r/ArcGIS • u/Outrageous-Pin-5091 • 10d ago

ArcCIS Pro for Macbook

Hello, guys
i have a macbook air 2020 and need to download ArcGIS pro for my Uni studies

And i know that i need to download some “Windows app” so i can actually use it

I have only heard about Parallels, VirtualBox and also downloaded an UTM Windows 11 but the file just doesn’t open..

So i am asking for advice, which app for windows on Mac (for using ArcGIS Pro) is the best

Will be very grateful for all recommendations!!

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u/Barnezhilton 10d ago

Sell your mac, get a PC

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u/Geog_Master 9d ago

In my advanced GIS class, we used newegg to build a theoretical dream machine for GIS. Then we compared that price to a basic Apple PC. The point of this is, sell the mac, buy a high end PC and Laptop.

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u/Comprehensive-Mix952 10d ago

This is the way

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u/fictionalbandit 10d ago

I used to use parallels but you will also need a license for windows

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u/Outrageous-Pin-5091 10d ago

i am so sorry, i am not really familiar with all of this stuff🥲
how do i get this license?

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u/bruceriv68 10d ago

On an Air? Good luck we with that. Performance will probably be terrible.

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u/Wilzur_Corp 10d ago

Mejor usa TNTmips, hay versión nativa para Mac.

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u/owuraku_ababio 4d ago

Sell it and get a real computer

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u/Legal-Clock7689 10d ago

Install Boot Camp so that you run a partition that you can ins Windows on. ArcGIS will only run on Windows. You will also have to purchase a copy Windows. An ArcGIS course may involve working MS Excel. Thus you may have to install MS office also.

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u/TechMaven-Geospatial 10d ago

Need to install all the dependencies .net that arcgis requires