

It appears that it is currently possible to install a macOS virtual machine on Mac computer with Apple M-series Chip only of the same macOS version as that installed on the Mac. Once finished, locate the file in ~/Parallels/ (your home folder > "Parallels"), drag and drop the file to Control Center, or open the file with Parallels Desktop via Finder.You will see progress in the Terminal output. Wait for the installation to complete.There is currently no way to change it afterward. Applications/Parallels\ Desktop.app/Contents/MacOS/prl_macvm_create ~/Downloads/UniversalMac_12.5.1_21G83_Restore.ipsw ~/Parallels/macOS.macvm -disksize 80000000000 Note: macOS ARM virtual machine's hard drive size can only be set once at the moment of creation.

Applications/Parallels\ Desktop.app/Contents/MacOS/prl_macvm_create -disksize

Manual InstallationĪlternatively, you can download the required installation file manually, so that you can install multiple new virtual machines from a local file. Click + in the top right corner > Continue > scroll to the right under Free Systems > select Download macOS.ģ. Click Download and proceed with the installation. Click the Parallels Desktop icon on the top menubar > Control Center.Ģ. To install a macOS VM, start Parallels Desktop and follow the steps below:ġ. Note: Parallels Desktop will download and install the same version of macOS as your Mac is currently running. To install a macOS Ventura 13 virtual machine on a Mac with macOS Monterey, the only way is to upgrade your macOS Monterey virtual machine to macOS Ventura or upgrade your main macOS to macOS Ventura. To install a macOS Monterey 12 virtual machine on a Mac with Apple M series chips (macOS ARM VM), the computer must have macOS Monterey 12 beta 3 or newer installed as the main macOS.ģ. app installation image on Mac computers with Apple M series chips.ġ. It's possible to create macOS Monterey 12 and newer virtual machines only.Ģ. Note: Parallels Desktop doesn't support creating a macOS virtual machine from the. With Parallels Desktop 18 for Mac, you can now download and install a macOS VM on Apple M series chips just with a few clicks. In collaboration with Apple, Parallels engineers created the world's first prototype of a macOS virtual machine (VM) running on a Mac with Apple M series chips.
