we can add a trackpad, and we can interact with the UI.

we can add a display, and we get to see the content.

creating a configuration is like configuring a Mac on the Apple Store (how many CPUs, how much memory, what kind of devices).

Virtual machine objects - abstract virtual machines and how to interact with them.

Configuration objects - which define all the properties of our virtual machines.

When using Virtualization framework, we'll deal with two kinds of objects:

enables the creation of virtual machines running macOS on Apple silicon, or Linux on both Apple silicon and Intel.

high-level API that lets you virtualize machines.

used to access the macOS kernel virtualization capabilities from your application.

low-level API that lets you virtualize CPUs and memory.

no need to write kernel extensions (or KEXTs).

software that takes advantage of the hardware.

can run multiple OSes on top of a single SoC.

Apple silicon has special hardware that enables the virtualization of CPUs and memory.

Sample app The stack that enables virtualization We'll also explore how you can install and run full Linux distributions on Apple silicon, and share how you can take advantage of Rosetta 2 to run x86-64 Linux binaries. We'll show you how to create a virtual Mac and quickly test changes to your app in an isolated environment.

Description: Learn how you can use the Virtualization framework to quickly create virtual machines on your Mac.

Virtual macos machine