UTM | Virtual machines for Mac

Unlike other free virtualization software, UTM was created for macOS and only for Apple platforms. It is designed completely from the ground up for the new ... SecurelyrunoperatingsystemsonyourMac Download MacAppStore Windows.Linux.MeetAppleSilicon. UTMemploysApple'sHypervisorvirtualizationframeworktorunARM64operatingsystemsonAppleSiliconatnearnativespeeds.OnIntelMacs,x86/x64operatingsystemcanbevirtualized.Inaddition,lowerperformanceemulationisavailabletorunx86/x64onAppleSiliconaswellasARM64onIntel.Fordevelopersandenthusiasts,therearedozensofotheremulatedprocessorsaswellincluding:ARM32,MIPS,PPC,andRISC-V.YourMaccannowtrulyrunanything. Emulateclassicoperatingsystems. Notonlycanyourunthelatestandgreatestoperatingsystems,youcanalsoemulateolderoperatingsystemswhetherit'sonPowerPC,SPARC,orx86_64.Checkoutthegalleryforsomeexamplesofwhatyoucanrun. VirtualizemacOSaswell. RunmultipleinstancesofmacOSonyourAppleSiliconMacwithUTM.Thiscanbeusefulfordevelopersaswellassecurityconscioususers.NotethatmacOSVMsupportislimitedtoARMbasedMacsrunningmacOSMontereyorhigher. DesignedformacOS Unlikeotherfreevirtualizationsoftware,UTMwascreatedformacOSandonlyforAppleplatforms.ItisdesignedcompletelyfromthegroundupforthenewstyleintroducedinBigSur.UTMlooksandfeelslikeaMacappwithalltheprivacyandsecurityfeaturesyouexpectaswell. QEMUwithouttheheadache UnderthehoodofUTMisQEMU,adecadesold,freeandopensourceemulationsoftwarethatiswidelyusedandactivelymaintained.WhileQEMUispowerful,itcanbedifficulttosetupandconfigurewithitsplethoraofcommandlineoptionsandflags.UTMisdesignedtogiveuserstheflexibilityofQEMUwithoutthesteeplearningcurvethatcomeswithit. What'sthedifferenceintheMacAppStoreversion? UTMisandalwayswillbecompletelyfreeandopensource.TheMacAppStoreversionisidenticaltothefreeversionandtherearenofeaturesleftoutofthefreeversion.TheonlyadvantageoftheMacAppStoreversionisthatyoucangetautomaticupdates.PurchasingtheAppStoreversiondirectlyfundsthedevelopmentofUTMandshowsyoursupport. HowdoIcontribute? YoucanfindUTMonGitHub.YoucanalsocontributetotheQEMUproject. CanIrungames? No,probablynot.UTMdoesnotcurrentlysupportGPUemulation/virtualizationonWindowsandthereforelackssupportfor3Dacceleration(e.g.OpenGLandDirectX).Youmaybeabletorunoldergameswithsoftwarerenderingoptions,butnothingwithhardwareacceleration.ThereisexperimentalsupportforhardwareOpenGLaccelerationonLinuxthroughVirgl. UTMforiOS? MoreInformation