UTM | Virtual machines for Mac

Run multiple instances of macOS on your Apple Silicon Mac with UTM. This can be useful for developers as well as security conscious users. Note that macOS VM ... 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