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Parallels Access

Remote access to your computer

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Parallels Access is the fastest, simplest, and most reliable way to remotely access all your Windows and Mac applications and files from your iPhone or iPad. From accessing a single file that you forgot on your home computer to editing a complex document, Parallels Access gives you the peace of mind of knowing that you will be effective anytime and anywhere with just your mobile device.

“There are a bunch of programs that claim to do this, but I have found that Parallels Access does it most smoothly and best of all of them... and I can recommend it."
—Walt Mossberg, co-founder Re/Code
“Parallels Access is a must-have for iPad owners that need to control apps on their desktop PC.”
– Jason Parker, CNET
“Parallels Access can help free you up so that the iPad is the only computer you take on the road.”
– Ed Baig, USA Today

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Leave the laptop behind when you are on the move. Or on the couch.
Our unique “Applification™” technology lets you use all of your desktop applications as if they were native apps for your iPhone or iPad.

24/7 access to your desktop. The unanticipated happens all the time.
One simple tap and you are securely connected to your computer. Quickly navigate thru the hard drive to find the document or photo you need using our file browser; and copy or open it with just a tap.

Edit content easily - No more finger gymnastics.
Precise selection, copying, and pasting of text. Tapping a small, almost invisible desktop button or dragging a picture with natural one-finger lock is a breeze – our Lock’n’Go Magnifying Glass is a marvel of innovation.

All your desktop applications are just a tap away.
Start applications or switch between them with just a tap. Plus a complete desktop keyboard to help you take full advantage of those desktop apps.

Don’t stress your eyes. In fact, don’t stress at all!
See your applications using the full screen of your mobile device. Have peace of mind knowing that Parallel Access will reliably connect you to your desktop when you need it. Even on slow 3G networks.
Stay effective with the fastest, simplest, and most reliable remote access technology.
You are connected to your desktop. And you are fast and effective. Reliably.

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SUBSCRIPTIONS/NOTES:
Subscribe annually for $19.99 or monthly for $2.99 to get unlimited use of Parallels Access for up to 5 computers.
Payment will be charged to iTunes account at confirmation of purchase.
Subscriptions automatically renew unless auto-renew is turned off no later than 24 hours before the end of the current period.
Subscriptions and auto-renewal can be managed/turned off in the iTunes account settings.
Any unused portion of a free trial period is forfeited as soon as a subscription is purchased.
Terms of Use: http://www.parallels.com/about/legal/terms/
Privacy Policy: http://www.parallels.com/about/legal/privacy/

For business use, please use Parallels Access for Business, which offers the ability to centrally manage multiple user accounts and grant and revoke access to company-owned computers. (www.parallels.com/products/access/business)

Parallels Access requires the installation of the free Parallels Access Agent on your Mac (OS X 10.9 or higher) or PC (Windows 7 or Windows 8). Just follow the instructions in Parallels Access on your iPhone or iPad to download the Agent and install it on your computer. Parallels Access is compatible with iPad 2 and later, including iPad mini, and with iPhone 4S and later.
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Plan for Multiple Computers
$2.99
Parallels Access Service Plan for Multiple Computers
$9.99

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    Yes, Parallels Access is free to download, however it contains in-app purchases or subscription offerings.

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User Rating

4.53 out of 5

2,259 ratings in United States

5 star
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4 star
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3 star
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2 star
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1 star
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Ratings History

Parallels Access Reviews

nearly perfect

erc eld on

United States

Parallels is an awesome way for me to access my desktop on the go. My iPad is my main computer on-the-go, but every now and again, I need to accomplish one little task on my computer while I’m out. Unfortunately, in my work as an artist/game designer, I often find myself struggling to “paint” anything because this app does not support clicking and dragging. If I want to edit a level in my game engine for instance, this means drawing one tile at a time instead of using more fluid motions. If the devs could make it possible to use clicking and dragging interactions through parallels, this would be a 5 star app. Strongly recommend for 90% of workflows.

Useless if you have more than 1 display.

