* Versions marked with asterisks are partially compatible with the corresponding OS X/macOS versions and may not work correctly. To avoid these issues, upgrade to Parallels Desktop 18.Įnd-of-Life versions of Parallels Desktop Mac OS version Please check KB 125506 for known compatibility and resolved issues prior to upgrading to macOS Ventura 13. * Older Parallels Desktop versions are not fully optimized and compatible with the new macOS release, macOS Monterey 12. The compatibility table for End-of-Life Parallels Desktop versions is below. This gives you the possibility to export and run your virtual machines on any host OS supported.The table represents Parallels Desktop and macOS (as the main system) compatibility information. The main advantage however is that Virtual Box is Open Source and cross-platform. can easily be run and maintained from the command line (or remotely through SSH).

Most USB-devices are fully accessible (in the PUEL version with USB2.0 support).

Clipboard content is available from guest to host and vice versa.

not limited to Windows (NT 4.0, 2000, XP, Server 2003, Vista, Windows 7, Windows 8, Windows 10). Sharing directories can be achieved by 'Shared Folders' or through fully integrated network solutions. Presently, VirtualBox runs on Windows, Linux, Macintosh.Virtual Box can be run with different levels of desktop integration from running a virtualized OS in a separate window, in full screen mode or in ' Seamless Windows' mode to integrate guest application windows on the desktop of the host.There is quite a high lever of integration to the Ubuntu host OS: This will not only give you up to date bug fixes but also enables USB2.0 and RDP support. We may install a OSE edition from Ubuntu Software Center but to my experience it is better to run the most recent version from the Oracle Repository (see this answer for installation).

A quite stable actively developed alternative to Parallels Desktop for Ubuntu is Virtual Box.

Parallels equivalent for windows