# Installing Parallels Desktop

You can be up and running with Parallels Desktop in a few easy steps:

1. Make sure you have the latest update of macOS.
2. Do one of the following:
   * If you downloaded Parallels Desktop from [the Parallels website](http://www.parallels.com/download/desktop/), double-click the disk image file, most likely in your **Downloads** folder.
   * If you purchased a boxed copy of Parallels Desktop with a USB thumb drive, connect the drive to your Mac, open it, and double-click the disk image file.
   * If you purchased a boxed copy with a link to the installation file, open the link in your web browser, download Parallels Desktop, and double-click the disk image file.
   * If you purchased a boxed copy with an installation disc, insert the disc.
3. Double-click the **Install** icon and follow the onscreen instructions to install Parallels Desktop.

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**Note:** If your Mac doesn't have a DVD-ROM, you can use the download link, available in the retail box, to download Parallels Desktop over the Internet.
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