

Testers loved Parallels Desktop’s easy-to-use features and seamless integration of Windows with macOS Big Sur, which increased productivity,” said Dobrovolskiy.Īll the best Parallels Desktop 16 for Mac features have been re-engineered for the Apple M1 chip, including: “We received enthusiastic feedback about the remarkable performance of both the Technical Preview of Parallels Desktop 16 for M1 Mac and Windows 10 on ARM Insider Preview as well as x86 applications and games, including Rocket League, Among Us, Roblox, The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim, Sam & Max Save the World and many others. This enables our users to enjoy the best Windows-on-Mac experience available.” However, virtual machines are an exception and thus Parallels engineers implemented native virtualisation support for the Mac with M1 chip.


“The transition has been smooth for most Mac applications, thanks to Rosetta technology. “Apple’s M1 chip is a significant breakthrough for Mac users,” said Nick Dobrovolskiy, Parallels Senior Vice President of Engineering and Support. Windows 10 for ARM Insider Preview running in Parallels Desktop 16.5 on an M1 Mac What Parallels said
