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.
nfzerox/VirtualMacOniPad has 1,935 GitHub stars. It gained +55 stars in the last 7 days and +161 over 24 recorded days in the last 30 days (snapshots through Oct 21, 2026).
Its biggest recent day was Oct 19, 2026, with +20 stars.
It currently ranks #46369 daily, #46353 weekly, #46872 monthly by momentum on Trending Repos; its best-ever rank is #98.
Trending Repos first recorded it on Aug 6, 2026.
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| +17 | 1,927 | +2 | |
| +20 | 1,910 | 0 | |
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| +1 | 1,887 | 0 | |
| +5 | 1,886 | 0 | |
| +2 | 1,881 | +1 | |
| +5 | 1,879 | 0 | |
| +9 | 1,874 | 0 | |
| +2 | 1,865 | 0 | |
| +3 | 1,863 | +1 | |
| +2 | 1,860 | 0 | |
| +5 | 1,858 | 0 | |
| +14 | 1,853 | 0 |