Parallels Desktop versions

Run various operating systems simultaneously on your Mac.
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Review
8.0
Jul 2, 2012
Editorial review
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5.0
Apr 20, 2010
Editorial review
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What's new

v8.0 [Jul 2, 2012]
- Improved support for multi-display configurations that include Retina and non-Retina displays.
- Improved Full Screen support in single and multi-display configurations.
- Resolves an issue with Flash video playback in the Chrome browser for Windows.
- Resolves an issue with the keyboard malfunctioning in the Coherence (non-Crystal) view mode.
- Resolves an issue with the mouse moving too fast on Mac computers with Retina displays when SmartMouse is disabled.
- Dragging and dropping from OS X to Windows 8 now works correctly on Mac computers with Retina displays.
- In Parallels Desktop Preferences, you can now disable hiding or showing Parallels Desktop using the F6 key.

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Parallels Client
Free
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Coherence
Coherence
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Litho Extras Vol. 7
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