Lima launches Linux virtual machines on macOS, with automatic file sharing, port forwarding, and containerd.
Cost / License
- Free
- Open Source (Apache-2.0)
Application type
Platforms
- Mac
Cassowary Alternatives
Cassowary has been discontinued. Similar apps include VirtualBox, which is free and open source. Other options are WinBoat, QEMU, VMware Workstation Pro and KVM (Kernel-based Virtual Machine). You're spoiled for choice with Virtualization Tools like Cassowary: we list more than 25 alternatives for Windows, Linux, Mac, self-hosting and the web.
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40 Portable Virtualbox alternativesPortable-VirtualBox is a free and open source software tool that lets you run any operating system from a usb stick without separate installation. It unpacks and adjusts the paths and configuration of VirtualBox so it will run portably.
Platforms
- Windows
Norway
Multipass 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 (GPL-3.0)
Platforms
- Mac
- Windows
- Linux
- Snapcraft
United Kingdom
Straightforward and lightweight, but featureful. MicroClouds serve compute near consumers, wherever they may be.
Cost / License
- Paid
- Open Source (AGPL-3.0)
Application type
Platforms
- Self-Hosted
- United Kingdom
Centralized platform for managing and optimizing virtualized environments, including monitoring, provisioning, automation, resource allocation, performance analytics, backup, disaster recovery, compliance, access control, VM migration, and integration with third-party tools.
Cost / License
- Paid
- Proprietary
Platforms
- Windows
- Self-Hosted
United States
Bochs is a highly portable open source IA-32 (x86) PC emulator written in C++, that runs on most popular platforms. It includes emulation of the Intel x86 CPU, common I/O devices, and a custom BIOS. Currently, Bochs can be compiled to emulate a 386, 486...
Cost / License
- Free
- Open Source (LGPL-2.1)
Application type
Platforms
- Windows
- Linux
- Global
Need to try out old versions of macOS for your software? Want to try a script or piece of software without breaking your Mac?
Cost / License
- Freemium
- Proprietary
Platforms
- Mac
- United States
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MacMulator is the computer emulator for your Mac! It engages the power of Qemu, together with a nice, easy to use UI, to let you create any kind of Virtual Machines in a few clicks. Whatever OS you need to run on your Mac, MacMulator is the tool for you!.
Cost / License
- Free
- Open Source (Apache-2.0)
Platforms
- Mac
Qemu 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.
Platforms
- Windows
bhyve (pronounced "bee hive", formerly written as BHyVe) is a type-2 hypervisor that runs FreeBSD 9+, OpenBSD, Linux and MS Window desktop (versions Vista, 7, 8/8.1/8.2 and 10), as well as MS Windows Server (versions 2008/2008R2, 2012/2012R2 and 2016 Technical Preview...
Cost / License
- Free
- Open Source
Platforms
- BSD
- FreeBSD
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.
Cost / License
- Free
- Open Source (BSD-2-Clause)
Application type
Platforms
- Mac
Brazil
OpenVZ is container-based virtualization for Linux.
OpenVZ creates multiple secure, isolated Linux containers (otherwise known as VEs or VPSs) on a single physical server enabling better server utilization and ensuring that applications do not conflict.
Each container performs.
Cost / License
- Free
- Open Source
Application type
Platforms
- Linux
- United States
