Parallels Desktop Alternatives

Alternatives list

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   Lima

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   Lima launches Linux virtual machines on macOS, with automatic file sharing, port forwarding, and containerd.

   66 Lima alternatives

   Cost / License

   • Free
   • Open Source (Apache-2.0)

   Application type

   • Virtualization

   Platforms

   • Mac

   

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   xhypervisor

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   Xvisor® is an open-source type-1 hypervisor, which aims at providing a monolithic, light-weight, portable, and flexible virtualization solution.

   33 xhypervisor alternatives

   Cost / License

   • Free
   • Open Source

   Application type

   • Virtualization

   Platforms

   • Linux

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   ProtonUp-Qt

    5 likes

   Install and manage GE-Proton, Luxtorpeda & more for Steam and Wine-GE & more for Lutris with this graphical user interface.

   40 ProtonUp-Qt alternatives

   Cost / License

   • Free
   • Open Source (GPL-3.0)

   Application type

   • Compatibility Layer

   Origin

   • Norway

   Platforms

   • Linux
   • AppImageHub
   • Arch Linux
   • Flathub
   • Flatpak

   • Norway

   

   

   

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   Qemu Simple Boot

    9 likes

   Qemu Simple Boot lets you to Boot ISO images without having to burn them to disc first , it is is a portable freeware virtualization tool

   Cost / License

   • Free
   • Proprietary

   Application type

   • Virtualization

   Origin

   • Türkiye

   Platforms

   • Windows

   • Türkiye

   

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   Winetricks

    3 likes

   Winetricks is an easy way to work around problems in Wine.

   Cost / License

   • Free
   • Open Source (LGPL-2.1)

   Application type

   • Compatibility Layer

   Platforms

   • Linux
   • Arch Linux
   • Gentoo
   • Fedora
   • Wine
   • Ubuntu
   • Debian
   • FreeBSD
   • MacPorts
   • Homebrew
   • Slackware

   

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   Turbo.net for Mac

    1 like

   Turbo.net for Mac runs PC apps on your Mac without having to install a Virtual Machine.

   Cost / License

   • Paid
   • Proprietary

   Origin

   • United States

   Platforms

   • Mac
   • Windows
   • Online
   • Chrome OS
   • Android Tablet
   • iPad

   • United States

   

   

   

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10. 

    

    Porting Kit

     15 likes

    Using Wineskin technology, Porting Kit is a PaulTheTall.com app that can install games and apps compiled for Microsoft Windows® in Mac OS X. It has access to a server where we store WSI files for more than 300 games, which can be installed by any Porting Kit user.

    32 Porting Kit alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    • Compatibility Layer

    Origin

    • Netherlands
    • EU

    Platforms

    • Mac

    • Netherlands
    • EU

    

    

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    Goldberg Emulator

     7 likes

    Steam emulator that emulates steam online features. Lets you play games that use the steam multiplayer APIs on a LAN without steam or an internet connection.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    • Compatibility Layer

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Steam

    

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    MiceWine

     3 likes

    MiceWine is a project that aims to run Windows applications and games on Android smartphones.

    49 MiceWine alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

    Application type

    • Compatibility Layer

    Origin

    • Netherlands
    • EU

    Platforms

    • Android
    • Android Tablet

    

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    Karton

     4 likes

    Run Linux programs on macOS, a different Linux distro, or a different architecture.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    • Compatibility Layer

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Linux

    

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    Collax V-Cube

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    Virtualization solution for SME and freelancer. With Collax V-Cube you can run several servers, operating systems and applications virtually on only one hardware. Virtualization of hardware, network and storage. Collax V-Cube uses the KVM hypervisor.

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    • Virtualization

    Platforms

    • Linux

    

    

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    QtEmu

     7 likes

    QtEmu is a graphical user interface for QEMU.

    25 QtEmu alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Linux
    • BSD

    

    

    

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