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     3      The Parallels Packer builder is able to create Parallels Desktop for Mac virtual
     4      machines and export them in the PVM format.
     5  layout: docs
     6  page_title: Parallels Builder
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     8  
     9  # Parallels Builder
    10  
    11  The Parallels Packer builder is able to create [Parallels Desktop for
    12  Mac](https://www.parallels.com/products/desktop/) virtual machines and export
    13  them in the PVM format.
    14  
    15  Packer actually comes with multiple builders able to create Parallels machines,
    16  depending on the strategy you want to use to build the image. Packer supports
    17  the following Parallels builders:
    18  
    19  -   [parallels-iso](/docs/builders/parallels-iso.html) - Starts from an ISO
    20      file, creates a brand new Parallels VM, installs an OS, provisions software
    21      within the OS, then exports that machine to create an image. This is best
    22      for people who want to start from scratch.
    23  
    24  -   [parallels-pvm](/docs/builders/parallels-pvm.html) - This builder imports an
    25      existing PVM file, runs provisioners on top of that VM, and exports that
    26      machine to create an image. This is best if you have an existing Parallels
    27      VM export you want to use as the source. As an additional benefit, you can
    28      feed the artifact of this builder back into itself to iterate on a machine.
    29  
    30  ## Requirements
    31  
    32  In addition to [Parallels Desktop for
    33  Mac](https://www.parallels.com/products/desktop/) this requires the [Parallels
    34  Virtualization SDK](https://www.parallels.com/downloads/desktop/).
    35  
    36  The SDK can be installed by downloading and following the instructions in the
    37  dmg.
    38  
    39  Parallels Desktop for Mac 9 and later is supported, from PD 11 Pro or Business
    40  edition is required.