Welcome to the quick and easy way to run Freehand MX on a Intel Mac. This software solution is intended for current users of FH on Macs.
Note: 9.02.2026 – OSXFH will NOT run on Apple’s new ARM chips. We think the current Intel chips will be the last computers able to run FH.
The last working software combination for running OSXFH is OSX26 Tahoe and Parallels Desktop V20.
Newer MacOS operating systems will not be compatible with Intel Macs.
Parallels Desktop V20 is the last version compatible with Intel Macs.
OSXFH will not run on ARM (M1, M2, M3 etc…) chips
OSXFH is a software file that works within Parallels desktop software for mac. Parallels is a hardware virtualization software for Mac computers used to run windows/linux/unix and former MacOSX operating systems. Parallels runs these virtual machines within files called .pvm – (parallels virtual machine).
We supply the custom OSXFH.pvm file which Parallels can open and run.
Within OSXFH.pvm are preinstalled full working versions of:
OSX Snow leopard 10.6.8 and Freehand MX 11.0.2, no passwords, codes or serial numbers needed.
Migration assistant is also available within Snow Leopard server in case you want to migrate other software programs from a computer running snow leopard and rosetta apps, such as: Font managers, design utilities, Photoshop or Illustrator (pre-CC), Fonts, files and other discontinued apps.
Mac System Requirements: (updated Sept-2026)
Any Intel Mac Computer running the following OSX Sonoma to Tahoe:
16 Gb of RAM is optimal and 15GB Hard drive space.
To Run OSXFH on a new Intel Mac you will need to:
1. 
Purchase the ‘Parallels Desktop for Mac V18 or V19 or V20’ software. There are many retailers selling older versions. Parallels.com current version is V26 and not compatible for OSXFH needs. You can contact parallels directly to purchase the V20 or use the 30 day trial.
Do not purchase Parallels V26 and up – they are only compatible with ARM chips and cannot run OSXFH
2 Purchase the OSXFH.pvm file from us via paypal. Price $125-
We will send you a download link within 24 hours of purchase to the email address used to purchase via Paypal.
The OSXFH download file is large, 4.5 GB – because it contains the fully functional Snow Leopard OSX 10.6.8 and the Freehand software preinstalled.
Please read the install page before installing.
Do not install Parallels till you have downloaded the OSXFH.pvm. Read the install instructions – otherwise Parallels will install windows OS as default.
*2 We recommend 16GB+ of RAM for your system, OSXFH will run on the Virtual Machines available RAM to a max of 8GB within Parallels Home version and a max of 128GB RAM within the Parallels PRO Version.