Virtual Mac on iPad

vphone-cli is an open-source macOS command-line tool for creating and running virtual iPhones with Apple's Virtualization.framework and PCC research VM infrastructure. It targets Apple Silicon Macs running macOS 15 or later and automates the VM workflow from IPSW download and patching through DFU restore, custom firmware installation, and first boot. The tool supports multiple firmware patch variants, VM creation and management, SSH and VNC connections, IPA installation, and export/import or APFS cloning of VM bundles. Its host control socket provides programmatic screenshots, touch and swipe input, hardware-key events, and clipboard operations, with each action returning an inline screenshot; the repository also describes an MCP server named vphone-mcp for AI-driven end-to-end testing. Operation requires Xcode and the iOS SDK, several Homebrew dependencies, and macOS SIP/AMFI relaxation to permit the required private virtualization entitlements.

vPhone Workstation is a native macOS SwiftUI application for managing virtual iPhones. It provides a library with live running or stopped state, iOS and cloudOS builds, search, and VM details including variant, CPU, memory, disk, network, device, and UDID. Users can start, stop, foreground, clone, rename, export, configure, and delete virtual machines. Its creation wizard selects a VM variant, firmware pairing, and CPU, memory, and disk resources, while streaming progress from vphone-cli and producing an exportable log. vPhone Workstation is a graphical front end for vphone-cli, which boots iOS research virtual machines through Apple's Virtualization.framework using PCC research VMs. It also checks host readiness, including the required macOS version, Apple Silicon hardware, vphone-cli availability, research-guest permissions, and AMFI configuration. The repository documents macOS 15 or newer as a requirement and provides Homebrew installation and source-build instructions.

macOS is a proprietary, Unix-based desktop operating system developed by Apple Inc. for Mac computers. It is built on the Darwin (XNU) kernel and provides the Aqua graphical environment with native application frameworks such as AppKit, Cocoa, and SwiftUI, a POSIX-compliant user space, and services including iCloud, Handoff, and the Mac App Store for app distribution. macOS runs on Intel x86_64 and Apple silicon (ARM64) architectures with support for Universal binaries, includes security features like Gatekeeper and System Integrity Protection, and is licensed and distributed by Apple as part of Mac hardware and system updates.

Try Omarchy is a macOS application that runs the upstream Omarchy desktop on Apple Silicon Macs without manual setup. It packages a project-built ARM64 Arch Linux image configured with Omarchy Quattro, a QEMU runtime using Apple's Hypervisor Framework, and a Swift/AppKit launcher. The guest image is built from pinned Arch Linux ARM packages and a pinned Omarchy source revision, with temporary fixes recorded by hash in the guest build specification. The application provides hardware-accelerated ARM64 virtualization and VirGL graphics, a resizable native window with automatic guest-resolution and HiDPI updates, Mac audio input and output selection, two-way clipboard sharing for text and PNG images, one optional shared Mac folder, and loopback-only TCP and UDP port forwarding from macOS into Omarchy. It is distributed as a signed and notarized DMG, and the first launch provisions the Linux account and guest environment. Video decoding is currently CPU-only, which can make high-resolution playback slow. Try Omarchy is not official or affiliated with Omarchy.

VirtualApp (VA) is an Android sandbox and virtualization SDK that runs applications inside an isolated internal space without installing them into the Android system. It is intended for integrating into host applications and supports use cases such as app cloning, multiple app instances, internal APK installation, app control, and plugin development. Its framework proxies requests between virtual applications and the Android framework, rewriting installation-related and other app parameters so the system treats the requests as belonging to the host. A native layer redirects file I/O to the virtual installation path and hooks functions that cannot be handled at the framework layer. The runtime includes host, plugin, virtual-app client, VA Server, and child processes; separate main and plugin packages support 32-bit and 64-bit applications. The SDK also provides Java and native hook capabilities, file and component isolation, and APIs for starting the engine, installing a package for a user, and launching an app. The repository states that its public code stopped updating in December 2017 and directs users needing the continuously updated business edition to obtain a commercial license. It describes support for Android 5.0 through 17.0, ARM 32-bit and 64-bit processors, and 32-bit and 64-bit applications.