Mac: read Tally on a Windows PC

TallyPrime runs only on Windows. The Mac app reads Tally on a Windows PC in your network, or in a Windows virtual machine on your Mac.

On the Windows PC

1. Turn on Tally’s XML server on port 9000 (see Turn on Tally’s XML server).
2. Allow port 9000 in Windows Firewall for private networks only: Windows Security, Firewall and network protection, Advanced settings, Inbound Rules, New Rule, Port, TCP 9000, Allow, tick only Private.
3. Find the PC’s address: run ipconfig and note the IPv4 address, such as 192.168.1.20.

On the Mac

1. Open MCP for Tally, then Settings, then Tally is on another computer.
2. Enter the address and port 9000, and click Test.

Never open port 9000 to the internet (no port forwarding on your router). Tally’s XML server has no password: anyone who can reach it can read your books.

For a virtual machine (Parallels, VMware Fusion, UTM), use the VM’s address on the Mac’s private network and the same firewall rule inside Windows.

Something not working? Write to [email protected] with the app’s Copy diagnostics text. It never includes figures from your books.