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Tart vs UTM: catalog facts
Tart	UTM
Free Downloadable from GitHub; Cirrus Runners is a separate paid CI service, and license terms…	Freemium Free and open source under the Apache 2.0 licence. A paid Mac App Store listing exists…
macOS, Command line	macOS, iOS
Uses Apple's native Virtualization.Framework Stores VM images in OCI container registries	Hardware-accelerated virtualisation on macOS through Hypervisor.framework Full emulation of more than thirty architectures when you need a different one
Apple Silicon Macs only Built for CI and automation more than desktop use	Emulating a different architecture is slow The iOS version needs a jailbreak or a workaround for full speed
Downloadable app	Downloadable app
Closed source	Open source
License not stated	License: Apache-2.0
No account needed	No account needed
Not stated if it works offline	Works offline
Official website Full listing and sources Checked September 23, 2026	Official website Full listing and sources Checked September 21, 2026

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