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Parallels Desktop 18

From £89.99; upgrades £54.99 FROM parallels.com NEEDS macOS 10.14 or later, 4GB of memory

Without Apple ID support, Apple silicon Macs can’t run most App Store apps in macOS virtual machines

Ayear ago, Parallels delivered the first virtualisation app to make full use of Apple silicon Macs, including Monterey virtual machines (VMs). Five new Mac models later, including the first M2 Macs, Parallels Desktop 18 remains the only commercial app to run macOS as a guest on those Macs.

Unlike open-source rival UTM, Parallels can’t emulate different architectures: it runs

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