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What is this?
Quickemu is a command-line wrapper around QEMU that creates and runs optimised Windows, macOS and Linux virtual machines. You pick the OS; quickget downloads it and quickemu handles the configuration and launch.
Quickemu is a command-line wrapper around QEMU that creates and runs optimised Windows, macOS and Linux virtual machines. You pick the OS; quickget downloads it and quickemu handles the configuration and launch.How is it different from just using QEMU directly?You write no VM configuration yourself: quickget downloads the OS image and generates the config file, and quickemu enumerates your hardware and launches the machine with the settings best suited to your computer.
You write no VM configuration yourself: quickget downloads the OS image and generates the config file, and quickemu enumerates your hardware and launches the machine with the settings best suited to your computer.How do I create and run my first VM?Install Quickemu (the wiki has per-platform instructions), then run 'quickget' — with no arguments it lists all supported operating systems — to download the OS you want and create its configuration file, then pass that file to quickemu to start the VM.
Install Quickemu (the wiki has per-platform instructions), then run 'quickget' — with no arguments it lists all supported operating systems — to download the OS you want and create its configuration file, then pass that file to quickemu to start the VM.What does my computer need to host these VMs?A Linux or macOS host. QEMU is the one core dependency since Quickemu wraps it, and Samba file sharing additionally requires smbd to be installed on the host.
A Linux or macOS host. QEMU is the one core dependency since Quickemu wraps it, and Samba file sharing additionally requires smbd to be installed on the host.Do I need admin rights to run the VMs?No. VMs and their configuration can be stored anywhere, such as your home directory or external USB storage, and no elevated permissions are required to run them.
No. VMs and their configuration can be stored anywhere, such as your home directory or external USB storage, and no elevated permissions are required to run them.Which operating systems can I run as guests?Nearly 1000 editions: macOS from Mojave to Sequoia, Windows 10 and 11 plus Windows Server, Ubuntu and its official flavours, most BSDs, plus FreeDOS, Haiku, KolibriOS, OpenIndiana and ReactOS. aarch64 guests run natively on ARM hosts and emulated on x86_64.
Nearly 1000 editions: macOS from Mojave to Sequoia, Windows 10 and 11 plus Windows Server, Ubuntu and its official flavours, most BSDs, plus FreeDOS, Haiku, KolibriOS, OpenIndiana and ReactOS. aarch64 guests run natively on ARM hosts and emulated on x86_64.What host-guest integration is built in beyond just booting the OS?Full SPICE support including host/guest clipboard sharing, file sharing via VirtIO-9p, VirtIO-webdavd or Samba, and both USB and smartcard pass-through.
Full SPICE support including host/guest clipboard sharing, file sharing via VirtIO-9p, VirtIO-webdavd or Samba, and both USB and smartcard pass-through.How does it handle Windows 11's TPM 2.0 requirement?Windows 10 and 11 are supported including TPM 2.0, and VMs can boot via EFI with or without SecureBoot or via Legacy BIOS.
Windows 10 and 11 are supported including TPM 2.0, and VMs can boot via EFI with or without SecureBoot or via Legacy BIOS.Can I SSH into a VM or reach services running inside it?Yes — Quickemu sets up automatic SSH port forwarding to guests and also supports general network port forwarding.
Yes — Quickemu sets up automatic SSH port forwarding to guests and also supports general network port forwarding.Why did the author build this?The original objective was quick testing of Linux distributions — disposable VMs you can keep on external USB storage with no root — before growing into today's macOS, Windows and BSD coverage.
The original objective was quick testing of Linux distributions — disposable VMs you can keep on external USB storage with no root — before growing into today's macOS, Windows and BSD coverage.What are similar projects?qemu, OSX-KVM, try-omarchy, macOS-Simple-KVM, Podroid, ProxmoxVE, motor-os, virtio-nvgpu
qemu, OSX-KVM, try-omarchy, macOS-Simple-KVM, Podroid, ProxmoxVE, motor-os, virtio-nvgpuWhich topics is it in?hackintosh, qemu, kvm, vm, arm, file-sharing, virtualization, ssh, audio, bsd, shell, hacktoberfest
hackintosh, qemu, kvm, vm, arm, file-sharing, virtualization, ssh, audio, bsd, shell, hacktoberfest