What is this?
UTM is a full system emulator and virtual machine host for iOS and macOS, built on QEMU, that lets you run Windows, Linux, and other operating systems directly on your Mac, iPhone, or iPad.
UTM is a full system emulator and virtual machine host for iOS and macOS, built on QEMU, that lets you run Windows, Linux, and other operating systems directly on your Mac, iPhone, or iPad.Is this one app, or are there different versions for different needs?There are two editions: the full UTM app with JIT-accelerated QEMU emulation, and 'UTM SE' (slow edition), a lighter version using a threaded interpreter that can be sideloaded without jailbreaking.
There are two editions: the full UTM app with JIT-accelerated QEMU emulation, and 'UTM SE' (slow edition), a lighter version using a threaded interpreter that can be sideloaded without jailbreaking.Do I need a jailbroken device to use UTM?Only for the full-speed UTM, since its JIT acceleration requires a jailbroken iOS device or a version-specific JIT workaround; UTM SE avoids this entirely by using a slower interpreter instead of JIT.
Only for the full-speed UTM, since its JIT acceleration requires a jailbroken iOS device or a version-specific JIT workaround; UTM SE avoids this entirely by using a slower interpreter instead of JIT.What do I give up by using UTM SE instead of the full UTM?UTM SE is slower than JIT-based emulation and only ships ARM, PPC, RISC-V, and x86 architectures (32-bit and 64-bit) to keep the build small, instead of the 30+ processors supported by the full version.
UTM SE is slower than JIT-based emulation and only ships ARM, PPC, RISC-V, and x86 architectures (32-bit and 64-bit) to keep the build small, instead of the 30+ processors supported by the full version.Does it work the same on iPhone/iPad as on a Mac?No: on macOS, UTM can use Hypervisor.framework for hardware-accelerated virtualization and boot macOS guests via Virtualization.framework on macOS 12+, while on iOS performance depends on JIT availability as described above.
No: on macOS, UTM can use Hypervisor.framework for hardware-accelerated virtualization and boot macOS guests via Virtualization.framework on macOS 12+, while on iOS performance depends on JIT availability as described above.What's the deal with the license?UTM itself is Apache 2.0, but it statically links GPL-licensed gstreamer plugins and includes code taken from QEMU, so redistributors need to be aware of those (L)GPL obligations.
UTM itself is Apache 2.0, but it statically links GPL-licensed gstreamer plugins and includes code taken from QEMU, so redistributors need to be aware of those (L)GPL obligations.What hardware can UTM emulate?It emulates full systems including MMU and devices for 30+ processor types such as x86_64, ARM64, and RISC-V, with VGA graphics via SPICE/QXL, text terminal mode, and USB device support.
It emulates full systems including MMU and devices for 30+ processor types such as x86_64, ARM64, and RISC-V, with VGA graphics via SPICE/QXL, text terminal mode, and USB device support.How is UTM different from iSH?iSH only emulates a usermode Linux terminal for running x86 Linux binaries on iOS, while UTM provides full system emulation so you can boot entire guest operating systems like Windows or Linux.
iSH only emulates a usermode Linux terminal for running x86 Linux binaries on iOS, while UTM provides full system emulation so you can boot entire guest operating systems like Windows or Linux.Can I run macOS itself as a guest?Yes, on macOS 12 and later UTM can boot macOS guests using Apple's Virtualization.framework.
Yes, on macOS 12 and later UTM can boot macOS guests using Apple's Virtualization.framework.What are similar projects?try-omarchy, darwin-vm, Husk, steamac, Podroid, macos, vphone-aio, AirCard
try-omarchy, darwin-vm, Husk, steamac, Podroid, macos, vphone-aio, AirCardWhich topics is it in?risc-v, hypervisor, qemu, vm, usb, x86, jailbreak, virtual-machine, emulation, ios-app, arm64, virtualization
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