, VirtualBox, and when Parallels is a better fit.

Explore what’s new in the Parallels RAS 22 Technical Preview, including device posture checks, SMB file access, Mac improvements, AVD Hybrid, and more.

Apple Silicon vs. Intel Macs compared: performance, battery, app and Windows compatibility, plus how to tell which chip your Mac has.

Apple M5 chip specs, how much RAM to give a Windows VM, and real-world virtualization performance on M5 Macs.

Compare Parallels Desktop vs. UTM for Mac. See why users pick paid performance, gaming, and 1-click setup over free open-source QEMU. Start a free trial.

Visual Studio for Mac was retired in August 2024. Run the Windows version of Visual Studio on your Mac with a Parallels Desktop virtual machine. Free 14-day trial.

Three keyboard shortcuts cover most Mac screenshot needs: Command + Shift + 3, 4, and 5. See what each does, plus how to screen record, annotate, print, and save screenshots on Mac.

Parallels Desktop 27 delivers AI matrix computations up to seven times as fast and neural network inference up to 1.75 times as fast. See how these improvements affect local AI development in Linux virtual machines.

What Apple Silicon is, how the M-series chips compare, and how to run Windows on an Apple Silicon Mac. Your complete M-series resource.

What Windows on ARM is, which apps run natively, what's emulated via Prism, and how to run Windows 11 ARM on an Apple Silicon Mac.