They also come with the usual tweaks to improve performance (particularly in the fields of VM operations and file transfers), plus added support for virtual USB 3.1 devices. With ARM-based Linux distros, UTM makes use of the Apple Virtualization Framework for near-native speeds.Both products also gain the ability to run, build, push or pull OCI containers using VMware’s command-line vctl tool alongside the added support for Kubernetes.īoth Workstation and Fusion virtual machines are also now capable of supporting up to 32 virtual CPUs, 128GB RAM and 8GB VRAM. UTM also has the ability to emulate x86_64 on ARM, albeit with performance penalties. UTM is free and open-source, but the paid version in the Mac App Store provides automatic updates and helps support development. Under its skin is QEMU, a very old but still very good tool.
UTM is another virtualization tool worth looking at, and it offers something the others currently do not. Right now this is a feature unique to Parallels and might be worth the cost alone. The icing on the cake is the Coherence mode, allowing you to run Linux apps outside the main Parallels window, almost as if they were native to the Mac. Again, you'll require Linux distros with ARM builds, but Parallels makes it super simple to download and install them. You're looking at $100 for a perpetual license, but it works well and it's easy to use.
The latest version can be downloaded from the VMware website.Īlternatively, you can go for Parallels, but at a cost. VMware Fusion is available for Apple Silicon and allows you to run Linux VMs.
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