Toad in a Windows 11 VM on Macos m1

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Can anyone report how Toad runs on a Windows 11 VM (parralels) on Macos m1? Windows 11 would be ARM but it emulates X86 I believe?

Im curious how this would compare vs the Toad Mac version.

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Hello,
I am using Toad in a Windows 11 VM (Parallels), but on a M3 MacBook Pro (64GB Ram).
I also tested the Mac version and then decided to continue using the Windows version for three reasons.

  1. It runs really well. I have no performance problems whatsoever.

  2. The Mac version is also an Intel binary, which is executed with the help of Crossover and Rosetta (AFAIK). However, it has been a year since I tested the Mac version and at that time it still had some bugs and the performance was worse than in the Windows VM.
    Bugs:
    Toad for Oracle for Mac - Auto Save/Load Workspace does not work
    Toad for Oracle for Mac - Save dialog
    Toad for Oracle for Mac - UI differences
    Toad for Oracle for Mac - F3 doesn't work when find window is closed
    Toad for Oracle for Mac - F3 doesn't work when find window is closed
    Toad for Oracle for Mac - Processing Script animation (solved)
    Toad for Oracle for Mac - Options Windows some times disappears

  3. Our current license wouldn't cover the Mac Version.

Dirk

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