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Creating Virtual Machines

GhostVM supports creating macOS virtual machines on Apple Silicon.

macOS VMs

Create macOS virtual machines using IPSW restore images. Guest VMs support macOS 13 Ventura and later.

Key Concepts

  • VMs are stored as self-contained .GhostVM bundles (learn more)
  • Each bundle contains the disk image, configuration, snapshots, and optional custom icon
  • You can create VMs using either the GUI app or the vmctl CLI
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  • GhostVM for AI Agents
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  • Mac VMs for Development
  • Apple Silicon VMs
  • VM vs Docker vs Parallels

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Legal

Apple's EULA requires macOS guests to run on Apple-branded hardware.

GhostVM — Native macOS Virtual Machines for Apple Silicon

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