Parallels Desktop 16 for Mac integrates the largest design update of Apple’s desktop operating system since the debut of OS X, bringing increased graphics performance and a variety of new integrated features that provide customers with the best Windows-on-Mac experience ever. 20, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) - Parallels ® ( /about), a global leader in cross-platform solutions and creator of industry-leading software for running Windows applications on a Mac ®, today announced that Parallels Desktop ® 16 for Mac version 16.1.1 ( /desktop) now fully supports macOS ® Big Sur as both a host and guest operating system (OS). Note that currently available versions of Parallels Desktop cannot run virtual machines on Macs with the Apple M1 chip.