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. 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. Show Note: Parallels Desktop doesn't support creating a macOS virtual machine from the .app installation image on Mac computers with Apple M series chips. Requirements1. 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. 2. 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. Automatic InstallationTo install the macOS Monterey VM, start Parallels Desktop and follow the steps below: 1. Click the Parallels Desktop icon on the top menubar > Control Center.  2. Click + in the top right corner > Continue > scroll to the right under Free Systems > select Download macOS. 3. Click Download and proceed with the installation. Manual InstallationAlternatively, you can download the required installation file manually, so that you can install multiple new virtual machines from a local file. Install macOS 12
Install macOS 131. Download macOS 13 .ipsw file from Apple website. 2. Once the file has been downloaded, use the following Terminal command:
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Note: macOS ARM virtual machine's hard drive size can only be set once at the moment of creation. There is currently no way to change it afterward. 3. Wait for the installation to complete. You will see progress in the Terminal output. 4. 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. Install Parallels ToolsPlease note that Parallels Tools functionalities in macOS virtual machines on M series Mac computers are very limited. Parallels Engineering Team is researching ways to expand the list of supported features in future product updates. Shared Clipboard has already been added. To enable this feature, please install Parallels Tools.
LimitationsTo run a macOS Monterey VM on Mac computers with Apple M series chips, Parallels Desktop 17 uses new technology introduced in macOS Monterey, that's why it is not possible to run earlier versions of macOS on a Mac with Apple M series chips. Most productivity and integration features are not available to this VM yet. It is not possible to suspend and resume the VM, shared folders and snapshots are not supported for now. Apart from that it is currently not possible to adjust guest macOS screen resolution in real-time mode when resizing ratio; to change virtual machine amount of CPU and RAM or its hardware parameters (Device UUID and Serial number) and to register with Apple ID. USB and camera sharing are also missing in macOS Monterey VM running on a Mac with Apple M series chips so far. To learn more about all limitations of macOS virtual machines on Mac computers with Apple M series chip, please visit KB 128867. If you want to adjust some macOS VM settings, visit KB 128842. Note: On Mac computers with Intel processors macOS Monterey 12 VM is featured with a full list of enhanced integration similar to what other Intel-based macOS virtual machines have. Can I install macOS on virtual machine?To boot and run macOS in a VM, you must first install a macOS image onto the new VM. Installing macOS in a new machine requires the following steps: Obtain a restore image. Set up a compatible VM configuration.
Can we install macOS on VMware?Click on the virtual machine and then click Launch Web Console. You should now see the macOS installer initializing. If, on the “Install macOS” screen, you only see the DVD image, you will need to select Utilities > Disk Utility from the menu. Click Disk Utility in the menu, then click Continue.
Is it possible to install macOS on Windows PC?Highlights of the Story. Wondering if you can install macOS on Windows PC? Yes, you can. You just need a fresh copy of macOS, a USB drive, free tools Unibeast and Multibeast and compatible PC hardware.
Can macOS be virtualized?As mentioned, you can virtualize not only macOS but Linux as well. In macOS Ventura, Apple is introducing support for the EFI boot loader, which is able to discover any virtual device attached to a VM from which to boot.
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