Open Source Swift Virtual Machine Software

UTM is a full-featured system emulator and virtual machine host for iOS and macOS. It is based off of QEMU. In short, it allows you to run Windows, Linux, and more on your Mac, iPhone, and iPad. UTM/QEMU requires dynamic code generation (JIT) for maximum performance. JIT on iOS devices requires either a jailbroken device or one of the various workarounds found for specific versions of iOS. UTM SE ("slow edition") uses a threaded interpreter which performs better than a traditional interpreter but still slower than JIT. This technique is similar to what iSH does for dynamic execution. As a result, UTM SE does not require jailbreaking or any JIT workarounds and can be sideloaded as a regular app.

VirtualBuddy can virtualize macOS 12 and later on Apple Silicon, with the goal of offering features that are useful to developers who need to test their apps on multiple versions of macOS, especially betas.

Try Omarchy is an open-source macOS application that runs the Omarchy Linux environment inside a virtual machine on Apple Silicon Macs. It uses Apple's Hypervisor framework and GPU acceleration to deliver a responsive Linux desktop without replacing macOS. The application downloads an official ARM64 Omarchy image and launches it through a simple desktop interface. Users can operate Omarchy in full-screen or windowed mode with Retina display scaling and native keyboard mappings. Integration with macOS includes bidirectional clipboard sharing, audio devices, cameras, battery information, and shared folders. Touch ID authentication supports administrative commands and compatible password managers. Networking options include SSH, port forwarding, and experimental USB passthrough. System updates create snapshots that allow users to roll back changes when necessary.