Parallels has announced the availability of Parallels Desktop 26, the latest version of the popular "run Windows on Mac" software, fully optimized for macOS Tahoe 26 and Windows 11 25H2, with visual updates that match the new aesthetic of macOS. The software includes several key enhancements, such as support for background processes like setup routines and Coherence mode, improved disk space visibility for Windows VMs, and granular policy controls for secure VMs coming soon. Parallels Desktop 26 also boasts enterprise-grade security and privacy controls, with features like SOC 2 Type II compliance, Jamf functionality for monitoring Windows OS updates, and a new guide for single-app deployment in Windows. 

Bill Hollings has announced the release of MoltenVK v1.4.0 with support for Vulkan 1.4, along with various extensions such as VK_KHR_dynamic_rendering_local_read, VK_KHR_global_priority, VK_KHR_line_rasterization, VK_KHR_maintenance, and additional features. Additionally, it incorporates support for proc addresses for the functions vkSetMoltenVKConfigurationMVK() and vkGetPhysicalDeviceMetalFeaturesMVK(). The release also resolves concerns related to image format property checks, high latency during the present wait, shader cache misses, discrepancies between pipeline pixel formats, and dynamic rendering attachments, as well as the attempt to include memoryless images in residency sets. The latest version of SPIRV-Cross adds support for DebugPrintf, fixes crashes, improves clustered subgroup operations, ensures OpSMod works correctly, and includes support for SPIR-V Fast Math execution modes and decorations.

A new version of PeaZIP has been released. The new version 10.6.1 is a minor update that features bug fixes, updated translations, and comprehensive revisions of binary components within the packages.

PeaZip 10.6.0 has been released and introduces a dynamic virtual mode for file/archive browsing, improving performance when displaying large items simultaneously. It also improves archive pre-parsing, makes hiding hidden files easier, and features a search function in Settings. Non-Windows builds can now locate RAR binary and use alternative 7z forks for the .7z format. The browser is updated to 7z 25.01, Pea 1.26, and Zpaqfranz.

PeaZip 10.5.0 has been released and represents a notable advancement in the file manager, enhancing archive browsing and editing capabilities while introducing new functionalities. The software now accommodates all file browser styles and icon sizes on macOS, enabling users to navigate NTFS Alternate Data Streams on Windows.

MoltenVK v1.3.0 has been released and includes several updates, such as support for Vulkan 1.3 and various extensions like VK_KHR_index_type_uint8, VK_KHR_load_store_op_none, VK_KHR_maintenance4, VK_KHR_maintenance6, VK_KHR_maintenance7, VK_KHR_shader_expect_assume, VK_KHR_shader_subgroup_rotate, VK_KHR_shader_terminate_invocation, VK_EXT_depth_clip_control, VK_EXT_external_memory_metal, and formats B5G6R5_UNORM_PACK16 and B8G8R8A8 that use swizzle. Additionally, MVK_CONFIG_USE_MTLHEAP has been updated to an enumeration. Additionally, MVK_CONFIG_USE_MTLHEAP has been converted to an enumeration.

The release eliminates glslang as a dependency library and excludes GLSL's shaders as input. The release also tackles memory management concerns in MVKSwapchain, resolves memory leaks in CAEDRMetadata, and minimizes the number of unused pipeline bindings allocated for argument buffers. The release also resolves issues related to the AMD driver's malfunctioning blit encoder timestamp sampling, incorporates updates for macOS 13/Xcode 14, and corrects compilation with MVK_USE_CEREAL=0. The release also includes the newest SPIRV-Cross, which has better support for matching tessellation input and output, adds SPV_KHR_expect_assume, and improves bindless helper templates, rasterization, and debug labels.

The release candidate for MoltenVK 1.3 has been released for testing, featuring support for Vulkan 1.3, along with extensions and enhancements to various components of the system. The support extends to B5G6R5_UNORM_PACK16, B5G5R5A1_UNORM_PACK16, and B8G8R8A8 formats by utilizing swizzle techniques. The system has eliminated glslang as a dependency library and will no longer accept GLSL shaders as input.

