UTM Alternatives

UTM is described as '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' and is a Virtualization tool in the network & admin category. There are more than 50 alternatives to UTM for a variety of platforms, including Linux, Windows, Mac, BSD and Web-based apps. The best UTM alternative is VirtualBox, which is both free and Open Source. Other great apps like UTM are WinBoat, QEMU, VMware Workstation Pro and BlueStacks.

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  1. AQEMU icon

    AQEMU

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    Cross-platform GUI virtual machine manager using QEMU as backend. Support Linux/BSD/Windows 8/10/11

    Cost / License

    Application type

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Linux
    • BSD
    AQEMU screenshot 1
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  2. MobaLiveCD icon

    MobaLiveCD

     28 likes

    MobaLiveCD is a freeware that will run your Linux LiveCD on Windows thanks to the excellent emulator called "Qemu".

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
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    Main window
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  4. MacMulator icon

    MacMulator

     1 like

    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

    Platforms

    • Mac
    MacMulator screenshot 1
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    Parallels Desktop

    Virtualization software for running Windows, Linux, and other OSes on Mac. Supports Windows 11 on Apple Silicon, resource adjustments, and seamless app access and file sharing between OS environments.

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  6. PocketVBox icon

    PocketVBox

     5 likes

    Just a Portable VirtualBox Pack.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
    PocketVBox screenshot 1
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  7. Karton VM icon

    Karton VM

     2 likes

    A Libvirt-based Virtual Machine Manager for KDE.

    Cost / License

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • KDE Plasma
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    • European Union flagEU
    Karton VM screenshot 1
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  9. OpenVZ icon

    OpenVZ

     13 likes

    OpenVZ is container-based virtualization for Linux.

    OpenVZ creates multiple secure, isolated Linux containers (otherwise known as VEs or VPSs) on a single physical server enabling better server utilization and ensuring that applications do not conflict.

    Each container performs.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Linux
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    OpenVZ screenshot 1
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  10. Veertu icon

    Veertu

     1 like

    Run Windows and Linux on your Mac alongside OS X. Veertu is simple, light, secure virtualization software designed for Mac.

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Mac
    Veertu screenshot 1
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  11. 86Box icon

    86Box

     4 likes

    86Box is a hypervisor and IBM PC system emulator that specializes in running old operating systems and software designed for IBM PC systems and compatibles from 1981 through fairly recent system designs based on the PCI bus.

    14 86Box alternatives

    Cost / License

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Wine
    • Mac
    • US flagUnited States
    86Box screenshot 1
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  12. Karton icon

    Karton

     4 likes

    Run Linux programs on macOS, a different Linux distro, or a different architecture.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Linux
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  13. QtEmu icon

    QtEmu

     7 likes

    QtEmu is a graphical user interface for QEMU.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Linux
    • BSD
    QtEmu screenshot 1
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  14. RVVM icon

    RVVM

     5 likes

    RVVM is a virtual machine / emulator for RISC-V guests, which emphasizes on performance, security, lean code and portability. It already runs a lot of guest operating systems, including Linux, Haiku, FreeBSD, OpenBSD, etc.

    Cost / License

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • Windows
    • Mac
    RVVM screenshot 1
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  15. PCem icon

    PCem

     9 likes

    PCem emulates an IBM 5150 PC, several models of clones and successors, along with various graphics adapters, sound devices, and peripherals.

    Cost / License

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Linux
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    King's Quest, running on an emulated Tandy 1000.
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