# kholia/OSX-KVM

Run macOS on QEMU/KVM. With OpenCore + Monterey + Ventura + Sonoma support now! Only commercial (paid) support is available now to avoid spammy issues. No Mac system is required.

Repository: https://github.com/kholia/OSX-KVM
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/osx-kvm
Language: Shell
License Family: other
Topics: macos, emulation, qemu-kvm, qemu, osx, kvm, macos-installer, hackintosh, catalina-hackinotsh, kernel-debugging, virtualization, ventura, ventura-hackintosh, sonoma-hackintosh, sonoma, tahoe, tahoe-hackintosh
Last push: 2026-01-26T07:36:59+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 61/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-02T17:46:02.011165+00:00)
- activity 64, release rhythm 35, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 3953, "days_push": 219, "days_rel": null, "gap_med": null, "n_releases_24m": 0}
- flags: no_releases, no_license
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 23594, forks 2037 (observed 2026-08-28T04:11:35.120301+00:00)

## What it is
A collection of scripts, OpenCore configurations, and documentation for running macOS virtual machines on Linux using QEMU/KVM, without needing a physical Mac. It supports recent macOS versions including Monterey, Ventura, Sonoma, and Tahoe.

## Use cases
- run macOS on a Linux host with QEMU/KVM
- set up a macOS build farm for testing open-source projects
- XNU kernel debugging and development on Linux
- create a virtual hackintosh without a Mac
- run headless macOS VMs for CI builds

## When to choose
- you need macOS on Linux hardware and have no Mac available
- you want to build or test software for macOS from a Linux machine
- you need a disposable macOS environment for kernel debugging

## When to avoid
- you need GPU-accelerated macOS graphics or production macOS performance
- you are on Windows or macOS hosts rather than Linux
- you need official Apple support or a fully legal/licensed setup without scrutiny

## Facets
- artifact type: application
- maturity: active
- function: developer-tools, configuration-management
- domain: operating-systems, developer-tools
- platform: cli
- tags: macos-vm, hackintosh, opencore, kvm, qemu, virtual-hackintosh, kernel-debugging, build-farm, virtualization, linux

## Member repositories
- kholia/OSX-KVM (main) score 61

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:11:35.120301+00:00.
- Health v2: computed from the inputs above; adoption is never an input.
- Inferred fields (summary, facets, guidance): AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, on 2026-08-29T16:56:26.269341+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/kholia/OSX-KVM (fetched 2026-08-28T04:11:35.120301+00:00, sha ba5957579254)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.