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.

124listed apps
103verified
15partial
6web and limited modes

Personally configured and tested

I personally test each app's compatibility with Parall. Every compatibility profile is manually configured and tested by me, Ihor July. The results come from running and using the apps myself, not from guesses or AI testing.

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App Status Data storage mode Multi-instance Separate data Menu bar new window Menu bar icon Full screen menu bar override
8x8 Work Verified Auto Yes Yes No Yes No
AdsPower Verified Auto Yes Yes No Yes No
Amazon WorkSpaces Verified Auto Yes Yes No Yes No
Android Studio Verified Auto Yes Yes No Yes No
Anki Verified Auto Yes Yes No Yes No
Any iOS or iPadOS app Limited support Auto No No No No No
Arduino IDE Verified Auto Yes Yes No Yes No
Asana Verified Auto Yes Yes No Yes No
Audacity Verified Auto Yes Yes No Yes No
Beeper Desktop Verified Auto Yes Yes No Yes No
Beyond Compare Verified Auto Yes Yes No Yes No
Bitwarden Verified Auto Yes Yes No Yes No
Blender Verified Auto Yes Yes No Yes No
Blocs Verified Auto Yes Yes No Yes No
Brave Verified Auto Yes Yes No Yes Yes
Capacities Verified Auto Yes Yes No Yes No
Charles Verified Auto Yes Yes No Yes No
ChatGPT Verified Auto Yes Yes No Yes No
ChatGPT Classic Web app shortcut Auto Yes No No Yes No
Chrome-based apps Verified Auto Yes Yes No Yes No
Chrome-based browsers Verified Auto Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
Chromium Verified Auto Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
Claude Verified Auto Yes Yes Yes Yes No
Close.io Verified Auto Yes Yes No Yes No
Compressor Partial support Auto Yes No No Yes No
Conductor Verified Auto Yes Yes No Yes No
Cursor Verified Auto Yes Yes Yes Yes No
DBeaver Verified Auto Yes Yes No Yes No
Dia Browser Verified Auto Yes Yes No Yes No
Discord Verified Auto Yes Yes No Yes No
Dropbox Verified Auto Yes Yes No Yes No
Eagle.cool Verified Auto Yes Yes No Yes No
Eclipse Verified Auto Yes Yes No Yes No
Eclipse-based apps Verified Auto Yes Yes No Yes No
Electron-based apps Verified Auto Yes Yes No Yes No
Emacs Verified Auto Yes Yes No Yes No
Evernote Verified Auto Yes Yes No Yes No
FileMaker Pro Verified Auto Yes Yes No Yes No
Firefox-based Apps Verified Auto Yes Yes Yes Yes No
Floorp Verified Auto Yes Yes Yes Yes No
FlowFinder Partial support Auto Yes No No Yes No
Fluent Reader Verified Auto Yes Yes No Yes No
Fork Verified Auto Yes Yes No Yes No
FreeCAD Verified Auto Yes Yes No Yes No
Gemini Verified Auto Yes Yes No Yes No
Ghostty Verified Auto Yes Yes No Yes No
Git Tower Verified Auto Yes Yes No Yes No
GitHub Desktop Verified Auto Yes Yes No Yes No
GlotShot: Screenshot Maker Verified Auto Yes Yes No Yes No
Google Antigravity Verified Auto Yes Yes Yes Yes No
Google Chrome Verified Auto Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
Haivision Play ISR Verified Auto Yes Yes No Yes No
IPTVBoss Verified Auto Yes Yes Yes Yes No
iTerm2 Verified Auto Yes Yes No Yes No
JetBrains Verified Auto Yes Yes No Yes No
Jump Desktop (Website) Verified Auto Yes Yes No No No
Kadeck Desktop Verified Auto Yes Yes No Yes No
Keynote Partial support Auto Yes No No Yes No
KiCad Verified Auto Yes Yes No Yes No
LightBurn Verified Auto Yes Yes No Yes No
Lightkey Partial support Auto No No No Yes No
Mattermost Desktop Verified Auto Yes Yes No Yes No
Meru Verified Auto Yes Yes No Yes No
Microsoft Edge Verified Auto Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
Microsoft Outlook Web app shortcut Auto Yes No No Yes No
Microsoft Teams Web app shortcut Auto Yes Yes No Yes No
MikroTik WinBox Verified Auto Yes Yes No Yes No
Monday.com Partial support Auto Yes No No Yes No
Mozilla Firefox Verified Auto Yes Yes Yes Yes No
Notion Verified Auto Yes Yes No Yes No
Numbers Partial support Auto Yes No No Yes No
OBS Verified Auto Yes Yes No Yes No
Obsidian Verified Auto Yes Yes No No No
OpenAI Atlas Verified Auto Yes Yes No Yes No
OpenAI Codex Verified Auto Yes Yes No Yes No
Opera Verified Auto Yes Yes Yes Yes No
Orca Verified Auto Yes Yes No Yes No
OrcaSlicer Verified Auto Yes Yes No Yes No
Orion Browser Verified Auto Yes Yes No Yes No
Pages Partial support Auto Yes No No Yes No
Perplexity Comet Verified Auto Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
Philips Hue Sync Verified Auto Yes Yes No Yes No
Pixelmator Pro Partial support Auto Yes No No Yes No
Plex Verified Auto Yes Yes No Yes No
QQ Verified Auto Yes Yes No Yes No
Qt Creator Verified Auto Yes Yes No Yes No
RemNote Verified Auto Yes Yes No Yes No
Safari Partial support Auto Yes No No Yes No
Sandboxed apps - other platforms Partial support Auto Yes No No Yes No
Sandboxed Chrome apps Verified Auto Yes Yes No Yes No
Sandboxed Eclipse apps Verified Auto Yes Yes No Yes No
Sandboxed Electron apps Verified Auto Yes Yes No Yes No
Sandboxed Firefox apps Verified Auto Yes Yes No Yes No
SatDump Verified Auto Yes Yes No Yes No
Scapple Partial support Auto Yes No No Yes No
Scrivener Partial support Disabled Yes No No Yes No
Signal Verified Auto Yes Yes No Yes No
Slack Verified Auto Yes Yes No Yes No
Spark Desktop Verified Auto Yes Yes No Yes No
Spotify Verified Auto Yes Yes No Yes No
Strawberry Browser Verified Auto Yes Yes No Yes No
Sublime Merge Verified Auto Yes Yes Yes Yes No
Sublime Text Verified Auto Yes Yes Yes Yes No
Telegram Desktop Verified Auto Yes Yes No Yes No
Terminal Partial support Auto Yes No No Yes No
TeXstudio Verified Auto Yes Yes Yes Yes No
ToDesktop-based apps Verified Auto Yes Yes Yes Yes No
Todoist Verified Auto Yes Yes No Yes No
Tor Browser Verified Auto Yes Yes Yes Yes No
TradingView Verified Auto No Yes No Yes No
UpNote Verified Auto Yes Yes No Yes No
Viber Verified Auto Yes Yes No Yes No
ViennaRSS Verified Auto Yes Yes No Yes No
Visual Studio Code Verified Auto Yes Yes Yes Yes No
Vivaldi Verified Auto Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
Web App Shortcuts Web app shortcut Auto Yes Yes No No No
Wechat Devtools Verified Auto Yes Yes No Yes No
WhatsApp Web app shortcut Auto Yes Yes No Yes No
Windsurf Verified Auto Yes Yes No Yes No
Xcode Verified Auto Yes Yes No Yes No
Yuanbao (Website) Partial support Auto No Yes No Yes No
Zed Partial support Auto No Yes No Yes No
Zen Browser Verified Auto Yes Yes Yes Yes No
Zoom Verified Auto Yes Yes No Yes No

