

Parallels Desktop 15 lets Windows apps run on the iPad’s screen, as well as processing pressure sensitivity, tilt, and side tap button input from an Apple Pencil 2. Desktop 15 users will also be able to reclaim their Boot Camp partitions by moving their virtual image content directly onto their main Mac partitions, which should also ease resizing.Īdditional notable improvements include deep support for macOS Catalina’s new Sidecar feature, which enables an iPad to be used as a Mac’s second screen and Pencil-based drawing tablet.

Corel notes that Microsoft Office applications now start up to 80% faster, and that unspecified battery life gains are being wrought from a new Energy Saver feature in Parallels Toolbox. Under-the-hood performance improvements go beyond DirectX, but aren’t as easy to quantify. Join gaming leaders live this October 25-26 in San Francisco to examine the next big opportunities within the gaming industry. CAD/CAM applications including Autodesk’s 3ds Max 2020, Lumion, ArcGIS Pro 2.3, and Master Series all open and run properly in Parallels, as do DirectX 11 games such as Age of Empires: Definitive Edition, Anno 2205, and Frostpunk. Version 15 has moved to Apple’s Metal, enabling it to support DirectX 9, 10, and 11, as well as OpenGL for Windows and Linux 3D applications still using that standard. Graphics improvements alone will give Windows users reasons to upgrade.
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Now Corel is tackling that major pain point and a number of smaller ones with Parallels Desktop 15, an update that will bring DirectX 11 to the popular emulator, as well as support for the latest macOS Catalina features. Mac users have been able to run Windows apps for many years thanks to third-party virtualization solutions and Apple’s own Boot Camp, but some software - including graphically intense apps and games - has remained challenging to emulate. Interested in learning what's next for the gaming industry? Join gaming executives to discuss emerging parts of the industry this October at GamesBeat Summit Next.
