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Lima vs Quickemu: catalog facts
Lima	Quickemu
Free Free and open source under Apache 2.0, a CNCF project.	Free Free and open source under the MIT licence.
Windows, macOS, Linux, Command line	Linux, macOS, Command line
Automatic file sharing and port forwarding, so the VM feels like part of the host Runs containerd, Docker, Podman and Kubernetes, not just one of them	quickget downloads the official image and writes the config for you Sensible QEMU options chosen from your actual hardware
Command-line only; there is no graphical management interface Linux guests only	Command line only Host support is Linux and macOS; there is no Windows host
Downloadable app	Downloadable app
Open source	Open source
License: Apache-2.0	License: MIT
No account needed	No account needed
Works offline	Works offline
Official website Full listing and sources Checked September 21, 2026	Official website Full listing and sources Checked September 21, 2026

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