Crossover doesn't require Windows at all, however there are many applications which are not supported, some applications will crash, and some applications might run slowly. On the other hand, Crossover is a software wrapper for WINE, which provides a compatibility layer for running Windows applications. If things are running slowly, you can try allocating more resources to your Windows virtual machine, there's guides on doing that here This talks about increasing the RAM allocated, but you can allocate more CPU and potentially GPU memory as well. Both cost some money, AND you also have to buy a copy of Windows, but once configured you can run a Windows program in a window on the Mac desktop. It's the closest thing you'll get to running Windows natively aside from using Bootcamp, so technically _everything_ should work with Parallels. Parallels is virtualization software, which essentially runs an another OS (e.g. It's important to realise that Parallels and Crossover are two completely different pieces of software. If you want to run Windows apps on your macOS, without having to install another operating system, then WineBottler is what you need.
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