CLUSTER APPLE-NATIVE-SILICON · 16 ENTRIES · EARLIEST ENTRY 2026-09-13

Apple Silicon VM/K8s apps

This cluster consists of native macOS apps that leverage Apple Silicon virtualization to run local Kubernetes clusters or lightweight Linux/Mac virtual machines with near-native performance. The cluster's dated history before the index start is too thin to read a shape from — it has zero dated entries, so it predates the index or its members are undated. Among the members with traction, omarchy-arm-utm leads with 34 stars, while IphoneEM and AndroidDeviceHub trail at 1 star each.

Entry timeline

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Members by activity

Activity signals, not revenue.

Build origin · 16 unlabelled

Operator · 8 hobby · 2 indie · 6 unlabelled

Two labels per entry, never collapsed into one: how it was built, and who stands behind it. Counted over the 16 listed below. Unlabelled means nothing has decided yet — not that the answer is small.

  1. 01swiftvm167★todaylivemacOS app that runs virtual machines for Mac, Linux, and Windows guests with snapshots, shared folders, and port forwarding.
  2. 02omarchy-arm-utm34★1 mo—Builds a native aarch64 UTM virtual machine running Arch Linux ARM for Apple Silicon from a single macOS script.
  3. 03harbor3★today—hobbySelf-hosted desktop app that manages Urbit ships on macOS and Linux.
  4. 04kuvo3★todayliveindieNative macOS app that runs the Docker engine in a lightweight virtual machine and provides a desktop interface for managing containers.
  5. 05kuvo-box3★todayliveindieNative macOS app that runs a real Docker engine in a lightweight virtual machine for container development.
  6. 06velora2★1 dayliveDesktop app for macOS that creates and manages Linux and macOS virtual machines, runs local AI models, and orchestrates container clusters.
  7. 07IphoneEM1★23 days—hobbyMac app that runs jailbroken virtual iPhones on Apple Silicon, providing device controls, file browsing, app management, and screenshots.
  8. 08AndroidDeviceHub1★26 days—hobbyNative macOS app for creating and running Android emulators without Android Studio or Java, with device controls and snapshots.
  9. 09isola1★10 days—hobbyNative macOS app that creates and runs lightweight virtual machines on Apple Silicon with a simple interface.
  10. 10opossum-desktop4★24 days—hobbymacOS desktop app that manages Apple container runtimes through a Docker-Desktop-like interface.
  11. 11cove0★2 dayslivehobbymacOS app that creates and manages virtual machines so AI agents can work in isolated Mac environments with one-click setup.
  12. 12leapvm0★14 days—hobbyDesktop app that runs a complete Linux virtual machine on Apple Silicon Macs with near-native performance.
  13. 13pocketvm0★6 days—Desktop virtual-machine app that runs macOS and Linux guests on Apple silicon and provides an interface for AI agents.
  14. 14archbox0★7 days—Mac app that runs Arch Linux ARM with a full-screen KDE Plasma desktop in a virtual machine on Apple Silicon.
  15. 15ampoule0★7 days—hobbyDesktop app for running macOS, Linux, and Windows virtual machines on Apple Silicon computers.
  16. 16gmak80★1 mo—Native macOS app that creates and manages a local Kubernetes cluster on Apple Silicon via SwiftUI and virtualization.