Parsec
Free for personal/consumer use; Warp (individuals) from $8.33/user/mo billed annually after a 14-day trial; Teams from $30/user/mo; Enterprise from $45/user/mo
Price checked at source August 29, 2026.
A low-latency remote desktop built for game streaming and now used broadly for creative and dev work — free for personal use, paid tiers from $8.33/user/mo.
Our take
Started as a tool for streaming PC games to another device with minimal lag, and now markets itself just as hard for creative studios and remote dev teams that need to feel like they’re sitting at a specific machine — 4K at up to 60fps, peer-to-peer connections that never route through Parsec’s own servers. Free for personal/consumer use; paid tiers (Warp for individual creative pros, Teams, Enterprise) start at a 14-day trial before converting to a per-user subscription. Acquired by Unity Technologies (the game-engine company) in 2021 for roughly $320M — it still operates and ships updates under the Parsec name rather than being folded into Unity’s own branding.
- Price
- Free for personal/consumer use; Warp (individuals) from $8.33/user/mo billed annually after a 14-day trial; Teams from $30/user/mo; Enterprise from $45/user/mo
- License
- Proprietary
- Requires
- macOS 10.15 Catalina or later, per the developer’s support documentation.
- Get it via
- Direct
- Developer
- Unity Technologies
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What it does
Peer-to-peer connections
Sessions connect directly between devices rather than routing through Parsec’s infrastructure, per the developer.
Up to 4K at 60fps
Built for high frame rates and low latency, with 4:4:4 color support on paid tiers.
SOC 2 Type 2 certified
For the Teams/Enterprise tiers, per the developer.
The deal
- Free for personal/consumer use (game streaming, personal projects)
- Warp (individuals): from $8.33/user/mo billed annually, 14-day free trial
- Teams: from $30/user/mo; Enterprise: from $45/user/mo, both with a 14-day trial
Worth knowing: Now owned by Unity Technologies (the game-engine company) following a 2021 acquisition — it continues to operate and ship updates under the Parsec brand rather than being merged into a Unity-branded product.
Parsec — questions people ask
Is Parsec free?
Yes, for personal/consumer use — connecting to your own machines or gaming with friends. Warp, Teams, and Enterprise plans (from $8.33/user/mo) add professional features like multi-monitor and pen support, and start with a 14-day free trial.
Who owns Parsec now?
Unity Technologies, which acquired Parsec (originally Parsec Cloud, Inc.) in 2021 for roughly $320 million. It still ships as its own Parsec-branded product.
Is Parsec free?
Parsec is free to use with optional paid unlocks.
Does Parsec work alongside a notch app like Alcove?
Yes — Parsec lives in the screen, so it runs happily alongside any Dynamic Island hub or notch app.
Where can I download Parsec?
Parsec is available via Direct.
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Listing hand-verified August 29, 2026 from the developer's site and public sources.
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