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nfzerox/VirtualMacOniPad

People have dreamed of running macOS on iPad for more than a decade. Today, that dream comes true. With Virtual Mac, iPad finally breaks free from iPadOS, enabling pro apps like Xcode, Terminal, Final Cut Pro, Logic Pro, and Pixelmator Pro to run directly on device. Requires iPad Pro (M1, M2) or iPad Air (M1) running iPadOS 14 up to 16.3.1.

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Aug 20 – Oct 19, 2026

Stars +1,185 in 61 days

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Merged PRs 3 in 61 days

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Thu, Aug 20, 2026+5+00#22
Fri, Aug 21, 2026+29+00#1
Sat, Aug 22, 2026+66+10#1
Sun, Aug 23, 2026+121+41#1
Mon, Aug 24, 2026+128+82#1
Tue, Aug 25, 2026+142+70#1
Wed, Aug 26, 2026+67+20#1
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Sat, Aug 29, 2026+14+00#7
Sun, Aug 30, 2026+11+10#4
Mon, Aug 31, 2026+8+00#6
Tue, Sep 1, 2026+13+10#8
Wed, Sep 2, 2026+8+10#13
Thu, Sep 3, 2026+31+10#1
Fri, Sep 4, 2026+6+00#12
Sat, Sep 5, 2026+11+00#3
Sun, Sep 6, 2026+15+20#2
Mon, Sep 7, 2026+24+00#3
Tue, Sep 8, 2026+4+20#18
Wed, Sep 9, 2026+1+00Not trending
Thu, Sep 10, 2026+1+00Not trending
Fri, Sep 11, 2026+6+00#10
Sat, Sep 12, 2026+3+20#16
Sun, Sep 13, 2026+2+00Not trending
Mon, Sep 14, 2026+0+00Not trending
Tue, Sep 15, 2026+44+10#2
Wed, Sep 16, 2026+96+10#2
Thu, Sep 17, 2026+46+40#2
Fri, Sep 18, 2026+8+20#15
Sat, Sep 19, 2026+3+10Not trending
Sun, Sep 20, 2026+6+00#20
Mon, Sep 21, 2026+8+20#13
Tue, Sep 22, 2026+3+10Not trending
Wed, Sep 23, 2026+0+10Not trending
Thu, Sep 24, 2026+5+00#18
Fri, Sep 25, 2026+13+00#3
Sat, Sep 26, 2026+19+20#2
Sun, Sep 27, 2026+5+10#16
Mon, Sep 28, 2026+5+10#14
Tue, Sep 29, 2026+4+00#19
Wed, Sep 30, 2026+5+00#14
Thu, Oct 1, 2026+4+00#23
Fri, Oct 2, 2026+17+30#2
Sat, Oct 3, 2026+11+10#3
Sun, Oct 4, 2026+8+00#8
Mon, Oct 5, 2026+5+10#17
Tue, Oct 6, 2026+4+00#18
Wed, Oct 7, 2026+14+10#4
Thu, Oct 8, 2026+5+00#24
Fri, Oct 9, 2026+2+00Not trending
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Sun, Oct 11, 2026+2+00Not trending
Mon, Oct 12, 2026+9+00#8
Tue, Oct 13, 2026+5+00#19
Wed, Oct 14, 2026+2+00Not trending
Thu, Oct 15, 2026+5+00#11
Fri, Oct 16, 2026+1+00Not trending
Sat, Oct 17, 2026+3+00Not trending
Sun, Oct 18, 2026+19+10Not trending
Mon, Oct 19, 2026+17+00Not trending
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    Where people are talking about nfzerox/VirtualMacOniPad, and every badge it has earned
    1. Oct 81 post

      • ipad pro 12.9 m1/m2 1tb storage max iOS: 16.3.1

        Read full on Reddit

        r/JailbreakSwap

    2. 15 days earlier
    3. Sep 231 post

      • macPad: your touch mac in jailbroken iPad/iPhone

        Read full on Reddit

        r/jailbreak_

    4. Sep 221 post

      • macPad: your touch mac in jailbroken iPad/iPhone

        Read full on Reddit

        r/jailbreak

    5. 25 days earlier
    6. Aug 281 post

      • there's no official way to run macOS on an iPad. someone made an unofficial one. full macOS running locally on iPad. not a remote desktop, not a web app. hardware CPU virtualization with GPU…

        Read full on X, posted by @prasenx

        @prasenx · x.com

    7. Aug 241 post

      • Open Xcode on an iPad. Not a remote session. Not a browser tab streaming a Mac from a data center somewhere. Xcode, compiling, on the iPad in your hands. Then Terminal. Final Cut Pro. Logic Pro.…

        Read full on X, posted by @HeyGurisaroy

        @HeyGurisaroy · x.com

    8. 15 days earlier
    9. Aug 92 posts

      • Full latest macOS now runs natively on iPads 🔥 Virtual Mac lets jailbroken M1/M2 iPads run full macOS with real hardware virtualization and graphics acceleration Real Hypervisor Xcode and Terminal…

        Read full on X, posted by @0x0SojalSec

        @0x0SojalSec · x.com

      • VirtualMacOniPad 是一个在 iPad 上原生运行 macOS 虚拟机的开源项目，让搭载 M1/M2 芯片的 iPad Pro 或 iPad Air（系统需为 iPadOS 16 到 16.3.1）通过越狱后在设备上原生运行 macOS（从 Monterey 到 Golden Gate），并支持 Xcode、Terminal 等专业应用。

        Read full on X, posted by @weiwei2018831

        @weiwei2018831 · x.com

    10. Aug 71 post

      • 先别把它当成远程桌面：Virtual Mac 是在 M1/M2 iPad 本机虚拟化 macOS，让 Xcode、Terminal 直接运行。 工程亮点在底层适配：重建 dyld 缓存里的 Mach-O 修复链并保留指针认证，再把 macOS 虚拟化框架重标记、补齐缺失 API，另用用户态 USB 桥完成系统安装。硬件虚拟化和图形加速保证性能，但代价也明确：需越狱，且仅支持 iPadOS 16…

        Read full on X, posted by @vintcessun

        @vintcessun · x.com

    11. Aug 52 posts

      • Run full-blown macOS on iPadOS 16

        Read full on Hacker News

        Hacker News

      • Virtual Mac on iPad (M1/M2 jailbroken)

        Read full on Reddit

        r/apple

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