idea Improve compatibility with Virtualbox 4.3.2 on Mac platform in ArcGIS Online Ideas https://community.esri.com/t5/arcgis-online-ideas/improve-compatibility-with-virtualbox-4-3-2-on-mac/idi-p/923329 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY>I have tried to run ArcGIS online from an ArcGIS home user installation on Windows XP and Windows 7 on my Mac with Virtualbox 4.3.2 running Mac OS X 10.9.1. &nbsp;It hasn't worked for the last three months. &nbsp; &nbsp;At the ESRI DC Federal conference, I see one of your presenters is able to use ArcGIS online on Parallels on a Mac. &nbsp; Not everyone can afford Parallels. &nbsp;From a training perspective, you need to allow Mac users to use a free virtualization solution on their Mac, such as Virtualbox that only costs a Windows license. &nbsp; &nbsp;People who are getting educated have very limited resources in terms of spending. &nbsp; &nbsp; And the Mac has become a key platform. &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; When I try to run ArcGIS online link from ArcGIS desktop, the application just crashes with an error the moment I select ArcGIS online from any menu, or submenu of the layers. &nbsp; It asks me to report the error to ESRI.<BR /> <!-- content transformation source ID: 087E00000005A4A --> </BODY></HTML> Tue, 11 Feb 2014 14:15:48 GMT AbrahamBrody 2014-02-11T14:15:48Z Improve compatibility with Virtualbox 4.3.2 on Mac platform https://community.esri.com/t5/arcgis-online-ideas/improve-compatibility-with-virtualbox-4-3-2-on-mac/idi-p/923329 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY>I have tried to run ArcGIS online from an ArcGIS home user installation on Windows XP and Windows 7 on my Mac with Virtualbox 4.3.2 running Mac OS X 10.9.1. &nbsp;It hasn't worked for the last three months. &nbsp; &nbsp;At the ESRI DC Federal conference, I see one of your presenters is able to use ArcGIS online on Parallels on a Mac. &nbsp; Not everyone can afford Parallels. &nbsp;From a training perspective, you need to allow Mac users to use a free virtualization solution on their Mac, such as Virtualbox that only costs a Windows license. &nbsp; &nbsp;People who are getting educated have very limited resources in terms of spending. &nbsp; &nbsp; And the Mac has become a key platform. &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; When I try to run ArcGIS online link from ArcGIS desktop, the application just crashes with an error the moment I select ArcGIS online from any menu, or submenu of the layers. &nbsp; It asks me to report the error to ESRI.<BR /> <!-- content transformation source ID: 087E00000005A4A --> </BODY></HTML> Tue, 11 Feb 2014 14:15:48 GMT https://community.esri.com/t5/arcgis-online-ideas/improve-compatibility-with-virtualbox-4-3-2-on-mac/idi-p/923329 AbrahamBrody 2014-02-11T14:15:48Z Re: Improve compatibility with Virtualbox 4.3.2 on Mac platform https://community.esri.com/t5/arcgis-online-ideas/improve-compatibility-with-virtualbox-4-3-2-on-mac/idc-p/923330#M304 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY>Here's some information from the Esri Ed Community about working with ArcGIS on a Mac. There may be something here that will help.&nbsp;<BR /><BR /><A href="http://edcommunity.esri.com/software-and-data/mac-os-support" target="_blank">http://edcommunity.esri.com/software-and-data/mac-os-support</A> <!-- content transformation source ID: 00aE0000005WPWU --> </BODY></HTML> Thu, 06 Mar 2014 21:27:07 GMT https://community.esri.com/t5/arcgis-online-ideas/improve-compatibility-with-virtualbox-4-3-2-on-mac/idc-p/923330#M304 Suzanne-Boden 2014-03-06T21:27:07Z Re: Improve compatibility with Virtualbox 4.3.2 on Mac platform - Status changed to: Closed https://community.esri.com/t5/arcgis-online-ideas/improve-compatibility-with-virtualbox-4-3-2-on-mac/idc-p/1644734#M13071 Fri, 22 Aug 2025 17:04:57 GMT https://community.esri.com/t5/arcgis-online-ideas/improve-compatibility-with-virtualbox-4-3-2-on-mac/idc-p/1644734#M13071 ScottBall 2025-08-22T17:04:57Z