For Mac users, Parallels lets you run Windows without rebooting. You can run Mac OS X and your favourite Windows applications at the same time. You can even drag-and-drop files between desktops!
- Website: www.parallels.com
- Cost: Commercial
- Free trial: Yes
- Availability: Download
- Platform: Mac OS
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- Top 100 Tools 2007: 57=
Comments from those who selected Parallels as one of their Top 10 Tools in 2007
- “One killer MacBook Pro, Two operating systems: OSX when I want to be productive/creative/innovative and have some fun, and WindowsXP when the rest of the world comes calling” Brent Schlenker
- “Now I can check how web pages look in IE without finding a Windows machine. Its like getting a windows machine for the price of a software program.” David Parry
- “For those few times when I absolutely have to use a Windows application” Tim Stahmer
- “Sometimes I need Windows on my Mac” Cary Gordon
