Does VirtualBox run on Macbook M1 chip?

I'm trying to use VirtualBox but an error occurs, and I read that M1 doesn't support M1 yet?. Is there any other app (for free) I can use instead of VirtualBox?

MacBook Air 13″, macOS 11.4

Posted on Aug 25, 2021 8:54 AM

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Posted on Aug 25, 2021 9:04 AM

No, VirtualBox does not yet work on M1 Macs.


Also, unless you are planning to run ARM versions of Linux or Windows Previews, there is currently no support for virtualization on M1 Macs.


Parallels is not free, but is currently the only supported Virtualization package on M1 Macs and you can only run the ARM Previews of Windows 10 / 11 and some flavors of Linux on it.


Link-> Install Windows 10 on ARM Insider Preview on Parallels on M1 Macs - Parallels.com





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Aug 25, 2021 9:04 AM in response to FranciscaVB

No, VirtualBox does not yet work on M1 Macs.


Also, unless you are planning to run ARM versions of Linux or Windows Previews, there is currently no support for virtualization on M1 Macs.


Parallels is not free, but is currently the only supported Virtualization package on M1 Macs and you can only run the ARM Previews of Windows 10 / 11 and some flavors of Linux on it.


Link-> Install Windows 10 on ARM Insider Preview on Parallels on M1 Macs - Parallels.com





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