The table represents Parallels Desktop and macOS (as the main system) compatibility information. The compatibility table for End-of-Life Parallels Desktop versions is below.

Mac OS version	OS X El Capitan	macOS   Sierra	macOS High Sierra	macOS Mojave	macOS Catalina	macOS Big Sur	macOS Monterey
Parallels Desktop version	10.11 or later	10.12 or later	10.13 or later	10.14 or later	10.15 or later	11.0 or later	12.0 or later
Parallels Desktop 17			✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Parallels Desktop 16			✓	✓	✓	✓	✓*
Parallels Desktop 15		✓	✓	✓	✓	✓*

* Older Parallels Desktop versions are not fully optimized and compatible with the new macOS release, macOS Monterey 12. Please check KB 125506 for known compatibility and resolved issues prior to upgrading to macOS Monterey 12. To avoid these issues, upgrade to Parallels Desktop 17.

End-of-Life versions of Parallels Desktop

Mac OS version	Mac OS X Tiger		Mac OS X Leopard		Mac OS X Snow Leopard			Mac OS X Lion		OS X Mountain Lion	OS X Maveriks	OS X Yosemite	OS X El Capitan	macOS Sierra	macOS High Sierra	macOS Mojave	macOS Catalina
Parallels Desktop version	10.4.6 or later	10.4.11 or later	10.5.2 or later	10.5.8 or later	10.6 or later	10.6.3 or later	10.6.8 or later	10.7 or later	10.7.5 or later	10.8 or later	10.9 or later	10.10 or later	10.11 or later	10.12 or later	10.13 or later	10.14 or later	10.15 or later
Parallels Desktop 14													✓	✓	✓	✓	✓*
Parallels Desktop 13												✓	✓	✓	✓
Parallels Desktop 12												✓	✓	✓	✓*	✓*
Parallels Desktop 11											✓	✓	✓	✓
Parallels Desktop 10									✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Parallels Desktop 9							✓		✓	✓	✓	✓
Parallels Desktop 8							✓		✓	✓	✓
Parallels Desktop 7				✓			✓	✓
Parallels Desktop 6				✓		✓
Parallels Desktop 5		✓	✓		✓
Parallels Desktop 4		✓	✓
Parallels Desktop 3	✓
Parallels Desktop 2.5	✓

* Versions marked with asterisks are partially compatible with the corresponding OS X/macOS versions and may not work correctly.