Parallels has launched Parallels Toolbox 3.5 for macOS and Windows, an update of its suite of 30-plus tools designed to simplify everyday tasks. According to ick Dobrovolskiy, Parallels senior vice president of Engineering and Support, new tools for macOS include:
Clipboard History: Captures what’s copied to the Mac clipboard, including plain and formatted text. It also offers full text search, favorites and settings to collect content for up to 30 days. You can also pause the collection or exclude applications, allowing users to further customize the tool.
Hide Menu Icons: Allows users to hide some icons from the Mac menu bar by creating two sets of menu-bar icons, visible and invisible. Less important icons only become visible when the user clicks the tool’s control in the Mac menu bar. Hidden icons automatically hide when the user goes back to working with applications from the control menu.
Parallels has launched Parallels Toolbox 3.5 for macOS and Windows, an update of its suite of 30-plus tools designed to simplify everyday tasks. According to ick Dobrovolskiy, Parallels senior vice president of Engineering and Support, new tools for macOS include. The Parallels® RDP Client for Mac client allows Mac workstations to connect to a Windows remote machine using Remote Desktop Protocol (RDP), which is an essential component of Microsoft’s Remote Desktop Services thin client architecture. RDP was originally intended to connect workstations and thin clients across Windows networks.
Energy Saver: Activates several settings, including hidden ones that reduce system-resources usage and increase battery life, saving up to eight percent in power consumption. It automatically detects your computer’s state when it’s running on battery and activates options for users to enable or disable.
Sleep Timer: Allows you to set a timer for the computer to either go to sleep or shut down from the moment you press “Start,” helping you save energy. Time options range from 15 minutes to six hours.
Clean Drive: Users can now see files that will be deleted, with the ability to find them in Finder for improved transparency.
Find Duplicates: Ability to mass-select multiple duplicates for better total-size representation and simplified sorting options.
Dobrovolskiy adds that productivity tools in Parallels Toolbox for Mac and Windows 3.5 also include:
Streamlined Screen Video/Audio Recording, Downloading and Conversion. Change tool default settings to simply record video with your desired audio source or to capture screenshots in the format you need—with just one click.
Convert Video: Drag almost any video onto the tool (such as your favorite movie or TV show) to convert it to MP4 so it can be played on tablets and phones.
Take Photo: Instantly take photos using the PC’s or Mac camera. The image file immediately appears at your pre-selected destination, such as the desktop or a folder.
Resize Images: Batch convert images to your desired file size and format. Simply drag the source images to the tool’s window, select the desired output format (HEIF, JPEG, TIFF or PNG) as well as dimensions/size and output location, and then click.
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Capture Screen: Click anywhere to take a screenshot of the entire screen and automatically save the image in a variety of formats (PNG, JPEG, TIFF and GIF) to your desktop or pre-selected folder.
Hide Desktop: Instantly hide distracting desktop files instead of removing each one manually. One click hides files, folders and icons on your desktop for clutter-free presentations.
Do Not Disturb: Don’t waste time changing settings in each running application. One click disables notifications and Dock animations that could interrupt your work or presentation.
Do Not Sleep: Prevent disruptions and inconvenient logouts—with just one click, disable all system settings that cause the computer to sleep.
Launch: Opening multiple applications and files for a project is now fast and simple. With one click, open several items at once—such as applications, documents, folders, links or other files. Simply drag the files to the tool’s window to create a sequence of items that automatically open the next time you click the tool’s icon.
Archive: Easily create compressed and password-protected archives of your files from various locations to save space or share them. Just drag files and folders to this tool window—there’s no need to move or copy files to a single folder.
Unarchive: Quickly unpack archives of various file compression formats—such as RAR, RPM, XAR and Z—including those not supported by the built-in system utility. Double-clicking these files opens unarchive and starts unpacking, even password-protected archives.
Uninstall Apps: Easily remove applications and their files with a single click for faster removals.
Demos of Parallels Toolbox 3.5 for macOS and Windows and Mac are available as standalone products at parallels.com/toolbox. Each product can be purchased for $19.99 per year. Each annual license includes free updates of new and enhanced tools as they become available.
We’ve been presented with significant challenges over the past year. One of them: working from home. Many of us had never experienced working from home before now and were forced to completely change our daily routine. Well, I’d like to share a solution with you that has helped me quite a bit during this time.
Let’s talk about Parallels® Toolbox, a suite of tools that replaces the need for multiple applications. This all-in-one solution, with more than 30 tools for macOS and Windows 10, makes it simple to save space on your hard drive, create high-quality content, quickly optimize your computer for a presentation, and so much more!
A look under the hood:
Now that videoconferencing is our primary means of communicating with colleagues, it is not uncommon to have to share your screen and show presentations or files. The Presentation Mode in Parallels Toolbox combines three unique tools designed to make presenters truly shine (Video 1):
1. Hide Desktoptidies up your desktop in one click. No one needs to know what your pantry looks like, right? Same goes for dozens of scattered thumbnails on your desktop.
2. DoNot Sleep serves as an ‘always on’ setting so that your screen never ‘goes dark’ mid-presentation. You’re on a roll – don’t lose momentum at the least opportune moment!
3. Do Not Disturb turns off all distractions, such as pop up chat messages from colleagues or friends. We’ve all heard one too many horror stories, right?
It’s easy to lose track of time when you’re working from home and sitting in front of the computer far longer than anticipated. The Break Time tool automatically reminds you to schedule breaks and to stick to them (Video 2). Break times can be set individually, so if you have to “force” yourself to take a little time every now and then, this feature puts you in control over the actual number of hours you work from your home office.
The Record Screen tool is also worth mentioning (Video 3). In addition to the classic screenshot tools (yes, there is a tool for this as well), Parallels Toolbox enables you to record videos of the entire screen. This can be particularly useful when you need to quickly explain something to a colleague. Recording the individual steps directly on the screen is often easier than having to outline the steps, one by one, in the body of an email. Also, important meetings can be recorded with just one click. Most video-conferencing solutions offer this, but generally only the host of the meeting can record. That said, before you begin recording your meeting, be sure you have the consent of all participants first!
Waited too long to clean up your computer and delete useless files? Parallels Toolbox can help. With the Clean Drive function, your Mac stays tidy and runs at maximum speed without manual intervention (Video 4). Parallels Toolbox reviews all your documents and gives you the option to delete unnecessary or unused files. Plus, it finds duplicate files, even if the file name is different (Find Duplicates) and helps to remove them.
One of my favorite tools is Clipboard History (on macOS only). This feature makes it simple to copy text and images you’ve saved (for up to 30 days) and then recall and paste them anywhere. I use Clipboard History every day! It’s great for presentations or long texts from different sources. See how it works in Video 5. Clipboard History also supports Universal Clipboard. This helpful combination makes it even easier to copy and paste anything (text, images, photos, and videos) across your Apple devices. So basically, you can copy a text on your iPhone and paste it later in another document on your Mac. It’s great!
Parallels Toolbox can also bring out your playful side and makes it simple tocreate small, fun GIFs with the Make GIFs tool(macOS only). The Internet and social media are full of these small videos, so why not create some of these animations for yourself? It’s a great way to put a new spin on your normal workday.
Parallels Toolbox’s most popular one-click tools also include: Convert Video, Resize Images, Free Memory, Capture Screen, Unarchive, Hidden Files, Uninstall Apps and so much more. And, the advanced search and the new user interface within Parallels Toolbox, makes it simple for users to quickly access the right tool at the right time.
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