Getting Started

Install Parallel and launch your first isolated browser profile in about five minutes.

1. Install

Download the latest Windows installer from the releases page. Parallel force-updates itself in the background, so once installed you're always on the latest build — no need to reinstall for updates.

Windows shows "Windows protected your PC"? That's Microsoft Defender SmartScreen, because Parallel isn't code-signed yet. Click More info → Run anyway. See the full explanation and checksum verification steps on the main site if you'd rather confirm the download first.

2. Create an account (optional, but recommended)

You can use Parallel fully offline with a local-only setup, but signing in lets your profiles, proxies, groups, and RPA processes follow you to another machine. Registration is just an email and password — no email verification required to start using the app, though verifying unlocks password reset by email.

3. Create your first profile

1

Open Profiles → New Profile

Give it a name. Everything else (OS, Chrome version, proxy, fingerprint) can be left on Auto for a working profile immediately.

2

Optionally bind a proxy

Add one under the Proxies page first (HTTP/HTTPS/SOCKS5), then pick it from the profile's Proxy dropdown. Direct connection if left unset.

3

Click Launch

A real, isolated Chromium window opens with its own cookies, local storage, and a coherent, seed-derived fingerprint.

That's a working profile. For the full field-by-field breakdown — platform quick-login, manual fingerprint overrides, groups, bulk actions, and cloud sync — see the Profiles guide.

4. Automate it (optional)

Once you have a profile, you can build a no-code process that drives it — log in, fill a form, scroll a feed — and run it any time from the Processes tab. See the RPA guide for the full command reference.

5. Or drive it from your own scripts

Every launched profile exposes a real Chrome DevTools Protocol endpoint through Parallel's local automation API — connect Puppeteer, Playwright, or anything else that speaks CDP. See the Automation API reference.