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Quickemu vs GNOME Boxes: catalog facts
Quickemu	GNOME Boxes
Free Free and open source under the MIT licence.	Free Free and open source, part of the GNOME project.
Linux, macOS, Command line	Linux
quickget downloads the official image and writes the config for you Sensible QEMU options chosen from your actual hardware	Downloads and installs common operating systems automatically Snapshots, shared folders and a shared clipboard
Command line only Host support is Linux and macOS; there is no Windows host	Linux only Fewer advanced settings than dedicated VM managers
Downloadable app	Downloadable app
Open source	Open source
License: MIT	License not stated
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 23, 2026

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