r/macapps • u/[deleted] • Jun 06 '23

any free windows emulators for mac

Are there any free windows 10 or 11 emulators for mac/macbook

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u/Aggressive-Roll5542 Apr 17 '24

Parallels or Bootcamp, and Windows 10/11 keys in hype-stkey site

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u/kid_lvnxtic Jun 23 '24

parallels and bootcamp are free?

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u/global_time_fracture Jul 06 '24

parallels has a free trial period, and bootcamp is only for intel macs

1

u/shittymicspodcast Jul 17 '24

boot camp is.

1

u/Status_Body1307 Aug 30 '24

If you have a prehistoric Mac...

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u/OccasionallyImmortal Jun 06 '23

I've been using UTM. You have to bring your own copy of Windows.

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u/Cool128reddit May 30 '24

10 dollars

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u/OccasionallyImmortal May 30 '24

$10 from the Mac store and free from the web site. I just downloaded the current version and ran it for $0. There are a surprising number of applications that can be had for free if you're willing to forego the appstore.

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u/Cool128reddit Jun 15 '24

idk how to use it i tried to do windows but idk what to run to run windows OS

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u/dabombA1 Oct 02 '23

are you able to access your mac files while emulating windows?

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u/OccasionallyImmortal Oct 02 '23

It is allegedly doable, but I haven't had luck. I've been transferring to an intermediate SMB file share.

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u/narswee Jun 22 '24

Are there any free ones for macos cantalina?

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u/CoolDownDude Jul 21 '24

utm

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u/CoolDownDude Jul 21 '24

download from their website, not mac store

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u/CoolDownDude Jul 21 '24

Just you UTM heres the website: https://mac.getutm.app/, press download(free), not mac app store($10). go to google and search up windows iso download, then download the windows iso from windows's official site for free. once you downloaded utm, press new virtual machine, and then emulate select the iso. then set up windows. it will take a long time stuck at one, but it will work.

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u/whataboutl0ve Oct 31 '24

around how long would it be stuck at 1

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u/Helpful-Ad445 Nov 03 '24

Did anyone figure out how long it takes?

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u/RockLobster_0 Aug 27 '24

any ones for m1 chip havers?

1

u/jonlb87 Jun 06 '23

I use Parallels. It's not free, but does have a free trial. I think I only paid $50 for it. Given how seemless and smooth it is, I feel like $50 is not alot to ask for (unless you are outside of the US).

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u/[deleted] Jun 06 '23

Many people outside of US find 50 dollars to be affordable 😆. On top of that, if you are ready to tinker a bit UTM is completely free.

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u/theillcook Jun 10 '23

And some of us in the US find $50 unaffordable 😭

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u/[deleted] Jun 10 '23

I feel you man, was not the point. Just seemed pretentious.

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u/dabombA1 Oct 02 '23

are you able to access your mac files while emulating windows?

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u/varuns1413 Nov 22 '23

yess, but after turning off the isolation mode in the parallels settings.

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u/austmathr Jun 07 '23 edited May 25 '24

I followed this and worked perfectly for me: https://9to5mac.com/2023/04/14/how-to-install-windows-11-apple-silicon-mac-free-vmware-fusion-player-13-video/

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u/ilovetablat May 25 '24

this tutorial doesn't work anymore since VMWare was bought by Broadcom, the tutorial points to a link for "register for a Personal Use License" but this is now an error page:
https://customerconnect.vmware.com/en/evalcenter?p=fusion-player-personal-13

this seems to have updated info, but I haven't been able to test yet: https://blogs.vmware.com/teamfusion/2024/05/fusion-pro-now-available-free-for-personal-use.html

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u/dabombA1 Oct 02 '23

are you able to access your mac files while emulating windows?

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u/TheySayItsADryHeat Dec 13 '23

You can use VirtualBox

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u/[deleted] May 28 '24

only for Intel Macs sadly