Parallel Desktop · Windows + macOS
A fast, keyboard-friendly workspace for reading, editing, checking, comparing, and visualizing CNC programs — without leaving the bench.
macOS 14 Sonoma or newer · Windows 10/11 · Offline-first
G-code-aware editing
Fanuc-style syntax highlighting, line numbers, undo and redo, and fast search. Open several files in tabs and return to recently used programs. The previous session comes back with you.
Interactive backplot
Preview 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. Lathe Ø opens the XZ view, assumes G18, and treats programmed X and U as diameters.
Program navigation
Recognized sections form a timeline for moving through a program without scrolling blindly. The status bar keeps the tool count, section count, and work offset in view.
Visual comparison
Review the current work beside the saved copy, a backup, or another program. Differences are read-only, so comparison cannot change either file.
Program checks
Checks are advisory. They may not represent every controller, macro, offset, cycle, or machine configuration — and they are not a substitute for the shop’s approval process.
Shop-file compatibility
Parallel preserves original line endings and text encoding when saving. Common shop formats are welcome, including legacy encodings that older controllers still expect.
Settings
Choose the monospaced editor font, set editor zoom, and reassign keyboard shortcuts. Parallel rejects conflicts, unsafe unmodified global keys, and operating-system-reserved shortcuts.
Visual comparison
Review the current work beside the saved copy, a backup, or another program. Differences are read-only, so comparison cannot change either file.
Windows 10 and 11 64-bit. Self-contained installer for shop workstations without internet access requirements.
Apple Silicon and Intel 64-bit. Release builds are signed, notarized, and stapled so Gatekeeper validates completely offline.
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
Windows and macOS availability details will be posted here after the release plans are confirmed.
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Signups will open after the release details are confirmed.
