utmapp/UTM

Virtual machines for iOS and macOS observed · 2026-08-28

github.com/utmapp/UTM · homepage · Swift · Apache-2.0 (permissive) observed · 2026-08-28

Health v2 · maintenance only

77/100

Activity 96
Release rhythm 40
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: 105
age_days: 2700
days_rel: 242
days_push: 28
n_releases_24m: 6

Full methodology

Adoption not part of the score

35148 stars · 1793 forks observed · 2026-08-28

What it is AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, 2026-08-29, confidence not recorded

UTM is a full-featured system emulator and virtual machine host for iOS and macOS, built on QEMU. It lets users run Windows, Linux, and other operating systems on Macs, iPhones, and iPads, with hardware-accelerated virtualization on macOS and a JIT-free 'SE' edition for non-jailbroken iOS devices.

Use cases

run windows on a mac
run linux on iphone or ipad
emulate x86_64 arm64 or risc-v systems on apple devices
test software in a virtual machine on macos
run a vm without jailbreaking ios
boot macos guests on apple silicon

When to choose

you need to run other operating systems on iOS or macOS
you want a free, open-source VM frontend with a native UI
you need emulation of 30+ processor architectures including RISC-V and PPC
you want hardware-accelerated virtualization on macOS via Hypervisor.framework

When to avoid

you need GPU virtualization, DirectX, or OpenGL for gaming
you need near-native performance on iOS, since TCG JIT emulation is slower than KVM
you want to run iOS itself as a guest
you need a server-grade hypervisor for Linux or Windows hosts

Facets

application · maturity active

simulation gui developer-tools cross-platform apple-ecosystem operating-systems developer-tools virtualization qemu emulation virtual-machines hypervisor ios macos swift

4 sources

readme: https://github.com/utmapp/UTM · fetched 2026-08-28 · 721619e878aa
homepage: https://getutm.app · fetched 2026-08-29 · 7286dc89aca3
site_page: https://getutm.app/install · fetched 2026-08-29 · a7c083296714
site_page: https://getutm.app/faq · fetched 2026-08-29 · fc14b2b71432

Member repositories

Repository	Role	Health v2
utmapp/UTM	main	77

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