Feature Requests: Keyboard Mapping, High Refresh Rate, Advanced Networking & Donation Option #18

First off, the performance is fantastic. I honestly can’t believe how affordable VMPal is considering how well it performs.

I just bought two licenses, and at this point I’ll definitely be recommending VMPal as an alternative to Parallels Desktop.

Also, please consider adding a donation / tip button somewhere on the website or in the app. For the price you're charging, I'd happily contribute a little extra to support development.

There are a few features that would make VMPal nearly perfect for my use case:

1. macOS → Windows Keyboard Mapping

It would be great to have an option to automatically translate common macOS keyboard shortcuts to their Windows equivalents.

For example:

Ideally, this could be:

• Enabled/disabled per VM

• Customizable for users who want their own mappings

• Applied only while the VM has keyboard focus

Parallels Desktop handles this really well, and after getting used to using ⌘ everywhere on macOS, going back to Ctrl inside a Windows VM feels surprisingly awkward.

2. High Refresh Rate Support

I use VMPal on both a MacBook Pro and Mac Studio with high-refresh-rate displays, but the VM currently doesn't take advantage of the additional refresh rate.

It would be great to support refresh rates such as:

• 60 Hz

• 120 Hz

• 144 Hz

• 240 Hz

Even better would be dynamic / adaptive refresh rate support, where the VM/display pipeline can use the refresh rate supported by the host display.

This would make Windows feel considerably smoother, particularly for:

• Scrolling

• Animations

• Mouse movement

• Development tools

• General desktop use

120 Hz support alone would already be a major improvement for MacBook Pro users with ProMotion displays.

3. Advanced Network Adapter Settings / Bridged Networking

More control over the VM's virtual network adapters would also be extremely useful.

In particular, I'd like to be able to choose between modes such as:

• NAT / Shared networking

• Bridged networking

• Host-only networking

For bridged networking, it would be useful to select the specific host interface the VM should use, especially on Macs with multiple network adapters.

For example:

• Wi-Fi

• Built-in Ethernet

• USB Ethernet adapter

• Thunderbolt Ethernet

• Other physical/network interfaces

My main use case is being able to place the VM directly on the same network as the selected physical adapter without going through an additional NAT layer.

This is particularly useful for IT/network administration, lab environments, device discovery, testing, and accessing equipment where Layer 2/network visibility matters.

Thanks again for building VMPal. The core performance is already extremely impressive, especially considering the price.

These three additions — macOS-style keyboard mapping, high-refresh-rate display support, and more advanced networking controls — would cover most of the remaining differences that matter to me compared with Parallels Desktop.