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UTM vs Macpine: catalog facts
UTM	Macpine
Freemium Free and open source under the Apache 2.0 licence. A paid Mac App Store listing exists…	Free Free and open source under the Apache-2.0 license.
macOS, iOS	macOS, Command line
Hardware-accelerated virtualisation on macOS through Hypervisor.framework Full emulation of more than thirty architectures when you need a different one	Creates lightweight Alpine Linux VMs Provides port forwarding and automatic file sharing
Emulating a different architecture is slow The iOS version needs a jailbreak or a workaround for full speed	Requires macOS and QEMU.
Downloadable app	Downloadable app
Open source	Open source
License: Apache-2.0	License: Apache-2.0
No account needed	Not stated if an account is needed
Works offline	Not stated if it works offline
Official website Full listing and sources Checked September 21, 2026	Official website Full listing and sources Checked October 8, 2026

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