
Among the most popular virtualization options for Mac users are Parallels Desktop, VMWare Fusion, and VirtualBox. These software-created virtual machines take advantage of the hardware components on a computer such as RAM and storage in complete isolation to the primary operating system. Software virtualization allows you to simulate a hardware environment and run multiple operating systems on one computer.

Here's a closer look at the best options available. Whatever the circumstances, there are various ways to run a virtual machine on your Mac. Maybe you want a copy of Linux on your computer. Maybe the goal is to run another instance or version of macOS on your computer for compatibility reasons.


Perhaps you need to run a copy of Windows on your machine for work purposes. There are many reasons you may want to use a virtual machine on your Mac.
