swiftvm-app / swiftvm
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v1.5.0 · 3d ago
Native macOS app for running virtual machines
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LanguageSwift
LicenseApache-2.0
Created2026-10-10 (12d ago)
Last push1d ago
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- GitHub: github.com/swiftvm-app/swiftvm
- Homepage: https://swiftvm.app
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README excerpt
SwiftVM Native macOS app for running macOS, Linux, and Windows virtual machines. ## Supported guests - macOS - Linux - Windows 11 for Arm ## Top level features - macOS guests that install and set themselves up - Linux guests from cloud images with automatic setup - Linux desktops that install themselves: GNOME, KDE Plasma, Xfce, Cinnamon - Windows 11 that downloads from Microsoft and installs itself, logged in and with its drivers - Setup scripts for everything else a new machine needs, in one file you write - `ssh ` from your Mac - Snapshots and duplicates that share unchanged disk blocks on APFS - Templates: save a machine you set up, and create new ones from it - Suspend and resume - Shared folders and clipboard - Port forwarding - USB devices and disk images - Lives in the menu bar - `swiftvm` command-line tool - Automation for scripts and AI agents: run commands in a guest, copy files, see its screen, use its mouse and keyboard ## Install SwiftVM runs on macOS 27 or newer, on Apple silicon. [code] Or download the DMG from the latest release. See Getting started for your first virtual machine, the `swiftvm` command, and beta builds. ## Documentation See docs. ## License Apache-2.0