Running mac only software on windows

ouryear · 22-01-2015 01:19PM #1

Hi all,

What is the best way to run some mac only software programs on a windows computer?

or to set up the computer to be able to run both windows/mac

srsly78 · 22-01-2015 01:22PM

Google for "hackintosh". A better solution is not to rely on mac-only software however.

ouryear · 22-01-2015 01:40PM

unfortunately it's unavoidable -

why it was installed, would it be a case of choosing mac or pc when logging on?

ED E · 22-01-2015 01:42PM

Whats the software? Usually the easiest option would be to run OSX in a virtual machine.

ouryear · 22-01-2015 02:12PM

final cut pro, would you do that with something like virtualbox?

srsly78 · 22-01-2015 02:15PM

No that is quite a performance intensive bit of software. Best bet is to buy a mac, then put dualboot windows on it (use software called parallels for this I think).

You can put macos on a pc but there are lots of technical issues you might run into, it's much easier the other way around.

If your work insists that you use this software then they should give you a mac. If it's for personal use then just use different video editing software.

ED E · 22-01-2015 03:06PM

ouryear wrote: »

final cut pro, would you do that with something like virtualbox?

Nah, as above you have two good options:
A. Buy a mac pro
B. Learn PremierPro and AE instead

SpaceTime · 22-01-2015 03:07PM

It's not all that straight forward to run OS X on non-Apple hardware as they specifically go out of their way to ensure you can't do that very easily.

Microsoft however don't care if you run Windows on a Mac or a virtual machine as to them it's just another PC.

Apple are primarily a hardware manufacturer, hence they don't want to allow OS X on anything else except their kit.

stimpson · 22-01-2015 03:08PM

ED E wrote: »

Nah, as above you have two good options:
A. Buy a mac pro
B. Learn PremierPro and AE instead

C. Buy a Mac Mini and stuff it full of RAM

Running mac only software on windows

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