LABeachGuy on

United States

It only supports the primary display. If you have multiple displays, it’s supposed to aggregate open apps/windows on the primary display, but it doesn’t. Even if you force close apps remotely and reopen them, they open on other displays. But it gets worse, you can’t even access a parallels virtual machine (which might be running on 1 display). Mine, for example, always loads on the 2nd display. I guess if you run 1 display, it’s fine. In 2023, most of us don’t, so it’s an exercise in frustration. Who wants to physically unplug the other displays when they’re rushing out of their home or office? That’s the whole point of Remote Desktop. In the boards, Parallels advises users to just use the web portal. If you do that, though, you need to delete this app or it will load instead. In terms of user experience, web portals are just plain terrible on iOS b.c of browser limitations. They really need to fix this issue that’s been active in the parallels community for years. They have a great dev team (parallels desktop is incredible), so it’s just not a priority.

Slow

Xummies on

United States

It’s a super slow lagging app. The connection is disconnected every so often it refreshes the user interface is cumbersome. It works sometimes on a Mac and work sometimes an iPad or a regular computer but it’s never really reliable. It’s always refresh rate that’s really liking all the time..

Does not work

^JPM^ on

United States

This app does not appear to do anything of any value. A desktop is shown but there is no way to control or manipulate anything.

Low resolution/blurry on Windows

Dustbyte on

United States

Terrible and cannot be used on iOS or iPadOS looking at a windows 11 screen, the text is just blurry even after trying all suggested config changes. Unusable.

Maybe better on PC

mastergamerjk on

United States

This does not work for mobile whatsoever. Maybe it works better from PC to PC but not from PC to phone.

Product Unusable And Support Is Awful

TiredOfBadlyWritenSoftware on

United States

I have a Mac Mini (M1) running Ventura, and am trying to access it from an iPad 11” (4th Gen). The Mac is a new home installed system that was used to replace a Mac-In-The-Cloud VM that could not be upgraded beyond Carolina due to the cloud provider’s configuration. So I bought the new machine, and hosted it myself. Set it up, and can access it with a keyboard and monitor perfectly. Installed the Parallels Access configuration, and have regretted it ever since. Every few moments, it freezes with the message ‘Pasting from “computer name”’, and will not release until I press cancel. About 70% of the time, the screen stops responding to mouse clicks, and I am forced to exit the session, and log back in. This gives me about 5-10 minutes of use at a time. And there does not appear to be any way to configure it to stop trying to paste from my remote machine. I tried to contact support, but they make it very difficult to actually ask them anything, only read their FAQ, which by the way is only a glowing review about how awesome their program works. Very annoying when their program is not working awesome, and simply adds to the frustration. My best suggestion is to skip this program, and go with one of the other Remote Desktop solutions on the market… This one is not worth the money, and their support is even worse.

Pad

Mautvfjvhvn on

United States

Pad App

A Really Great Option for Remote Access

Zzyzx Oh on

United States

There are many remote access options but this is the best I’ve tried. Very slick, not perfect, but a great addition I’ve come to count on. I was quite worried when this was made part of Corel, but I have not seen any issues with stability or updates.

An important tool for getting real work done on an iPad

Peter in Japan on

United States

I’ve used Parallels Access for years and when I am working remotely I will sometimes use it for 3-4 hours a day, controlling my iMac at work remotely through the iPad. I can say with 100% surity, after examining all the other options for controlling a Mac or PC through an iPad, that this is the best. BUT, it’s not perfect. My main beefs with the control system is that, on a Mac at least, certain keys cannot be typed through the controlled computer, because the developers ignore the tickets I open when I ask them to fix these small but frustrating control issues. The following keys cannot be typed (they get ignored when typed on a Bluetooth keyboard or Apple Smart Keyboard while controlling a Mac): *, ~ (shift + `), and +, though there might have bee a few more. So Parallels, fix this frustrating usage issue and I’ll give you a 5 star rating!

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App Info

Category
Business
Languages
Portuguese, German, Chinese, Korean, Spanish, French, Dutch, English, Italian, Japanese, Russian
Recent release
7.0.8 (1 year ago )
Released on
Aug 28, 2013 (11 years ago )
Last Updated
3 months ago
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