macOS support

[upintheairsheep]

The biggest issue with Parallels Desktop is that it is paid. There are no options on macOS to get a form of converging windowing system other than Parallels, which again, is quite costly. macOS has gained lots of traction since the release of the M1 processor, but has had a key issue, that Boot Camp will be removed, which can be considered a great loss according to some, however UTM exists to fill that gap, and some people would like to move from Parallels to FOSS virtualization software.

[oskardotglobal]

This might be possible, however, it'd be quite hacky. You can definitely install FreeRDP via brew (although it requires XQuartz), but quickemu isn't officially compatible with macOS so you'd probably have to use UTM. You'd also have to create the VM by hand

I will try this and report back if I can get it to work

[oskardotglobal]

The main problem here though is that ideally you'd run Windows ARM, which lacks compatibility

[oskardotglobal]

So I tried some things and got it working but didn't properly test it.
I've put the proof-of-concept + some instructions on the legacy-macos branch
Hope this helps

[upintheairsheep]

I know the VM solution via UTM, but the rest is Brew

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[freechelmi]

Some kind of Mac OS support would be great , with 20% market share ,this would bring some users and traction to the project

[upintheairsheep]

https://www.parallels.com/products/desktop/ - Look how much Parallels Desktop costs. Many people opt into UTM instead due to its huge price. Apple also has contributed to Wine to make it compatible with ARM macs due to the future Game Porting Toolkit. Apple recommends Parallels for Windows on ARM Macs, I hope they turn to UTM.

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[oskardotglobal]

@upintheairsheep Did you try the experimental version I made?

[upintheairsheep]

@upintheairsheep Did you try the experimental version I made?

where?

[upintheairsheep]

Also, is it as fast as Coherence mode in Parallels?

[upintheairsheep]

A goal we should with this project is to make it outshine Parallels's Coherence in every way.

[oskardotglobal]

@upintheairsheep Did you try the experimental version I made?

where?

See the legacy-macos branch

Also, is it as fast as Coherence mode in Parallels?

Probably not.

A goal we should with this project is to make it outshine Parallels's Coherence in every way.

No. This is a project focused primarily on Linux and maintained by a small team of developers in their free time. If you want something like Parallels, get Parallels. This might be something we take a look at in the future, but it isn't a priority for now.