Mini Virtual Machine
Run popular VM in a few clicks
Only for Mac
Free · In‑App Purchases
Mac
MiniVirtual is a lightweight virtual machine app for Mac that helps you create and run Linux and macOS virtual systems in a clean graphical interface. Build an Ubuntu or Debian development box, test commands in an isolated Linux environment, keep toolchains separate from your main Mac, or boot a compatible macOS VM for experiments.
Built on Apple’s native Virtualization framework, MiniVirtual is designed for efficient CPU, memory and battery use on Apple silicon. It focuses on the essential workflow: choose a system image, configure the hardware, boot, share files, use the network and get back to building.
What you can do:
• Create Linux VMs with popular distributions such as Ubuntu, Debian, Fedora and openSUSE.
• Run compatible macOS virtual machines on supported Macs.
• Install from custom .iso, .dmg and other disk images.
• Configure CPU cores, memory, storage and additional disks.
• Share folders from Downloads, the app sandbox, or folders you choose.
• Copy and paste through clipboard sharing where supported by the guest.
• Connect the guest to the internet through shared NAT networking.
• Use Rosetta inside ARM Linux VMs to run many Intel x86_64 Linux binaries on Apple silicon.
• Export, copy and import VM bundles between Macs with MiniVirtual installed.
• Keep separate VMs for development, testing, package experiments, command-line tools and clean Linux workspaces.
Designed for Apple silicon:
MiniVirtual is best for Macs with M-series chips. Guest systems must support the same CPU architecture as your Mac. On Apple silicon, choose ARM64/AArch64 Linux images or compatible macOS restore images. Intel-only operating system installers cannot be booted as full VMs on Apple silicon through this app. Rosetta support is for running many x86_64 Linux binaries inside an ARM Linux VM, not for booting an x86_64 operating system image.
Current limitations:
• Bridged networking is not available in the current version.
• USB device mounting is not supported.
• Serial port mounting is not supported.
• Existing disks cannot be resized after creation. You can add more disks instead.
• Guest OS support depends on the system image, architecture and drivers provided by that OS.
MiniVirtual is made for developers, students, makers, Linux users and Mac power users who want a focused VM tool without a heavy desktop suite. It is not trying to be everything. It is a small, practical virtual machine command center for running compatible Linux and macOS environments on your Mac.
Disclaimer: macOS, Ubuntu, Debian, Fedora, openSUSE, Kali, Parrot Security, Rosetta and other system or product names belong to their respective owners. MiniVirtual is not affiliated with or endorsed by those projects or owners.
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- Improved VM launching logic
- Allow resuming downloads
- Added new support center to submit requests
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Information
- Seller
- ASTERKIT SOFTWARE LIMITED
- Size
- 4.6 MB
- Category
- Developer Tools
- Compatibility
Requires macOS 14.0 or later.
- Mac
Requires macOS 14.0 or later.
- Mac
- Languages
English and 14 more
- English, French, German, Indonesian, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Portuguese, Russian, Simplified Chinese, Spanish, Swedish, Traditional Chinese, Ukrainian, Vietnamese
- Age Rating
16+
- 16+
- Contains
Unrestricted Web Access
- In-App Purchases
Yes
- Pro Lifetime Unlock $1.99
- Copyright
- © 2022~2026 Shunzhe (MszPro.com)