Parallel Desktop · Built for Windows
A fast, keyboard-first desktop workspace for reading, editing, checking, comparing, and visualizing CNC programs — built natively for Windows shop workstations.
Windows 11 / 10 (64-bit) · macOS Universal · Offline Native
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 & Preferences
Select standard shop monospaced fonts (Cascadia Code, JetBrains Mono, Consolas), set scaling zoom, and customize keyboard shortcuts. Parallel avoids system key conflicts automatically.
Visual Comparison
Review your working copy side-by-side against a saved backup or alternate program. Both sides remain read-only during diff inspection to prevent unintended file alterations.
Windows 11 and 10 64-bit. Self-contained installer engineered for standalone machine shop workstations with no internet dependency.
Apple Silicon and Intel 64-bit. Release builds are signed and notarized so Gatekeeper validates offline without warnings.
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.
Get Parallel
Windows availability details come first, with macOS builds confirmed shortly after.
Launch notifications open soon.
Windows release builds are in final validation.
