Burrow MacOS · Office #47,111

What it is

Calls itself “virtual machines”.

• Calls itself: virtual machines

“Free, open-source virtual machines for Apple silicon Macs.”

Where it puts itself

Positions itself as an alternative to Parallels Desktop. Rules out “x64 (Intel) Windows or Linux”.

• Alternative to: Parallels Desktop
• Says it will not: x64 (Intel) Windows or Linux

“Parallels Desktop was studied only at the architecture level (which components exist and which system frameworks they use); no code was copied or translated.”

“Parallels Desktop was studied only at the architecture level”

What it costs

A free tier, free forever.

• Free plan: free forever

“Free, open-source virtual machines for Apple silicon Macs.”

Who it sells to

Sells to developers.

• Sells to: developers

“Free, open-source virtual machines for Apple silicon Macs.”

How it runs

A command-line tool and desktop app for macOS. Runs locally and works offline. Open source.

• Kind: cli · desktop
• Runs on: macOS
• Runs where: on the device, offline
• Open source: yes

“Burrow is a native SwiftUI app built on Apple's Virtualization.framework, plus burrowctl , a command-line tool for running the same machines headless in scripts and on servers.”

“Free, open-source virtual machines for Apple silicon Macs.”

What it works with

Names GitHub, Parallels Desktop and 5 more on its pages.

• Names: GitHub · Parallels Desktop · QEMU · +4

“Burrow MacOS”

“GitHub - DaniilPak/burrow: Free, open-source virtual machines”

What it offers as proof

Live, no waitlist. Try it without signing up. Publishes docs.

• Trial asks for: nothing

“Sign up”

“Free, open-source virtual machines for Apple silicon Macs.”