Now free for personal and commercial use , VMware Fusion is a robust alternative that allows you to run Windows on both Intel and Apple Silicon Macs.

An open-source virtualization tool that is completely free, though it requires more manual configuration than Parallels.

A free, open-source emulator and virtualizer for Mac that is particularly popular for running Windows on ARM (Apple Silicon).

Instead of risking your data, here is everything you need to know about Parallels Desktop for Mac and how to get it running safely and legally. What is Parallels Desktop 15.1.2?