OSX-KVM

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Run macOS on QEMU/KVM. With OpenCore + Monterey + Ventura + Sonoma support now! Only commercial (paid) support is available now to avoid spammy issues. No Mac system is required.

  • .envrc
  • .gitignore
  • .gitmodules
  • 98-sound-dongle.rules
  • 99-usb-disk.rules
  • boot-linux-for-debugging.sh
  • boot-macOS-headless.sh
  • boot-passthrough-windows.sh
  • boot-passthrough.sh
  • boot-windows.sh
  • bridge.conf
  • CREDITS.md
  • fetch-macOS-v2.py
  • flake.lock
  • flake.nix
  • kernel-debugging-notes.txt
  • kvm.conf
  • kvm_amd.conf
  • macOS-Cloud.md
  • macOS-libvirt-Catalina.xml
  • Makefile
  • networking-qemu-kvm-howto.txt
  • notes.md
  • OpenCore-Boot-CD.sh
  • OpenCore-Boot-macOS.sh
  • OpenCore-Boot.sh
  • OVMF-notes.txt
  • OVMF_CODE_4M.fd
  • OVMF_VARS-1024x768.fd
  • OVMF_VARS-1920x1080.fd
  • OVMF_VARS.fd
  • README.md
  • References.md
  • reversing-notes.md
  • run-diagnostics.sh
  • run_offline.md
  • UNRAID.md
  • vfio-kvm.rules
  • Xcode-Tutorial.md

# Installation Guide

1. Get the code
git clone https://github.com/kholia/OSX-KVM

Downloads the entire project code from GitHub to your computer.

cd OSX-KVM

Moves into the project folder you just downloaded.

2. Official Install Script

Easy Recommended
Prerequisites
  • APT (Debian/Ubuntu ๊ณ„์—ด) Built into Debian/Ubuntu-based Linux distributions.
sudo apt-get install qemu-system uml-utilities virt-manager git \

Installs directly from the APT package repository (Debian/Ubuntu-based).

โœ… After installing, open a new terminal and run the program's version command (e.g. --version) to confirm it worked.

Pulled directly from this repo's README.

3. Make

Medium
Prerequisites
  • Git Needed to download the project code from GitHub.
  • Make Usually pre-installed on Linux/macOS. On Windows, install separately (e.g. via MSYS2 or WSL).
make

Compiles the code based on the generated build configuration to produce an executable.

โœ… If it finishes without errors, it worked. Try running the generated executable directly.
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