Parallels Desktop and macOS compatibility

The table represents Parallels Desktop and macOS (as the main system) compatibility information. The compatibility table for End-of-Life Parallels Desktop versions is below.

Mac OS version	macOS   Sierra	macOS High Sierra	macOS Mojave	macOS Catalina	macOS Big Sur	macOS Monterey	macOS Ventura	macOS Sonoma	macOS Sequoia
Parallels Desktop version	10.12 or later	10.13 or later	10.14 or later	10.15 or later	11.0 or later	12.0 or later	13.0 or later	14.0 or later	15.0 or later
Parallels Desktop 20			✓**	✓**	✓**	✓	✓	✓	✓
Parallels Desktop 19			✓**	✓**	✓**	✓	✓	✓*	✓*
Parallels Desktop 18			✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓*

* Older Parallels Desktop versions are not fully optimized and compatible with the new macOS release, macOS Sequoia 15. Please check KB 125506 for known compatibility and resolved issues prior to upgrading to macOS Sequoia 15. To avoid these issues, upgrade to the latest Parallels Desktop version.

** The marked OS version is not supported by Parallels Desktop 20, and the product installer will set up an earlier product version; support of guest operating systems can be limited.  It is recommended to update macOS if possible. 

End-of-Life versions of Parallels Desktop

Mac OS version	Mac OS X Tiger		Mac OS X Leopard		Mac OS X Snow Leopard			Mac OS X Lion		OS X Mountain Lion	OS X Maveriks	OS X Yosemite	OS X El Capitan	macOS Sierra	macOS High Sierra	macOS Mojave	macOS Catalina	macOS Big Sur	macOS Monterey	macOS Ventura
Parallels Desktop version	10.4.6 or later	10.4.11 or later	10.5.2 or later	10.5.8 or later	10.6 or later	10.6.3 or later	10.6.8 or later	10.7 or later	10.7.5 or later	10.8 or later	10.9 or later	10.10 or later	10.11 or later	10.12 or later	10.13 or later	10.14 or later	10.15 or later	11.0 or later	12.0 or later	13.0 or later
Parallels Desktop 17															✓**	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓*
Parallels Desktop 16															✓	✓	✓	✓*
Parallels Desktop 15														✓	✓	✓	✓	✓*
Parallels Desktop 14													✓	✓	✓	✓	✓*
Parallels Desktop 13												✓	✓	✓	✓
Parallels Desktop 12												✓	✓	✓	✓*	✓*
Parallels Desktop 11											✓	✓	✓	✓
Parallels Desktop 10									✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Parallels Desktop 9							✓		✓	✓	✓	✓
Parallels Desktop 8							✓		✓	✓	✓
Parallels Desktop 7				✓			✓	✓
Parallels Desktop 6				✓		✓
Parallels Desktop 5		✓	✓		✓
Parallels Desktop 4		✓	✓
Parallels Desktop 3	✓
Parallels Desktop 2.5	✓

* Versions marked with asterisks are partially compatible with the corresponding OS X/macOS versions and may not work correctly.

** For users on macOS 10.13, Parallels Desktop Universal Installer seeds version 17 as the latest compatible Parallels Desktop version on this macOS version.