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November 8, 2025
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VM for Horizon Desktop Editor

Hi, I have a Mac and obviously can't use Horizon's Desktop Editor. I tried running it on Parallels, but that didn't work. So I was thinking about purchasing a cloud PC on Shadow PC; I think they're Windows virtual machines with a dedicated NVIDIA GPU. Before purchasing, I'd like to know if Desktop Editor would work or not. Or if there's a way to run it on a Mac (Apple silicon) with something other than Parallel Thanks.

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Participant
November 11, 2025

That's a very specific question, but I think Shadow PC is a great idea and likely your best bet, especially since Parallels didn't work on your Mac.


Shadow PC provides a high-performance Windows virtual machine with a dedicated NVIDIA GPU, which completely satisfies the hardware requirements. ​As long as you have a fast and stable internet connection, you should be able to stream the experience and run the editor.


Unfortunately, since it's a specific third-party program, you might just have to try it out. 


​Please let us know how it goes if you try it; your experience will really help others!


​If this answers your question, please mark it as solved.


​~ Nigel (XR Bootcamp)

Participant
November 11, 2025

That's a very specific question, but I think Shadow PC is a great idea and likely your best bet, especially since Parallels didn't work on your Mac.

Shadow PC provides a high-performance Windows virtual machine with a dedicated NVIDIA GPU, which completely satisfies the hardware requirements. As long as you have a fast and stable internet connection, you should be able to stream the experience and run the editor.

Unfortunately, since it's a specific third-party program, Shadow doesn't guarantee it will work, meaning you might just have to try it out. But technically, I don't see why it wouldn't.

Please let us know how it goes if you try it; your experience will really help others!

If this answers your question, please mark it as solved.

~ Nigel (XR Bootcamp)

Participant
November 27, 2025

I confirm this is working, being on mac too this is actually what I've been using for a month now