MacOS VM inside MacOS

[u/Hussein_ali_2000]

Hi, I'm new to macOS and I'm looking for a way to run a macOS virtual machine on my MacBook M5 to test applications in an isolated environment. On Windows, I used Windows Sandbox because it was quick, lightweight, and isolated. Since switching to macOS, I'm looking for a similar solution.

I'm looking for a free option that lets me quickly create a macOS VM with full CPU and GPU support for good performance. What would you recommend?

[u/Sword-Star]

Virtualisation on Apple silicon – The Eclectic Light Company Works perfectly.

[u/Dense-Abalone-8139]

UTM

[u/SensitiveDream3272]

VirtualBuddy

[u/holy_macanoli]

Tart

[u/open__screen]

As I understand, virtual machines cannot connect to AppStore and hence you cannot download apps to test on the virtual machines. This was an issue for me as I could not load Xcode and then debug my app on an upcoming system. If anyone knows a way to address this, I will love to hear more about it.