App Compatibility
Parall supports a wide range of macOS apps. Some apps are fully verified to work seamlessly, while others offer partial compatibility or are not yet supported. Below is a summary of current app compatibility.
Parall - Compatibility Table
| Application name | Support Status | Multi Instances |
Separate Data |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Any iOS/iPadOS Apps | Limited | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Any Sandboxed App | Partial | Yes | - | Yes | - | - | - |
| Arduino IDE | Verified | Yes | Yes | Yes | - | - | Auto |
| Audacity | Verified | Yes | Yes | Yes | - | - | Auto |
| Beeper Desktop | Verified | Yes | Yes | Yes | - | - | Auto |
| Beyond Compare | Verified | Yes | Yes | Yes | - | - | Auto |
| Blender | Verified | Yes | Yes | Yes | - | - | Auto |
| Blocs | Verified | Yes | Yes | Yes | - | - | Auto |
| Brave | Verified | Yes | Yes | Yes | - | Yes | Auto |
| ChatGPT | Partial | Yes | - | Yes | - | - | - |
| Chrome-based Apps | Verified | Yes | Yes | Yes | - | - | Auto |
| Chrome-based Browsers | Verified | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Auto |
| Chromium | Verified | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Auto |
| Claude | Verified | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | - | Auto |
| Close.io | Verified | Yes | Yes | Yes | - | - | Home Path Override |
| Compressor | Partial | Yes | - | Yes | - | - | - |
| Cursor | Verified | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | - | Auto |
| Discord | Verified | Yes | Yes | Yes | - | - | Auto |
| Dropbox | Verified | Yes | Yes | Yes | - | - | Auto |
| Emacs | Verified | Yes | Yes | Yes | - | - | Auto |
| Evernote | Verified | Yes | Yes | Yes | - | - | Auto |
| FileMaker Pro | Verified | Yes | Yes | Yes | - | - | Auto |
| Firefox-based Apps | Verified | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | - | Auto |
| FlowFinder | Partial | Yes | - | Yes | - | - | - |
| FreeCAD | Verified | Yes | Yes | Yes | - | - | Auto |
| Git Tower | Verified | Yes | Yes | Yes | - | - | Auto |
| Google Antigravity | Verified | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | - | Auto |
| Google Chrome | Verified | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Auto |
| IPTVBoss | Verified | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | - | Auto |
| Keynote | Partial | Yes | - | Yes | - | - | - |
| KiCad | Verified | Yes | Yes | Yes | - | - | Auto |
| LightBurn | Verified | Yes | Yes | Yes | - | - | Auto |
| Lightkey | Partial | - | - | Yes | - | - | - |
| Meru | Verified | Yes | Yes | Yes | - | - | Auto |
| Microsoft Edge | Verified | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Auto |
| Microsoft Outlook | Partial | - | - | Yes | - | - | - |
| Microsoft Teams | Partial | - | - | Yes | - | - | - |
| MikroTik WinBox | Verified | Yes | Yes | Yes | - | - | Auto |
| Monday.com | Partial | Yes | - | Yes | - | - | - |
| Mozilla Firefox | Verified | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | - | Auto |
| Notion | Verified | Yes | Yes | Yes | - | - | Auto |
| Numbers | Partial | Yes | - | Yes | - | - | - |
| OBS | Verified | Yes | Yes | Yes | - | - | Auto |
| Opera | Verified | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | - | Auto |
| Pages | Partial | Yes | - | Yes | - | - | - |
| Perplexity Comet | Verified | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Auto |
| Pixelmator Pro | Partial | Yes | - | Yes | - | - | - |
| Plex | Verified | Yes | Yes | Yes | - | - | Auto |
| Verified | Yes | Yes | Yes | - | - | Auto | |
| Qt Creator | Verified | Yes | Yes | Yes | - | - | Auto |
| Safari | Partial | Yes | - | Yes | - | - | - |
| SatDump | Verified | Yes | Yes | Yes | - | - | Auto |
| Scapple | Partial | Yes | - | Yes | - | - | - |
| Slack | Verified | Yes | Yes | Yes | - | - | Auto |
| Spotify | Verified | Yes | Yes | Yes | - | - | Auto |
| Sublime Merge | Verified | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | - | Auto |
| Sublime Text | Verified | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | - | Auto |
| Telegram Desktop | Verified | Yes | Yes | Yes | - | - | Auto |
| Terminal | Partial | Yes | - | Yes | - | - | - |
| TeXstudio | Verified | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | - | Auto |
| ToDesktop-based Apps | Verified | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | - | Auto |
| Tor Browser | Verified | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | - | Auto |
| Viber | Verified | Yes | Yes | Yes | - | - | Auto |
| Visual Studio Code | Verified | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | - | Auto |
| Vivaldi | Verified | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Auto |
| Partial | - | - | Yes | - | - | - | |
| Zed | Partial | - | Yes | Yes | - | - | Auto |
| Zoom | Verified | Yes | Yes | Yes | - | - | Auto |
| Application name | Support Status | Multi Instances |
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Home/data redirection works for non‑sandboxed macOS apps. Sandboxed macOS apps must use their system container. iOS and iPadOS apps downloaded to macOS on Apple silicon are supported only in a limited mode: Parall can launch them and pass arguments or environment variables, but it cannot separate their data or provide a dedicated Dock icon. The majority of other macOS apps work correctly, not just those listed above.
Parall automatically detects Chrome, Firefox and ToDesktop based apps, which work without any additional setup. These apps use data separation automatically.
More supported apps will be added over time. Check back later for updates as compatibility expands.
You can also experiment with unsupported macOS apps by overriding the HOME directory, adding custom command‑line arguments, or setting environment variables to isolate app data and behavior. iOS/iPadOS apps installed on macOS are limited to launch + arguments/environment variables only, without data separation or a dedicated Dock icon. If your target app isn’t listed and you’d like to verify that it works before purchasing, please contact support - I’ll personally test it or fix compatibility if needed.
Launch Order Tips
- If you use a Parall shortcut together with the original app, start the original app first, then launch the shortcut.
- To avoid any launch‑order dependency, create two shortcuts and use those exclusively - they can be started in any order.
Still Need Help?
If something doesn’t work as expected - or if you’re unsure whether a behavior is intended - contact support. The app is actively maintained, and I’ll do my best to help.