FWsim on Mac OS

Do you want to use FWsim on a Mac OS device - for example, a MacBook Pro, iMac, Mac Pro or MacBook Air?

Unfortunately, we do not offer a version that runs on Mac OS. FWsim is only available for Microsoft Windows.

However, there is a workaround: You can use virtualization software like Parallels or VMWare Fusion. These applications provide a “virtual computer”. You can install Windows on that, and then install FWsim inside Windows.

Click the video below to learn how:

Several people are currently using FWsim via Parallels. We have not tested this ourselves, but we hear that it works and delivers good performance. There are some possible problems:

Most of the functionality should work fine on Parallels.

FWsim on Mac

If you try this out, please let us know how it goes.

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