Activation Key, Parallels Desktop 16 for Mac
A product activation key is a set of 30 characters divided into five blocks of six characters: XXXXXX-XXXXXX-XXXXXX-XXXXXX-XXXXXX The key is provided with the purchase of Parallels Desktop for Mac and is used to activate a Parallels Desktop copy. If you lost your activation key, you retrieve it using the options mentioned below.
If you didn't find your Parallels Desktop license using the instructions above, go back to the Dashboard and check if the license is available under Legacy licenses.
If you purchased Parallels Desktop from the Parallels Online Store, please click here to retrieve your key, or search your email box for correspondence from cleverbridge ().
If your copy of Parallels Desktop was purchased from a Parallels reseller, the key was sent to you via email, at the email address you used when you purchased Parallels Desktop. Please check the order confirmation email sent by the reseller to locate the key. If you purchased a boxed copy of Parallels Desktop, the key should be located inside the box.
You can locate a Parallels Desktop for Mac key used on your Mac using a Terminal command. Start the Terminal (Finder > Applications > Utilities) and execute the following command: prlsrvctl info --licenseIn Parallels Desktop 15 and above, the output will give you a part of your license key in the following format: XXXXXX-******-******-******-XXXXXX The output will only contain the information about the licenseused for product activation. In Parallels Desktop 14 and below, the output will give you the serial line with numeric codes in the following format: xxx-xxxxx-xxxxx-xxxxx-xxxxx-xxxxx The more activation keys you used on the Mac, the more codes you will see in the Terminal. Copy the contents of the serial line and send to Parallels Support. If none of the above methods worked, contact Parallels Support and attach a copy of your invoice that includes details of your purchase. |