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Life & fun · February 25, 2021

QEMU front end for M1 and Intel Macs

Securely run operating systems on your Mac

QEMU front end for M1 and Intel Macs launched on February 25, 2021 with 418 votes, #26 of 3,133 launches that month and more than 99% of that year's launches. The site was still online in September 2026, 5 years on.

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In plain words

UTM is a QEMU front end designed for Mac users running M1 or Intel processors. It allows Mac owners to run virtual machines through a graphical interface rather than command-line tools. The software simplifies the process of emulating different operating systems on macOS, making virtualization more accessible to users who want to test software or run alternative operating systems without dealing with technical complexity.

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From the sources

UTM employs Apple's Hypervisor virtualization framework to run ARM64 operating systems on Apple Silicon at near native speeds. On Intel Macs, x86/x64 operating system can be virtualized. In addition, lower performance emulation is available to run x86/x64 on Apple Silicon as well as ARM64 on Intel. For developers and enthusiasts, there are dozens of other emulated processors as well including: ARM32, MIPS, PPC, and RISC-V. Your Mac can now truly run anything. Not only can you run the latest and greatest operating systems, you can also emulate older operating systems whether it's on PowerPC, SPARC, or x86_64. Check out the gallery for some examples of what you can run. Run multiple instances…from mac.getutm.app

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