Lima launches Linux virtual machines on macOS, with automatic file sharing, port forwarding, and containerd.
Boxes Alternatives
Boxes is described as 'A simple GNOME application to access virtual systems. It is based on a design from Jon McCann and Jakub Steiner' and is a Virtualization tool in the network & admin category. There are more than 25 alternatives to Boxes for a variety of platforms, including Linux, Mac, Windows, BSD and Self-Hosted apps. The best Boxes alternative is VirtualBox, which is both free and Open Source. Other great apps like Boxes are WinBoat, VMware Workstation Pro, Parallels Desktop and virt-manager.
Alternatives list
- 57 Lima alternatives
57 Multipass alternativesMultipass is a lightweight VM manager for Linux, Windows and macOS. It's designed for developers who want a fresh Ubuntu environment with a single command. It uses KVM on Linux, Hyper-V on Windows and HyperKit on macOS to run the VM with minimal overhead.
Cost / License
- Free
- Open Source
Platforms
- Mac
- Windows
- Linux
- Snapcraft
47 QEMU Manager alternativesQemu Manager is an easy to use management tool for the open-source QEMU emulator. It has a wealth of features for creating, managing and running multiple virtual machines.
Cost / License
- Free
- Open Source
Platforms
- Linux
- KDE Plasma
CheerpX is an x86 virtualization technology for running executables and operating systems entirely client-side. It’s an always available, zero-cost virtual machine with guaranteed data privacy, powered by a WebAssembly JIT engine.
Cost / License
- Free Personal
- Open Source
Application type
Platforms
- Self-Hosted
- WebAssembly
CheerpX is the most popular Self-Hosted alternative to Boxes.
- CheerpX is Free Personal and Open Source
85 ASG-Remote Desktop alternativesASG-Remote Desktop is the indispensable tool for administrative access to remote computers.
Cost / License
- Free
- Open Source
Application type
Alerts
- Discontinued
Platforms
- Mac
- Windows
- Linux
Boot Camp is a utility by that assists users in installing Windows 10 on Macs. Boot Camp guides users through non-destructive re-partitioning (including resizing of an existing APFS partition, if necessary) of their hard disk drive and automatically downloads Apple-provided...
Cost / License
- Free
- Proprietary
Alerts
- Discontinued
Platforms
- Mac
VirtualBuddy can virtualize macOS 12 and later on Apple Silicon, with the goal of offering features that are useful to developers who need to test their apps on multiple versions of macOS, especially betas.
v86 is the most popular Web-based alternative to Boxes.
- v86 is Free and Open Source
A lightweight CLI and local API server to create, run and manage macOS and Linux virtual machines (VMs) natively on Apple Silicon.
Cost / License
- Free
- Open Source
Application type
Platforms
- Mac
- Python
- Apple Swift
- Homebrew
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