

None of the virtual machines include the Windows license, which you’ll need! If you already have a Windows DVD, you must create an. Step 2: Next, get the Windows license and installation files: If you only have access to Windows 7, then VMWare, Parallels or Bootcamp is the way to go, otherwise we recommend Windows 8 or 10 with VirtualBox. Read about an in-depth comparison between Fusion 6, Parallels 11 and VirtualBox 5 if you are curious. There are alternatives like Parallels, VMWare Fusion, and Bootcamp. In this tutorial we cover Windows 8 and 10 using VirtualBox because it is free and it allows you to switch between Windows and OS X without restarting. There are a number of options for running Windows on a Mac. Step 1: Get software to run Windows on a Mac: However, you can run CircuitMaker if you don’t have a Windows machine: here are the steps to get CircuitMaker up and running on your Mac. We’ve gotten a lot of questions about running CircuitMaker on Mac OS X, because right now, CircuitMaker runs on Windows (read about CircuitMaker’s system requirements here). Last week, we announced that Octopart is now powering the database behind CircuitMaker, the free PCB design tool from Altium.
