Apple’s Mac software packages are amazing, however, there’s no denying the fact that Microsoft Windows has a huge arsenal of software packages too. Want to learn the best ways to run Windows on Mac? Well, isn’t it your lucky day then. We’ve compiled the top 5 ways in which you can run Windows on Mac.
How to Run Windows on a Mac. Or click on its menu bar icon to enter 'Coherence Mode,' where you can launch Windows apps in their own window on your Mac desktop. When it comes to ease of use.
How to easily run Windows on Mac?
Like any other OS, Mac has its own limitations. Having macOS and Windows gives you the versatility to work on the operating system of your choice. Therefore, many Mac users find themselves needing to run Windows on their system. There are different ways to do this. Allow me to take you through the top 5 ways in which you can run Windows on Mac.
You can install Windows on your Mac and run it like the native macOS, you can run side by side with the macOS. You can even install Windows apps on Mac without installing Windows.
So, these are the top 5 ways to run Windows on Mac in order of ranking.
Virtual Machine
Virtual Machine is the easiest and the most effective ways to run Windows on Mac. If you’re not able to allocate a part of Mac’s storage for Windows, then virtual machines are your best option. It allows you to run Windows “virtually” within the macOS. Two of the best VMs for Mac users are Parallels and VMWare Fusion.
Parallels is easy to setup. You can go ahead and purchase Parallels, buy a Windows license. And bam! you are ready to go. With this, you can easily switch between macOS and Windows instantly.
There are also VMWare Fusion and Virtual Box but these aren’t quite as smooth as Parallels.
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Apple Boot Camp
Apple Boot Camp is the most popular alternative to installing Windows on Mac. Furthermore, it is by far the most stable way to do so. It divides your Mac’s hard disk into partitions. Thereby allowing you to run Windows on Mac. Moreover, Boot Camp is a free tool in macOS.
This method is also known as dual booting. Dual boot basically means that you won’t be able to run Windows and Mac side-by-side. Whenever you need Windows, you’ll have to restart your Mac and boot into Windows. Having Windows installed directly on the hard disk leads to better performance than a Virtual Machine. This is one of the ways to run Windows on Mac without any speed issue. That’s because windows can utilize all of your machine’s resources. However, the drawback is that you’ll have less space to work with.
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Wine
Wine is different than both of the above solutions. It is a free way to install Windows on Mac. It is a lighter solution than an installation of Windows. It is especially useful if you want to use a program or two. However, it brings along its own set of problems. Wine is difficult to use, setup. Many times it doesn’t even work properly. But some may work perfectly, while others might even fail to run load.
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CrossOver
Crossover is a more stable version of Wine. And is part of the wine project. It is easy to use, has a friendly UI. It is one of the easiest ways to run Windows on Mac. But you have to pay for it. It can only run windows programs that are compatible with wine.
You can also check for CrossOver supported apps right here. If you just want to try it out, you can download a (trial version of crossover) on your Mac. The installation guide comes with it and it is very easy to follow.
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Remote Desktop Software
Another option to run to Windows on Mac is by using a remote desktop. All you need is remote access to a Windows machine. Both the system require remote access software in order to connect. The software then establishes a connection between the two systems over the internet. However, there is going to be a substantial lag time. You can opt for this if you’re not using high-intensity programs.
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The above mentioned are, in my opinion, 5 of the best ways to run Windows on Mac. If have some other alternative, do leave a reply down below.
Disclaimer: I am not on the .NET Core Team. I used the tools available publicly and have no insights into the future of .NET Core. It looks very bright though. :)
The working source code for this project can be found here.
Intro
A complete list of post in this series is included below :
In this post, we’re going to look at running the app from the command line and then the Mac.
Running the App in the Windows Command Prompt
While you can obviously run the app inside of Visual Studio with the F5 command. You should also know that you can run the app inside of the console. Before we begin, make sure you have the app found here. After opening the app or downloading it, open the folder containing the project in the command prompt. Mi app.
You can run your application here by simply typing :
You will the following output :
The exact same result from running the console app in Visual Studio.
Using dotnet publish to get the app ready for Mac
Go ahead and type
dotnet publish on the command prompt and then type tree to look at your directory listing as shown below :
You should see the publish directory. Navigate into it and list out the files in the directory :
Take note that the dlls listed below are related to the package reference that we added in the last blog post.
This only leaves the NetCoreConsoleApp.dll which is the Console application that we can run on a Mac (or any other platform that supports .NET Core).
Running the app on a Mac
Finally! It is about time you might say. I agree. Before you can run the app on your Mac, you’re going to need to head back over to the .NET Core downloads page and install OpenSSL and then the SDK (or runtime) if you remember the difference from the first post.
To run this on your Mac, you’ll need to copy the ‘publish’ folder to your Mac. Then open Terminal and you can run the app by just typing :
Creating Desktop Apps With Windows Forms
This is awesome! Now you have an app that run on another platform and you used your existing .NET skillset to create it. I’m LOVING .NET Core!
Wrap-upRun Mac Os On Windows
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