The system effectively tackles memory management challenges within MVKSwapchain, manages shader specialization through macros, and incorporates barriers utilizing Metal fences. The system additionally eliminates support for the deprecated VK_NV_glsl_shader extension and the GLSL conversions facilitated by MoltenVKShaderConverter. The system effectively resolves concerns related to the AMD driver's malfunctioning blit encoder timestamp sampling, along with updates pertinent to macOS 13 and Xcode 14. The system incorporates enhancements to its logging capabilities and debug labels and extends support for a wider range of tessellation I/O matching. The system effectively resolves concerns related to the AMD driver's malfunctioning blit encoder timestamp sampling and the most recent SPIRV-Cross updates.

PeaZip 10.4.0 has been released with several enhancements, including fixes, refined error handling, and an improved user experience. The system automatically adjusts icons and accent colors, integrates with various system styles, and updates the backend to Pea 1.24 and Zstd 1.5.7.

Whisky 2.3.5 is a SwiftUI-based graphical wrapper for Wine, allowing users to create and manage bottles, install Windows apps, and run games on macOS without technical knowledge. The bug fixes include resolving configuration view crashes on macOS 15.4 and improving the quality of life by enhancing pinned programs on external drives.

A new version of the open-source archive manager PeaZip has been released, enhancing TAR format management, addressing archives with errors, showcasing task progress, and enabling report saving. The update features enhanced themes, the introduction of a new Style submenu for customization, and improved context menu integration in Gnome and KDE.

The source files have been compiled using Lazarus 3.6 and are compatible with the Lazarus 2.x series. The application now accommodates VMware and Minecraft container file formats and is capable of opening 242 file extensions as archives. Translations are offered in more than 30 languages, and the hash values for each package can be found in the SHA256.txt file included in each release on GitHub. The update incorporates enhancements to the file manager, featuring automatic browsing of TAR archives, the ability to save lists of files and search results, and improved handling of archives that contain errors or additional data. The Tux-Alt theme has been released, offering an alternative aesthetic for Linux systems.

PeaZip 10.2.0 has been released and enhances archive detection, improves archive comment display, and introduces support for Brotli and Zstandard compression settings. The introduction of hybrid KDF mode, Qt6 packages for Linux systems, and Flatpak for Wayland with X11 fallback is noteworthy.

PeaZip 10.1.0 has been released, featuring enhancements including fixes, compression presets, improved navigation, and icons and themes with alpha transparency. It additionally supports scrypt KDF to enhance resistance against password guessing and raise memory cost.

Whisky 2.3.4 has been released, introducing new features such as advertising AVX support on macOS Sequoia+ and enabling DirectX Raytracing support on M3+.

PeaZip 10.0.0 has a new GUI engine, menus, compression presets, and themes. It enables file tools to save checksum/hash reports, look up hash values online, and update backends.

MacRumors published a story that Apple has made available the initial betas of iOS 18.2, iPadOS 18.2, and macOS Sequoia 15.2 updates for registered developers. The betas unveil the upcoming phase of Apple Intelligence, showcasing enhanced Siri functionalities, image generation capabilities, and additional features.

MoltenVK Vulkan SDK 1.3.296 has a lot of changes. It now dynamically assigns descriptors when the pool is full, stops using the MVKConfiguration::preallocateDescriptors and MVK_CONFIG_PREALLOCATE_DESCRIPTORS environment variables, and lets you write or copy past the end of a descriptor binding count. The update also includes support for storage images in Metal argument buffers on iOS and updating VkFormat capabilities based on the latest Metal documents. The update also addresses rendering issues, GPU crashes, race conditions, memory leaks, and build failures on VisionOS 2.0 platforms. The update also includes support for running on tvOS 13, a primitive-restart-disabled warning, and support for storage images in Metal argument buffers.

The release candidate for MoltenVK Vulkan SDK 1.3.296 is now available for testing.

Whisky 2.3.3 is now available with Swift 6 and macOS Sequoia toolchain, adding Arabic localization and improvements to various locales.

MoltenVK Vulkan SDK 1.3.295 Beta has been released for testing.

PeaZip 9.9.1 is a minor update, introducing internal drag and drop extraction, an improved file browser, revamped archive/extraction progress windows, and a quick archive extraction link.