Quickemu is a wrapper around QEMU that auto-configures virtual machines for nearly 1000 OS editions, eliminating the need to manually assemble complex QEMU command-line flags. It inspects your hardware and launches VMs with appropriate settings, supporting Linux, macOS (Mojave through Sequoia), Windows 10/11 with TPM 2.0, BSDs, and niche OSes. VMs can live on external drives or home folders without root permissions.
- Uses SPICE for clipboard sharing, VirtIO file sharing for Linux/macOS guests, and Samba if smbd is installed on the host
- Supports ARM64 guests natively on ARM hosts or emulated on x86_64 machines
- Features USB and smartcard pass-through, automatic SSH port forwarding, and full duplex audio
- The project underwent a 2024 reboot and its creators were featured on the Linux Matters podcast
- Uses SPICE for clipboard sharing, VirtIO file sharing for Linux/macOS guests, and Samba if smbd is installed on the host
- Supports ARM64 guests natively on ARM hosts or emulated on x86_64 machines
- Features USB and smartcard pass-through, automatic SSH port forwarding, and full duplex audio
- The project underwent a 2024 reboot and its creators were featured on the Linux Matters podcast
