evansm7/vftool
A simple macOS Virtualisation.framework wrapper observed · 2026-10-22
Health v2 · maintenance only
32/100
- Activity 0
- Release rhythm 35
- Longevity 100
Flags: no_releases
How is this computed?
round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10) — computed 2026-10-22. Adoption (stars, forks) is never an input.
- gap_med: n/a
- age_days: 2156
- days_rel: n/a
- days_push: 907
- n_releases_24m: 0
Adoption not part of the score
1005 stars · 72 forks observed · 2026-10-22
What it is AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, 2026-09-07, confidence 0.95
vftool is a minimalist command-line wrapper around Apple's macOS Virtualization.framework for running Linux virtual machines. It sets up VM configuration (kernel, initrd, virtio disks, networking, CPU/memory) and delegates the actual virtualization to the framework.
Use cases
- run a Linux VM on macOS from the command line
- boot a Linux kernel image in a lightweight VM on Apple Silicon
- script the launch of headless VMs with stdin/stdout console
- attach virtio disk and CDROM images to a macOS-hosted VM
- test arm64 kernels on an M1 Mac
When to choose
- you want a tiny, scriptable VM launcher without GUI overhead
- you're on macOS 11+ and need quick headless Linux VMs
- you want to experiment with Virtualization.framework without writing Objective-C
When to avoid
- you need a graphical VM console or framebuffer display
- you want Windows or macOS guests
- you need snapshotting, migration, or rich VM management features
- you're not on macOS
Facets
cli-tool · maturity active
cli developer-tools developer-tools operating-systems cli virtualization-framework linux-vms apple-silicon vm-runner objective-c virtualization command-line macos
1 source
- readme: https://github.com/evansm7/vftool · fetched 2026-10-22 · b22e12f759c0
Member repositories
| Repository | Role | Health v2 |
|---|---|---|
| evansm7/vftool | main | 32 |
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