Parallels Client App Reviews

Maybe not as many features as some other RDP clients, but as a streamlined RDP it is lightning fast and vibrant visually. The font enhancement feature blows other RDP clients (such as the over-hyped, over-priced Jump Desktop, and the lackluster MS RDP for Mac) away visually. If you just need fast, clean RDP, over LAN, this is your man. Maybe even for other uses. My setup: Im using RDP on OSX 10.6.8 to connect to Windows 7 and Windows XP virtual machines on a LAN.

Maybe the server is too old, but all I get is a black screen when I try to connect with this. RDC works just fine, though I do have to use an older version as the lastest one crashes on connect. Probably related to that. Looks nicer and has potential, but I cant use it :)

After recieving the newest update, the app force closes. This is very frustrating, please fix ASAP.

But it have one annoyance. It saves the password for RDP connection, even when I am NOT checking the box for Save the password.

the newest version isnt work well, closes all the time. please fix this!!!

RDP to servers? Check. List of server connections on the left side? Check. Has an option to fit the remote window to the available area? Check. You guys have a wonderful product. Thank you!

Loved this program until the latest update. RDP is pretty much un-usable with the latest update. The RDP connection freezes 9 out of 10 times before you get to the server. Closing 2X and opening it again seems to help occasionally.

The latest update appears to be very buggy. Memory usage quickly goes up to 1.5 GB and then the app either freezes or crashes.

After updating to the newest version, almost everyone has been having constant problems, especially with RDP connections. If you dont get this fixed soon, people will be forced to look for another solution and stop using your software.

There are things I like about it: - Manages multiple connections. - Crashes less than the Microsoft product There are things I dont like: - Apple + C,V,X does not work so you are using control keys. - Control + Arrow actually commands the Mac side Its ok over all, but if they could fix the issues mentioned above Id use it exclusively for RDP and bump my rating to 5 star.

Used to work flawlessly. Updated today and now cannot connect to RDP.

Generally like it - much, much better and less buggy than the one Microsoft provides in Windows, and sells for the Mac. Latest update improved many things, but broke one. Before, if you needed to save the connection credentials so that you automatically log into the remote server, you set it up in the Connection Properties. If you didnt check auto login, it didnt try. After this latest update, once you enter your credentials during login, the client saves that info, and auto logs you in the next time EVEN IF YOU DIDN"T SELECT THAT OPTION!! Real pain if you have more than one login you use to a remote system (say, admin and personal). Before this, I would have given it 4 to 5 starts - this bug causes me to downgrade it. Still recommend it over anything else Ive used. Hope it gets fixed SOON> Ben

Now it eats memory and crashes on a regular basis, please fix as I really like the app.

app is not working at all. Please fix it

Everytime I switch to a different desktop 2x closes and I have t reopen. VERY ANNOYING!

When trying to add a new connection on, it just goes to the website. It did not used to do that. There are no instructions about what needs to be done. It says to go back to the Apple store to download the app, but it is already installed. Perhaps I am missing something, but it wasn’t like this previous to the upgrade.

I was running Microsoft’s RDP v2.x. Then I upgraded to Microsoft’s RDP 8.x…..and it was slower, and did not open in Full Screen mode, unless you used Spaces. I’ve been running 2X RDP on my iPad, and had hoped for a Mac version. Upon searching the Mac store, I found it….downloaded and installed. It is FAST! Connected to my remote server right away. Easy to use and configure. It is replacing all my RDP applications. Did I mention it was FAST!

I use the payware version this app to remotely administer two VMware virtual data centers, which means connecting to Windows Server 2012 over a VPN. My work is often mobile, which means I may be connecting from my home office with fast wired networking and reliable VPN, or from a coffee shop or hotel with mediocre wifi. The 2X client works reliably for me and has provided better performance than Microsofts own remote desktop client for Mac. How much better depends on circumstances and on how youve set your session preferences, of course. I wouldnt try running 3D games remotely with this or any other RDP client, but for VDI infrastructure and typical office productivity apps, or for the kind of sysadmin work I do, if youve got decent bandwidth this client is a good choice. I havent tried the 2X App Server, so I cant review that. What I *have* tried is connecting to remote Linux desktops using the RDP protocol. You just install something like "xrdp" daemon on Linux (its available with most popular Linux distributions, and very easy to configure). 2X works just fine in that environment, and Ive found it to be more responsive than either remote X11 or VNC protocols. Most Linux sysadmin work is done with SSH, but if you need a GUI for some reason, this is a good alternative. Several weeks ago I encountered a minor bug in 2X, and reported it to tech support. I received a response a few days later from a real person, and we exchanged a couple of emails back and forth. They were in the process of working with me to isolate the cause of the problem, when an update to the software fixed the issue entirely, and I was able to close the tech support incident. Apparently I wasnt the only one to report it, and the developers had already been working on it. The bottom line here is that this company pays attention to user feedback, and they fix bugs. Thats all I can ask of a software provider. There are perhaps a couple of things I might change in the user interface, but UI design is by definition subjective. Everything works fine, just a couple of the connection settings fields are labeled in a way that I found quirky. Once you understand what the field actually does, using it is quite easy. In other words, experiment with the settings a bit as you familiarize yourself with this app. This app isnt glamorous, but it works well, is reasonably priced, and is well supported by its provider. Recommended.

I was using 2x to connect my MacBook pro retina display with a cloud based EHR (electronic health record) which worked fine until this last update. Now it is painfully slow and I can no longer use 2x with the current version. Please fix this problem to allow us in the health profession to continue doing their job.

Found this update to cause major issues with my Macbook Pro but not my Macbook Air which does NOT have a Retina Display. Please help fix this!!!