Program navigation
Long programs, navigable at a glance.
Recognized sections form a timeline you can jump through, named from the comments already in the file.
A focused desktop editor for CNC programs
Every program,
in parallel.
Read, review, compare, and visualize Fanuc-style G-code without leaving your workstation. Built for machine shops and CNC programmers — not generic text.
- Program formats
- 7.nc .ngc .tap .gcode .txt .mpf .eia
- Backplot planes
- 3XY · XZ · YZ, mill and Fanuc lathe
- Desktop platforms
- 2Windows and macOS, native
- Files uploaded
- 0Programs never leave the workstation
What you actually get
A program editor that reads G‑code the way a machinist does.
Every screen below is Parallel Desktop, captured from the running app.
G-code-aware editing
Highlighting that knows a comment from a command.
Fanuc-style syntax colouring separates block numbers, motion words, and comments at a glance. Line numbers, undo and redo, and fast search come standard, and the previous session reopens with you.
- Tabs for several programs at once
- Recently used programs on the left rail
- Tidy reformats spacing without touching values
Editor · O1234.nc
Macros, read as macros
Variables and loops stay legible.
Programs that compute their own positions are still programs. Parallel colours #100-style variables, WHILE and DO loops, and the expressions inside them, so a bolt circle generated at run time reads as clearly as a hand-written block.
- Macro variables and expressions highlighted
- WHILE / DO / END structures kept visible
- The status bar flags when a program uses macros
Editor · Bolt circle macro
Interactive backplot
See supported motion before it reaches the machine.
Open the backplot beside the code and inspect mill or Fanuc lathe centerline motion in ISO, XY, XZ, or YZ. Pan, zoom, filter by section or tool, and jump from a path straight back to the block that produced it.
- Feed and rapid drawn differently, tool changes marked
- Travel totals in X, Y, and Z with the move count
- Lathe Ø opens XZ, assumes G18, treats X and U as diameters
Backplot · ISO · Mill
Visual comparison
Compare before you write the file back.
Put the current work beside the saved copy, a backup, or another program entirely. Unchanged runs collapse so the differences are the only thing left to read — and the comparison is read-only, so it cannot change either file.
- Ignore whitespace, comments, or N numbers
- Step between differences one at a time
- Neither side is editable here
Compare · Current work vs saved copy on this computer
Appearance
Set it up to match the bench.
Light and dark themes, five editor fonts including the ones already on shop machines, and zoom that stays put.
Open and go
A file, not a project.
No workspace to configure before you can read a program. Open one, or drop it anywhere on the window, and start.
Everyday workflow
A clearer path from open to save.
Editing, checks, navigation, backplot, and comparison stay in one intentional workspace.
- 01Open a program
File → Open, or drop .nc, .ngc, .tap, .gcode, .txt, .mpf, and .eia files on the window. Open more than one at a time.
- 02Edit with the program in view
Fanuc-style highlighting, line numbers, undo and redo, and fast search. Recognized sections become a timeline through long programs.
- 03Review Checks
Detected issues stay attached to the block they came from. Jump straight to the line.
- 04Open Backplot
Inspect supported mill or Fanuc lathe centerline motion in XY, XZ, or YZ. Pan, zoom, filter by section or tool, and jump from a path to its source line.
- 05Compare before you save
Diff the current work against the saved copy, a backup, or another program. The comparison is read-only — it cannot change either file.
- 06Save with shop-file fidelity
Parallel keeps the original encoding and line-ending style, so older controller files can move through a modern editor without getting rewritten.
For CNC programmers
The context to review before you run.
Highlighting that knows G-code, a section timeline through long programs, and a read-only compare before you write the file back.
See Parallel DesktopFor the shop
Local files. No forced cloud.
Programs stay on the workstation. Saves keep the encoding and line endings older controllers depend on. Checks and backplots stay advisory.
Get notifiedAlso on the way
iPhone and iPad, when they’re ready.
A native editor for the pocket and the stand is in the works. The desktop app is the product you can look at today.
Important
An editing aid — not a controller.
Parallel is an editing and review aid, not a machine simulation or controller. Backplots and checks are advisory and may not represent every controller, macro, offset, cycle, or machine configuration. Always validate a program using your shop’s approved process before running it on a machine.
Coming soon
Launch updates are coming.
Parallel is finishing up for Windows, macOS, iPhone, and iPad. Notifications will open after the release details are confirmed.
Launch notifications are not open yet.
Signups will open after the release details are confirmed.