Almost a decade ago, I released a hackintosh guide on running macOS 10.14 through a VM with an x86 host. A "Hackintosh" is the feat of running macOS on non-Apple hardware, and has a history dating back to the late 1980s. At the time KVM and PCI
VMPal | Virtual Machines for Apple Silicon and AI Agents
macOS, Windows and Linux side by side on your Mac. Downloaded and installed for you, in minutes.
Mount Thor — AI Execution Environments on Apple Hardware
Managed macOS environments for AI workloads that require native desktop access, persistent state, or model inference on Apple silicon.
shuru - Local-first microVM sandbox for AI agents
Local-first microVM sandbox for AI agents on macOS, with experimental Linux ARM64 support
apple/container
A tool for creating and running Linux containers using lightweight virtual machines on a Mac. It is written in Swift, and optimized for Apple silicon.
Mac at any scale | Namespace
What it takes to run Macs in a datacenter: custom MacBook racks, virtualizing macOS with Apple's Virtualization framework, and building and distributing huge VM images across the fleet.
Stephen Hood on Twitter / X
Was feeling cranky about all the people claiming they’re building an “AI OS,” so… I vibe coded an AI OS. Meet Llanux, a custom Linux distro that boots to llama.cpp. No GNOME/KDE, just a chat TUI, local inference, and a model downloader. Forgive me. https://t.co/vJVvUm9HWY pic.twitter.com/dHpNKuHOQz— Stephen Hood (@stlhood) January 23, 2026
We rebuilt the Linux microVM stack on Apple Silicon
Firecracker needs KVM and therefore a Linux host, and the image tooling around it needs loop mounts and Linux userland. We rebuilt the stack on Apple's Virtualization.framework to boot the same OCI images as microVMs on macOS and on Linux.
[RFC PATCH 00/73] KVM: x86/PVM: Introduce a new hypervisor
The Virtual OS Museum
Over 1,700 pre-installed operating systems spanning 1948 to today, in a single Linux VM. Bundled QEMU, VirtualBox, and UTM. One-click launchers for Windows and Linux.
JetKVM - Control any computer remotely
Next-gen open-source KVM over IP with ultra-low latency, free cloud access, and unlimited hackability. Professional remote server management for IT pros and developers.
MacPaw Partners with Liquid AI to Bring On-Device AI to Millions of Mac Users — Blog
MacPaw partners with Liquid AI to bring private, fast, on-device AI to millions of Mac users, starting with the Eney assistant for macOS.
Mirai for MacOS: A faster, simpler alternative to Ollama and LM Studio
Chat with your favorite AI models directly on your Mac. Privately and securely. Built natively for macOS and Apple Silicon.
Osaurus — Own Your AI on Apple Silicon
Own your AI: local-first agents with memory, tools, and identity on Apple Silicon. Offline, open source, and API-compatible with OpenAI, Anthropic, and Ollama.
Osaurus — Own Your AI on Apple Silicon
Own your AI: local-first agents with memory, tools, and identity on Apple Silicon. Offline, open source, and API-compatible with OpenAI, Anthropic, and Ollama.
Intel Xe VFIO Driver: GPU Virtualization Enters the Mainstream
Intel Xe VFIO driver in Linux 6.19 enables SR-IOV GPU virtualization for multiple VMs. After 20+ years in infrastructure: this changes…
