In this video, we will show you how to set up your Mac to continue to run 32-bit apps in macOS Catalina with Parallels Desktop for Mac.Click here to download. Like many developers and tech writers, I wanted to start working with macOS 10.15 Catalina as soon as I could. A vacation and some oral surgery delayed my experimentation, but I decided to give the new OS a try in a Parallels Desktop virtual machine. Aug 01, 2020 I should also add that Parallels Toolbox.app v2.6.1 seems broken under Catalina also because it causes run-a-way CPU usage. I think I got toolbox as part of a bundle with Parallels Desktop v13 but I ended up having to remove it from my Login Items (startup items/apps) to fix that. Parallels Desktop® for Mac is the fastest, easiest, and most powerful application for running Windows® on a Mac®—without rebooting. Brought to you by the world-class developers of the #1-rated Mac virtualization software. Note: It is not recommended that existing Parallels Desktop® for Mac users move to Parallels Desktop App Store Edition.
We’re proud to announce that today we released the first update of Parallels Desktop® 15 for Mac. Now Parallels Desktop 15 Update 1 fully supports macOS® Catalina 10.15 as both a host and guest operating system (OS).
To download the latest version, go to the Parallels Desktop menu > Check for Updates, or download the installation image directly.
Wealways want to offer our customers the “best of both worlds” when it comes to Windows10 and Mac®. With Parallels Desktop 15.1, our users can now benefit from:
- UsingSidecar with iPad® and Apple Pencil® with Windows 10
- EnjoyingDirectX 11 with Metal®-enhanced performance
- Benefitingfrom Sign in with Apple
- Andmore in macOS Catalina!
Plus, our users can easily create a macOS Mojave virtual machine (VM) before upgrading to macOS Catalina to continue running old 32-bit Mac apps.
“macOS Catalina brings significant new benefits for Mac users,” said Nick Dobrovolskiy, Senior Vice President of Engineering and Support at Parallels. “Parallels Desktop 15 Update 1 adds useful new macOS Catalina features to Windows 10 applications. It enables customers to experience CAD/CAM and PC-game performance improvements. Users can also use Finder® to share files, previews or Safari® images via Outlook or Mail for Windows. Parallels Desktop makes it easy to run every macOS and Windows application you need on one computer so you’re always ready to engage with opportunities to work and collaborate with anyone—whether they use a Mac or PC.”
Use Your iPad and Sidecar toWork with Windows Applications
ParallelsDesktop 15 delivers extended Sidecar support for iPad, including use of ApplePencil pressure, tilt, double-tap and native iOS touch gestures with Windows programssuch as CorelDRAW®, Corel® Painter® andMicrosoft SketchPad. Easily enable Windows 10 Tablet Mode, launch Windows Ink Workspaceor open On-screen Keyboard using special Touch Bar options enabled by ApplePencil 2 double-tap exclusively for Windows on iPad via Sidecar.
ParallelsDesktop 15 users can also run both macOS Catalina and Windows 10 togetherseamlessly in Coherence Mode. Or move your Windows 10 VM over to your iPad and workwith each OS via separate devices, as shown in Video 1:
32-Bit Applications – StillAvailable with Parallels Desktop 15
macOS Catalina is the first macOS to exclusively support 64-bit applications, which means that 32-bit macOS applications will not run on macOS Catalina. Fortunately, the Parallels Desktop Installation Assistant makes it easy for macOS Mojave users to create a macOS Mojave VM before upgrading to macOS Catalina, so they can still run 32-bit Mac and Windows applications on their current Mac.
Seamless Mac and WindowsIntegration
Parallels Desktop 15 further blurs thelines between Mac and Windows with a variety of enhanced integration features,providing the best of both worlds on one computer so users can experience newlevels of productivity.
Now Parallels Desktop 15 users candrag and drop images directly from macOS screenshot previews, Safari and Photosto Windows applications to create documents quickly and conveniently, as shownin Video 2:
DirectX 11 Support Brings MoreWindows Programs and PC Games to Mac
Supportingthe Apple move to Metal API, Parallels made significant investments to ensureexcellent DirectX 11 performance with Metal in macOS Mojave—and especially on macOSCatalina (10.15)—in addition to DirectX 10 and 9. (User experience will dependon the hardware, especially the CPU and graphics card utilized on the Maccomputer.) Parallels Desktop 15 users can now run many Windows computer-aided design (CAD)and computer-aided manufacturing (CAM) programs, aswell as PC games which did not run on prior versions, including the followingtitles:
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Bluetooth Low Energy Support
Bluetooth Low Energy support in ParallelsDesktop 15 enables Logitech Craft, IRISPen and some IoT devices (such as smarthome appliances and smart bands) to be used in a VM on a Mac. Supported platformsinclude Windows 10 and 8.1, Android and Linux with kernel 3.13 and newer.Shared Bluetooth driver support is for version 4.0.
Let us know if you have any questionsor feedback about the latest update of Parallels Desktop 15 in the comments.
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