Long term
Perpetual licence instead of a subscription
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Parallels promo codes & deals
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Top Parallels offers for August 2026
Student
Verified student and educator pricing
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Sale
Upgrade pricing from an older version
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Free trial
Free trial before buying
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How discounting works at Parallels
Parallels Desktop runs Windows and Linux virtual machines on macOS, including on Apple silicon. For anyone who needs one Windows application on a Mac it is the mature option, and the free alternatives are meaningfully more work.
The decision that costs or saves the most is licence type. A perpetual licence covers one major version forever; a subscription includes upgrades and, on the higher tiers, features aimed at businesses. If you upgrade macOS aggressively you will want the subscription, because a new macOS release frequently needs a new Parallels version. If you sit on an OS for years, the perpetual licence is much cheaper.
Ways to pay less that are not codes
Test your actual application in the trial
Performance varies enormously by workload on Apple silicon. Do not buy on a benchmark; run the thing you need.
A Windows licence is a separate cost
Parallels runs Windows; it does not include it. Budget both.
Check the free alternatives first
For occasional light use there are free virtualisation options. They are more work, and for many people that is the trade.
Parallels: questions people actually ask
- Perpetual or subscription?
- Perpetual if you keep macOS versions for years — it is cheaper within two. Subscription if you update macOS promptly, because new OS releases frequently need a new Parallels version.
- Does it include Windows?
- No. You need a Windows licence separately, which is a meaningful additional cost.
- Will my application run well on Apple silicon?
- Most do; some do not, particularly anything graphics-heavy or requiring specific hardware. Use the trial to find out with your actual software.
How this page is made
Everything above was written from Parallels's own published pages — the promotions page, the terms, the delivery and returns policy — and last checked on 26 August 2026. We do not run a scraper that fills the page with codes nobody has tried, and we do not publish a code we have not seen. Retail terms move; if something here is wrong, tell us and we will fix it and re-date the page. More on how PromoYeti works.