Parallels
Fewer than 5 people recommend it so far, so there's no written verdict. Here is what commenters said.
3recommend
2warn against
Nov 10, 2025first mention
Sep 28, 2026latest mention
Why people recommend it
“I use Parallels on macOS for this but any VM will do.”
“some proprietary (VMware Fusion, Parallels)”
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“I used to run Win 10 in Parallels on MacOS and it was excellent”
Mac developer, 25+ years on Appleon “Apple testing new App Store design that blurs the li…”
Caveats and dissent
“running a 1997 game in Parallels sucks”
developer porting a 1997 game to macOSon “Open Annihilation – Spent the GDP of a Small Nation …”
“they both switched to a subscription model, which is an immediate nope”
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All comments 8
“running a 1997 game in Parallels sucks”
“I use Parallels on macOS for this but any VM will do.”
“some proprietary (VMware Fusion, Parallels)”
“they both switched to a subscription model, which is an immediate nope”
“I use parallels for windows and Ubuntu”
“I have tested Fusion, Parallels and UTM and Fusion seemed to be the most stable for me.”
“I used to run Win 10 in Parallels on MacOS and it was excellent”
“Also with parallels, but that's a whole new price range for just using Notepad++”