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Life & fun · June 19, 2020

A QEMU port for iOS that you can sideload

Run virtual machines on iOS

A QEMU port for iOS that you can sideload launched on June 19, 2020 with 31 votes, #886 of 4,317 launches that month and more than 75% of that year's launches. The site was still online in September 2026, 6 years on.

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In plain words

UTM is a QEMU emulator that runs on iOS devices and can be sideloaded onto iPhones and iPads. It allows users to run virtual machines and operating systems on their iOS devices. The tool is designed for users who want to experiment with different operating systems or run legacy software on their mobile devices. UTM brings desktop-class virtualization capabilities to iOS through the open-source QEMU project.

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