# Coopydood/ultimate-macOS-KVM

Helping noobs and pros alike build the ultimate macOS virtual machine with easy automation, powered by KVM. Now with macOS Tahoe support!

Repository: https://github.com/Coopydood/ultimate-macOS-KVM
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/ultimate-macos-kvm
Homepage: https://coopydood.github.io/ultimate-macOS-KVM/
Language: Python
License: GPL-3.0
License Family: copyleft
Topics: kvm, osx, qemu, virt-manager, vm, vfio, vfio-passthrough, guide, linux, opencore, automatic, gpu-passthrough, macos, vfio-pci, virtual-machine, automation, easy-to-use, libvirt, virtualization, macos-tahoe
Last push: 2026-02-05T01:12:57+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 68/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-03T02:20:16.233290+00:00)
- activity 65, release rhythm 57, longevity 96
- inputs: {"age_days": 1353, "days_push": 210, "days_rel": 210, "gap_med": 59.0, "n_releases_24m": 9}
- flags: none
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 1685, forks 94 (observed 2026-08-28T04:05:22.008579+00:00)

## What it is
A Python-based automation toolkit and guide for creating macOS virtual machines on Linux using KVM/QEMU, with OpenCore bootstrapping and optional GPU passthrough via VFIO. It walks users through setup with an interactive 'AutoPilot' installer and supports recent macOS releases including Tahoe.

## Use cases
- set up a macOS virtual machine on Linux with KVM
- automate QEMU macOS VM installation
- passthrough a GPU to a macOS guest with VFIO
- run macOS on a Linux host for Xcode builds
- create an OpenCore-booted macOS VM with virt-manager
- avoid poor performance of macOS in VirtualBox or VMware

## When to choose
- you run Linux with KVM/QEMU and want a guided, automated macOS VM setup
- you want GPU passthrough to a macOS guest
- you are new to macOS virtualization and need step-by-step automation

## When to avoid
- your host is Windows or macOS rather than Linux
- you need a legally straightforward licensed macOS deployment (Apple's EULA restricts macOS VMs to Apple hardware)
- you need production-grade enterprise virtualization management rather than a setup helper

## Facets
- artifact type: cli-tool
- maturity: active
- function: workflow-automation, developer-tools, configuration-management, documentation
- domain: operating-systems, developer-tools, self-hosted, apple-ecosystem
- platform: cli, python
- tags: kvm, qemu, macos-vm, vfio-passthrough, gpu-passthrough, opencore, libvirt, virt-manager, hackintosh-vm, virtualization, linux

## Member repositories
- Coopydood/ultimate-macOS-KVM (main) score 68

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:05:22.008579+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 2026-08-30T03:39:14.956575+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/Coopydood/ultimate-macOS-KVM (fetched 2026-08-28T04:05:22.008579+00:00, sha 095dd10d788c)
  - homepage: https://coopydood.github.io/ultimate-macOS-KVM/ (fetched 2026-08-29T11:13:50.083492+00:00, sha 1484a175e5d5)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.