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Tart - macOS and Linux VMs on Apple Silicon
Open-source virtualization toolset for building, running, and managing macOS and Linux VMs on Apple Silicon. Uses Apple's Virtualization.Framework, supports OCI registries, and integrates with CI systems.
https://github.com/openai/tartAbout This Resource
Tart is an open-source repository hosted under the openai organization on GitHub providing a command-line toolset to build, run, and manage macOS and Linux virtual machines on Apple Silicon. It uses Apple's Virtualization.Framework for near-native performance, can push and pull VM images from any OCI-compatible container registry, and offers a Tart Packer Plugin to automate VM creation. It is designed for CI and automation use, requires macOS 13.0 (Ventura) or later, and can be installed via Homebrew. The repository is written mainly in Swift and has about 7,000 stars and 377 forks.