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Virtual Box on apple silicon

Can virtual box run on the apple silicon M1 chip? If not, what software that act like virtual box, can run on the apple silicon M1 chip? Currently, I'm using macbook pro early 2015 and I'm planning to buy new one.

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Posted on Nov 10, 2020 11:31 AM

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Posted on Nov 10, 2020 11:34 AM

AungZan wrote:

Can virtual box run on the apple silicon M1 chip? If not, what software that act like virtual box, can run on the apple silicon M1 chip? Currently, I'm using macbook pro early 2015 and I'm planning to buy new one.



Open source is going to lag behind the curve a bit, however...


new Parallels Desktop


We switched Parallels Desktop to universal binary and optimized its virtualization code; and the version that we are eager to try on these new MacBook Air, Mac mini and MacBook Pro 13" new M1 SoC

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Nov 10, 2020 11:34 AM in response to AungZan

AungZan wrote:

Can virtual box run on the apple silicon M1 chip? If not, what software that act like virtual box, can run on the apple silicon M1 chip? Currently, I'm using macbook pro early 2015 and I'm planning to buy new one.



Open source is going to lag behind the curve a bit, however...


new Parallels Desktop


We switched Parallels Desktop to universal binary and optimized its virtualization code; and the version that we are eager to try on these new MacBook Air, Mac mini and MacBook Pro 13" new M1 SoC

Virtual Box on apple silicon

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