It’s a subtle feature that I’d love to see copied by macOS. When no app is open on Windows, Desktop 13 shows Windows’ taskbar in the Touch Bar. Parallels made the Touch Bar experience as useful as possible, even when an app isn’t in the foreground. Users can even customize the Touch Bar just like in macOS. With Microsoft Word, Desktop 13 puts options for multiple text stylings, paragraph alignments, and undo/redo buttons all at the forefront. After seeing it in action during our early preview, I’d venture to say it’s even better than Apple’s Pages implementation. Without a doubt, the most welcome feature of Desktop 13 is the Touch Bar support for Windows. There are some standout features for MacBook Pro owners, and Desktop 13 improves upon the overall Windows experience too. The update also brings in a slightly refreshed UI to better match macOS and visual improvements for Windows users on Retina displays.Ī few weeks back we got to take an early look at Parallels Desktop 13 for the Mac and what it brings to users. Outside of bringing the traditional performance improvements, Desktop 13 introduces native Touch Bar support to Microsoft’s OS and a good portion of its most used applications. Ahead of the macOS High Sierra release, virtualization software company Parallels has officially announced the availability of Parallels Desktop 13.
