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Lima

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Lima launches Linux virtual machines on macOS, with automatic file sharing, port forwarding, and containerd.

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  • Free • Open Source

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  • Mac
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    POX added Lima as alternative to lume VM
    •3 months ago
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    POX added Lima as alternative to CheerpX
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Lima information

  • Developed by

    Akihiro Suda

  • Licensing

    Open Source (Apache-2.0) and Free product.

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  • Supported Languages

    • English

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  •  16,721 Stars
  •  647 Forks
  •  348 Open Issues
  •   Updated Apr 18, 2025 
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Lima was added to AlternativeTo by Paul on May 17, 2021 and this page was last updated Jul 11, 2023.
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What is Lima?

Lima launches Linux virtual machines on macOS, with automatic file sharing, port forwarding, and containerd. Lima can be considered as a some sort of unofficial "macOS subsystem for Linux", or "containerd for Mac".

  • Automatic file sharing
  • Automatic port forwarding
  • Built-in support for containerd
  • Intel on Intel
  • ARM on Intel
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  • Intel on ARM (untested)
  • Ubuntu
  • Fedora

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