Parallels doesn’t require you to partition your hard drive or reboot your Mac when you want to use MS Project like Apple Boot Camp does. This tutorial uses the virtual machine Parallels to install Windows which we think is by far the best way to install Windows application on a Mac. However, we understand that sometimes only the real thing will do which is why here we show you the easiest way to install Microsoft Project on a Mac. There is also some pretty good free project management software for Mac that we recommend checking out first before running Project on your Mac. It can be very unstable and slow down your Mac.It’s very demanding on your Mac’s resources.It requires installing Windows on your Mac.Running MS Project on a Mac requires purchasing additional virtualization software.It’s far better to use an alternative to Microsoft Project than run it on your Mac because: Nowadays, we strongly recommend checking out our guide to the 10 Best Alternatives to Microsoft Project For Mac some of which can even open and edit Microsoft Project MPP files. The last version of Microsoft Project for Mac was released way back in 1994 and that was discontinued a long time ago. Many Project Managers that switch to Mac get a nasty surprise when they realize that there is no version of Microsoft Project for Mac.