Parallels Desktop 19 launches with Touch ID sign-in, new design, and macOS Sonoma compatibility

Parallels Desktop 19 has launched with several new features including Password-less Sign-in with Touch ID, a new design, and compatibility with macOS Sonoma. The Touch ID feature allows for easy and secure sign-in within virtual machines, storing Windows passwords in the macOS keychain.

The updated design of Parallels 19 features a modern user interface and redesigned app icon, improving navigation and its appearance in the macOS Dock. The update also simplifies the installation of new virtual machines with native dialogs. The software is designed to integrate with macOS Sonoma, featuring a reworked Shared Printing functionality via the Internet Printing Protocol (IPP) for easy Windows app printing.

The Pro Edition of Parallels 19 provides remote access to a macOS Sonoma 14 virtual machine through port forwarding, useful for virtual machines hosted on Amazon EC2 Mac cloud instances. It also supports OpenGL 4.1 in Windows, improving the use of software like ArcGIS CityEngine 2023, Vectorworks Vision 2023, VariCAD, and Deswik.CAD. Parallels 19 also offers improved integration with multi-touch gestures and additional keyboard controls for Apple Silicon Macs, and simplifies the enrollment of Windows Virtual Machines into Microsoft Intune. The software is available for purchase with the standard edition priced at $99.99 per year, the Pro edition at $119.99 per year, and the Business edition at $149.99 per year. A perpetual license option for the standard edition is available for $129.99.