Sandfort
A clean machine for untrusted work
Sandfort launched on August 10, 2026 with 3 votes, #2,940 of 23,274 launches that month and more than 50% of that year's launches.
What it does
Sandfort is a native macOS app that creates disposable Ubuntu, Fedora, Debian, and openSUSE VMs in UTM, so untrusted code never runs on your real machine.
Sandfort is a native macOS app that builds disposable Linux virtual machines in UTM. Run the take-home challenge, the unvetted dependency, or the sketchy repository inside one — then throw it away and start clean in seconds. Each environment keeps its own protected baseline, credentials, tools, and numbered instances. They are built and rebuilt independently, and their sandboxes run at the same time. Four environments in three states: one mid-setup, two ready, one not created yet. A recruiter sends a coding challenge. A tutorial says to pipe a script into your shell. A dependency you have never heard of wants a post-install hook. Each of those runs with your files, your SSH keys, your…from sandfort.app
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