Quickemu
Quickly create and run optimised Windows, macOS and Linux virtual machines observed · 2026-08-28
Health v2 · maintenance only
77/100
- Activity 97
- Release rhythm 37
- Longevity 100
How is this computed?
round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10) — computed 2026-09-03. Adoption (stars, forks) is never an input.
- gap_med: 203.0
- age_days: 2362
- days_rel: 204
- days_push: 19
- n_releases_24m: 3
Adoption not part of the score
15722 stars · 712 forks observed · 2026-08-28
What it is AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, 2026-08-29, confidence not recorded
Quickemu is a QEMU wrapper that automatically creates and runs optimised virtual machines for Windows, macOS, Linux, BSDs and other operating systems without manual configuration. Its quickget script downloads OS images and generates configs, while quickgui provides a graphical frontend.
Use cases
- run windows 11 vm on linux with tpm
- create a macos virtual machine quickly
- test linux distros without installing
- run vms from a usb drive without root
- simple gui to manage qemu virtual machines
- download and boot an os iso automatically
When to choose
- you want zero-config QEMU VMs for Windows, macOS or Linux
- you need to run VMs without root or store them anywhere
- you want automatic OS downloads and optimal hardware-tuned settings
When to avoid
- you need fine-grained manual control over QEMU options
- you need a full virtualization manager with snapshots and clustering
- your host is Windows, since hosts are Linux and macOS only
Facets
cli-tool · maturity active
developer-tools cli gui developer-tools cross-platform cli qemu kvm virtualization vm-management windows-vm macos-vm spice quickget quickgui command-line linux macos
1 source
- readme: https://github.com/quickemu-project/quickemu · fetched 2026-08-28 · f69bdece570f
Member repositories
| Repository | Role | Health v2 |
|---|---|---|
| quickemu-project/quickemu | main | 77 |
| quickemu-project/quickgui | frontend | 66 |
For agents
markdown · JSON · MCP: product_card(name="quickemu-project/quickemu")
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