Lima launches Linux virtual machines on macOS, with automatic file sharing, port forwarding, and containerd.
Cost / License
- Free
- Open Source (Apache-2.0)
Application type
Platforms
- Mac
Boxes Alternatives
Boxes is described as 'A simple GNOME application to access virtual systems. It is based on a design from Jon McCann and Jakub Steiner' and is a Virtualization tool in the network & admin category. There are more than 25 alternatives to Boxes for a variety of platforms, including Linux, Mac, Windows, BSD and Self-Hosted apps. The best Boxes alternative is VirtualBox, which is both free and Open Source. Other great apps like Boxes are WinBoat, VMware Workstation Pro, virt-manager and Parallels Desktop.
Alternatives list
- 64 Lima alternatives
Multipass is a lightweight VM manager for Linux, Windows and macOS. It's designed for developers who want a fresh Ubuntu environment with a single command. It uses KVM on Linux, Hyper-V on Windows and HyperKit on macOS to run the VM with minimal overhead.
Cost / License
- Free
- Open Source (GPL-3.0)
Platforms
- Mac
- Windows
- Linux
- Snapcraft
United Kingdom
A lightweight CLI and local API server to create, run and manage macOS and Linux virtual machines (VMs) natively on Apple Silicon.
Cost / License
- Free
- Open Source (MIT)
Application type
Platforms
- Mac
- Python
- Apple Swift
- Homebrew
MacMulator is the computer emulator for your Mac! It engages the power of Qemu, together with a nice, easy to use UI, to let you create any kind of Virtual Machines in a few clicks. Whatever OS you need to run on your Mac, MacMulator is the tool for you!.
Cost / License
- Free
- Open Source (Apache-2.0)
Platforms
- Mac
50 QEMU Manager alternativesQemu Manager is an easy to use management tool for the open-source QEMU emulator. It has a wealth of features for creating, managing and running multiple virtual machines.
Platforms
- Windows
56 VirtualBuddy alternativesVirtualBuddy 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.
Cost / License
- Free
- Open Source (BSD-2-Clause)
Application type
Platforms
- Mac
Brazil
15 Boot Camp alternativesBoot Camp is a utility by that assists users in installing Windows 10 on Macs. Boot Camp guides users through non-destructive re-partitioning (including resizing of an existing APFS partition, if necessary) of their hard disk drive and automatically downloads Apple-provided...
Cost / License
- Free
- Proprietary
Alerts
- Discontinued
Platforms
- Mac
United States
Cost / License
- Free
- Open Source (BSD-2-Clause)
Application type
Platforms
- Online
87 ASG-Remote Desktop alternativesASG-Remote Desktop is the indispensable tool for administrative access to remote computers.
Cost / License
- Paid
- Proprietary
Application type
Platforms
- Windows
- United States
CheerpX is an x86 virtualization technology for running executables and operating systems entirely client-side. It’s an always available, zero-cost virtual machine with guaranteed data privacy, powered by a WebAssembly JIT engine.
Cost / License
- Free Personal
- Open Source
Application type
Platforms
- Self-Hosted
- WebAssembly
- United Kingdom
Germany
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