Jump on the Mac app bundle before it's gone.

Parallels Desktop for Chromebook Enterprise is now available for $69.99 annually per user. It also requires a Windows 10 license. More details and a free one-month trial with up to five users are.

Parallels Desktop 16 for Mac is the fastest, easiest, and most powerful solution for running Windows applications on a Mac—without rebooting. Easily switch between Mac and Windows apps. Per support in Parallels forum: “Parallels Desktop Lite 1.4.0 we switched to the App Store based subscription with 14-day trial. Existing users running Parallels Desktop Lite of earlier version who had no subscription are being granted with a free 1 year subscription. Parallels Desktop for Mac App Store Edition allows you to seamlessly run both Windows and Mac OS applications side-by-side with speed, control and confidence. Find the frequently asked questions, documentation and other helpful tools to get the answers you need below. Parallels Desktop 16 requires High Sierra 10.13 or later to run, and can be purchased for a one-off fee of $99.99 for the standard edition, with the more feature-laden Pro and Business editions.

Both Parallels and Microsoft will be interested in making this work. Parallels will sell many more copies of Parallels Desktop if it works with Windows 10 and not only with Linux. Microsoft doesn't care if people buy their license of Windows for a PC or a Mac. I'm afraid, Parallels Desktop for Mac is not available at the Mac App Store at the moment due to restrictions on the Apple side. Parallels and Apple are currently working on adding Parallels Desktop to the list of applications, however, we are not able to provide you with the time frame.

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The standard-issue apps on your Mac are fine, but they won't let you really get the most out of your computer. If you want to reach new heights with your productivity and organization, you need some third-party software. However, most top apps cost money. That's why you buy them bundled, like in The 2020 Limited Edition Mac Bundle.

This bundle includes 13 top apps, some of which are award-winners, all for just $59.99 ($36 with code CMSAVE40). Check out what you'll get:

  • Parallels Desktop 15: This top-15 grossing app in the App Store allows you to run thousands of Windows apps on your Mac desktop.
  • PDF Expert: This Apple Editors' Choice Award Winner makes working with PDFs a completely seamlessly process, allowing you to edit, search, and much more.
  • Aurora HDR 2019: This Best of Mac Award Winner is the top HDR photo editing and processing software on the market.
  • iMazing 2: Transfer all of your data between all of your Apple devices effortlessly.
  • xMind 8 Pro: This mind-mapping app is trusted by millions to help them flesh out ideas.
  • Banktivity 7: Save more money and pay off your debt with this award-winning tool.
  • NetSpot Pro: Optimize your home Wi-Fi by identifying dead zones and the strongest Wi-Fi areas.
  • Windscribe VPN Pro: Browse more safely and faster with this top VPN.
  • Live Home 3D Pro: Make any household project simpler with this TopTenReviews Gold Award Winner.
  • TextExpander: Save time and keystrokes with ingenious macros.
  • RapidWeaver 8: Build a website without any technical expertise, in a fraction of the time.
  • Disk Drill PRO: Protect yourself from a system crash with this data recovery program.
  • DeltaWalker Pro: Synch your files and folders to better identify duplicates and save space.

Sold separately, these apps would cost over $1,200, but you can get them bundled together in The 2020 Limited Edition Mac Bundle for just $36 today when you use the code CMSAVE40Better scanner app mac. at checkout.

All Mac® users know about the Mac App Store®, and most have probably used it to get an app or two. If you’re also a Parallels Desktop® for Mac user, there’s another store you should check out: the Microsoft Store.

Apps Store Mac Parallels Shortcut

The Microsoft Store is accessible from Windows 8 or 10—but in all practical terms, this means onlvidy Windows 10, since Windows 8 is used so rarely these days.

Apple store parallels

The Microsoft Store is for all things to play or consume on Windows 10: movies, music, apps, books, fonts, extensions to the Edge browser, and even hardware. In Apple® terms, it’s iTunes®, the Mac App Store, iBooks®, and the Apple Store® all rolled into one. However, in this blog post, I will focus mainly on apps available from the Microsoft Store.

Accessing the Store

Just as Apple has the App Store app, Microsoft has the Microsoft Store app. (See Figure 1.)

Here are some apps I have downloaded from the Microsoft Store, none of which are available on the Mac App Store:

GamesProductivityLearningJust Interesting
Age of Empires: Castle SiegeMicrosoft WhiteboardKakitai: Learn Japanese by WritingNebo*
Crossy Road*Office 365 Home*Sensavis Visual Learning ToolPlumbago
Microsoft MahjongSway*Penbook
Age of Empires: Definitive EditionDelve*GestureSign
Age of SpartaMicrosoft MathMicrosoft Font Maker
Translator*
Fluid Math

*Available for the iPhone®/iPad® in the Apple App Store.

Apps Store Mac Parallels Software

All of these apps run fine for me on my MacBook Pro® in a Windows 10 VM using Parallels Desktop 14—with the single exception of Age of Empires: Definitive Edition. I used every setting I know to get this app to run with acceptable performance, but in the end, I gave up. (Age of Empires is my favorite game of all time, as I posted back in 2014.)

You can predict whether an app in the Microsoft Store will run in Parallels Desktop by looking at its system requirements from within your virtual machine. (See Figure 2.)

Figures 3–5 show some other apps from the Microsoft Store running in Parallels Desktop on my MacBook Pro.

Video 1 shows some games from the Microsoft Store running in Parallels Desktop 14 on my MacBook Pro:

And Video 2 shows some of the 3D models available for the Sensavis Visual Learning Tool:

Apple Store Mac

As of today, there are about 800,000 Windows 10 apps in the Microsoft Store, as opposed to only about 11,000 in the Mac App Store. There are a number of excellent apps in both stores, and the Mac user with Parallels Desktop can take advantage of both to find the perfect app for your needs.

Apple Store Parallels

Have you found a particularly useful or novel app on the Microsoft Store? If so, tell us about it in the comments.

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