Parallels RAS provides a seamless user experience across machines running on a variety of operating systems, from macOS to all versions of Windows (including Home editions) to Linux and even Android and iOS. If you have your own Parallels® Remote Application Server (RAS) farm serving as your virtual desktop infrastructure (VDI), you can also use the Parallels Client for Mac to connect to any machine within the VDI. Free to download from the Mac App Store, Parallels RDP Client for Mac is one of the best remote desktop tools for your Mac. Parallels RDP Client for Mac supports connections to remote desktops, remote applications and virtual machines (VMs) running on Microsoft Hyper-V and a host of other major hypervisors, such as VMware ESXi, Scale Computing HC3 and Nutanix Acropolis. Network access is secure with the use of Secure Sockets Layer (SSL) and/or network level authentication. Parallels RDP for Client for Mac has an extensive feature set, including multiple-monitor support, universal printing, graphics acceleration with RemoteFX, and device redirection for remote sound, local drives, and two-way clipboard copy and paste. It is priced at $79.99 per license in the Mac App Store. While not supporting AirPrint, it is free to use and available for download from the Microsoft Store, Google Play and the Mac App Store.Īpple also provides a remote desktop client for Mac, which uses the virtual network computing (VNC) protocol and allows connections to non-macOS machines. Microsoft has its own RDP client for Mac, which is improving constantly and currently supports connections to machines running Windows versions other than the Home edition, like Windows 10 Professional. RDP has since grown to become a leading protocol for connecting desktop machines and thin clients to each other.

RDP was originally intended to connect workstations and thin clients across Windows networks. The Parallels® RDP Client for Mac client allows Mac workstations to connect to a Windows remote machine using Remote Desktop Protocol (RDP), which is an essential component of Microsoft’s Remote Desktop Services thin client architecture.

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