There are many virtualization options available in the market for Mac User, however most of them are paid or complicated to use. Below are the top 4 options including free one –
- Parallels Desktop
Parallels desktop is a paid solution but very good with interface, usability, compatibility with M1, 2, 3 series chipset that support ARM architecture. Its biggest advantage is its regular updates and keeping pace with Apple’s new changes and updates to the hardware. Downside is, Its every edition need you to purchase subscription.
https://www.parallels.com/products/desktop/
- VMWare Fusion
VMWare has introduced VMWare Fusion: Desktop Hypervisor for Mac, it is available for free for single user personal use.
https://www.vmware.com/products/fusion.html
- Wine
Wine support both M1 and M2 chips but with Rosetta 2. It is not useful for normal users and some advanced knowledge is needed to get it working.
- UTM
UTM is a full featured vm emulator tool and VM host for iOS and MAC Operating system. It is based on the open source virtualization platform named QEMU.
