Macpine
A macOS command-line tool for creating and managing lightweight Alpine Linux virtual machines.
By The beringresearch contributors
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About Macpine
Macpine creates Alpine Linux VMs on macOS with port forwarding, automatic file sharing, and bridged networking. It supports aarch64 and x86_64 emulation for running Linux environments.
The project is intended for modern Macs and depends on QEMU. It can help users set up small environments for container tools or software builds and tests.
Strengths
- Creates lightweight Alpine Linux VMs
- Provides port forwarding and automatic file sharing
- Supports aarch64 and x86_64 emulation
Limitations
- Requires macOS and QEMU.
Details
- Pricing
- FreeFree and open source under the Apache-2.0 license.
- License
- Apache-2.0
- Developer
- The beringresearch contributors
- Platforms
- macOS, Command line
- How it runs
- Downloadable app
- Best suited for
- Mac users who need small Linux VMs for testing or container workloads
- Categories
- Virtual machines, Developer tools
- Last verified
- Added
- Provenance
- Selected from the Homebrew formula