This allows you to run a single Windows application in its own window on your Mac desktop, so it feels a little more like a native Mac app. VMware calls this Unity, Parallels calls this Coherence.
Parallels Desktop Lite has the same basic features as Parallels Desktop Home: it enables you to run Windows, Linux and their applications on your Mac without rebooting. You can run these Windows and Linux applications side-by-side with Mac applications.
![Parallels desktop for mac Parallels desktop for mac](/uploads/1/2/6/6/126646257/450522233.jpg)
However, there are some differences between Parallels Desktop Lite and Parallels Desktop for Mac, and these are listed in the tables below.
Note: Existing Parallels Desktop® for Mac users are not recommended to move to Parallels Desktop Lite.
Parallel Software For Mac
Feature | Parallels Desktop Lite | Parallels Desktop for Mac Home Edition |
Guest OS installation | ||
Install from .iso image file | √ | √ |
Install from DVD | √ | √ |
Install from USB | √ | √ |
Install from Boot Camp | √ | |
PC to VM transfer | √ | |
Working with VMs | ||
Pause | √ | √ |
Autopause | √ | |
Suspend | √ | √ |
Snapshots | √ | √ |
Sharing: Windows | ||
Applications Sharing from Guest OS | √ | |
Sharing Guest OS files with OS X (reverse sharing) | √ | |
Share OS X folders with Windows | √ | √ |
Share custom OS X folders with Windows | √ | √ |
Shared Profile (mirror Downloads, Desktop, Movies etc. to either OS) | √ | √ |
Mount OS X volumes to Windows | √ | √ |
Drag & Drop files | √ | √ |
Share iCloud, DropBox, Google Drive from OS X with Windows | √ | |
Guest Additions Features | ||
Shared Clipboard (copy/paste) | √ | √ |
OS X file sharing with Windows | √ | √ |
Drag & Drop | √ | √ |
Shared Profile Tool | √ | √ |
Open web links from Windows with Mac | √ | |
USB & Devices | ||
USB storage devices support | √ | √ |
USB 3.0 | USB 3.0 | |
USB non-storage devices support | √ | √ |
USB devices permanent assignment rules | √ | √ |
Support for Thunderbolt storage devices | √ | √ |
Network | ||
Shared network | √ | √ |
Host-only network | √ | √ |
Bridged network | √ | |
Other Top features | ||
Real time disk optimization | √ | √ |
Travel Mode | √ | √ |
Quicklook support for Windows | √ | √ |
OS X Gestures support (including Force Touch Gestures) | √ | √ |
Integration with Cortana | √ | √ |
Per-VM shortcuts | √ | √ |
Coherence | √ | |
VM icons in Dock | √ | |
Licensing | Mac App Store Licensing | Perpetual & Subscription |
Vagrant provider support | Pro and Business Editions only | |
Nested virtualization | Pro and Business Editions only |