There
are some programs in Mac which support Windows. You can surely run Windows
programs irrespective of business software or PC games. These techniques are similar to the ways Windows
software can be installed on Chromebook or Linux. Below given the ways to run Windows software
on Mac:
Virtual
Machine is a good method to run Windows desktop software. They would allow you
to install Windows as well as other operating systems in the window on Mac
desktop. Windows would think it’s running on actual system, but it is running
inside the piece of software on Mac. You need not use Windows program in
virtual machine window. The program permits you to bring out Windows programs from
virtual machine window so that it appears on Mac desktop. However the 3D graphics would not perform
well. There would be several games which
cannot be played.
Boot
Camp helps you to install Windows with OS X on Mac. At a time only one
operating system can run thus having to restart Mac to toggle between Windows
and OS X. The problem here is that you
cannot run Mac and Windows application simultaneously. If you just want to run
a Windows desktop application alongside your Mac applications, a virtual
machine is the best.
Run Windows Software on Ubuntu with Wine
Wine
is a compatibility layer which allows Windows applications to run on some other
operating systems. Wine would write Windows code again which applications
depend, so that they can be executed on various other operating systems. Wine is way to run Windows applications on
Mac. There is no graphical interface.
Crossover
comes under the category of paid application, but no free trial is offered.
This focuses on compatibility. A good graphical interface is provided and
emphasis is on popular programs. You can
view list of programs that would run well on Crossover. Despite being focused
on compatibility it is based on Wine and would not work with everything. Here
you need not run any virtual machine. However if you run it then you would be
able to execute any Windows program with not much risk.
Access Windows Remote Desktop via Internet
You
can obliterate the method of running Windows software on Mac and use remote
desktop software in order to access remote Windows system running Windows
application of your choice. Those organizations which have business software
runs on Windows and can host Windows servers as well as make applications
available to iPads, Chromebooks, Android tablet and others. If you are a home
user then you could configure Windows PC for accessing remotely and connect
whenever you require Windows application. This is not perfect for something
like games. If you are user of Chrome then you can make use of Chrome Remote
Desktop to connect to Windows PC from your Mac running Chrome.
All
these tricks require more work than installing a Windows program on the PC. If
you have a Mac focuses on making use of Mac software. Windows programs would
not be integrated properly. You would
have to buy a Windows license for Mac to achieve good compatibility.
