Parallels Desktop 26 updates summary

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Parallels Desktop 26 for Mac 26.0.0 (57238)

The new major Parallels Desktop version 26.0.0 (build 57238) includes many under-the-hood upgrades aimed at better supporting the latest version of macOS. Parallels Desktop 26 follows Parallels Desktop 20 to bring the version number in line with Apple’s new macOS versioning.

The release delivers the following improvements:

All editions of Parallels Desktop 26 for Mac

Parallels Desktop 26 supports the upcoming macOS Tahoe 26 as a primary OS on Mac and as a virtual machine, so you can upgrade your Mac computers once the new operating system becomes available.

Look and Feel

Windows on Mac

Linux on Mac

Parallels Desktop 26 for Mac Business & Enterprise Edition

What was deprecated or removed from Parallels Desktop 26

According to the statistics from the users who participate in the Parallels Customer Experience program, some product features are used very seldom or not at all. We have decided to either stop supporting them or completely remove them from Parallels Desktop and focus on frequently used features and further enhancements.

Below is the list of features that are no longer supported and have been removed in Parallels Desktop for Mac 26:

Release Dates

Version Release Date
26.0.0 (57238) August 26, 2025

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