Web App Shortcut Support

Web App Shortcuts let you enter any website URL and save it as a Parall shortcut with its own Dock identity and custom data storage path. Each shortcut runs in a lightweight native web frame, keeps its web data tied to the storage path assigned to that shortcut, and can be recreated later with the same path to reuse existing website state where the website supports it.

WhatsApp and Microsoft Teams are predefined web app targets in Parall. WhatsApp uses the web.whatsapp.com version of WhatsApp, and Microsoft Teams uses the web version of Teams. These targets include separate shortcuts, data paths, notifications and unread badges where the corresponding web app provides those features.

Web App Shortcuts use the native Safari/WebKit engine provided by macOS. Parall does not use Electron or bundle Chrome for website shortcuts, so web engine updates come through macOS updates and stay aligned with the system.

Custom data storage paths are available for Web App Shortcuts. If you recreate a website shortcut and point it to the same data storage path, the shortcut should reuse the existing authorization and synced history where the website supports it.

HOME redirection is available for compatible apps that use that method. Sandboxing alone does not prevent data separation. Supported sandboxed Electron-based, Firefox-based, Chrome-based, and Eclipse-based apps can use separate data, and Parall applies the supported method automatically. Other sandboxed apps may remain limited to their system container. iOS and iPadOS apps downloaded to macOS on Apple silicon are supported only in a limited mode.

Parall automatically detects Electron-based, Eclipse-based, Chrome-based, Firefox-based, and ToDesktop-based apps. Supported apps in these families use data separation automatically whether or not the target app is sandboxed.

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. If your target app is not listed, contact support before purchasing and I will test it.

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 does not work as expected, or if you are unsure whether a behavior is intended, contact support. The app is actively maintained, and I will do my best to help.