This the least dumb question in this sub
Can Mac apps be emulated and run on Windows?
Submitted 16 hours ago by sopularity_fax@sopuli.xyz to [deleted]
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kSPvhmTOlwvMd7Y7E@lemmy.world 2 hours ago
hexagonwin@lemmy.sdf.org 16 hours ago
No, but you can run x86 MacOS on a VM. There’s no graphics acceleration unless you passthrough a supported GPU tho.
SnotFlickerman@lemmy.blahaj.zone 16 hours ago
I have tried and failed this too many times to count because I have an AMD processor.
gravitas_deficiency@sh.itjust.works 15 hours ago
Yeah, not shocked. Apple never used AMD CPUs. GPUs, yes, but I don’t think you’ll have much luck outside of specific Intel SKUs (or at least, SKUs that are architecturally very similar to ones they used in actual machines sold by Apple.
hexagonwin@lemmy.sdf.org 16 hours ago
Sad :/ I never had an AMD machine so haven’t tried, but I heard it’s pretty well working nowadays… At least I see a lot of successes on r/hackintosh
turbowafflz@lemmy.world 16 hours ago
There is a translation layer for running MacOS software on Linux called Darling. In theory you could run that in WSL. The only downside is it is in very early development and not really at all usable
Lost_My_Mind@lemmy.world 15 hours ago
Can Mac apps be emulated and run on Windows?
There is a translation layer for running MacOS software on Linux
McDonalds discontinued the Super Size option in 2004 after a falsified documentary painted them in a bad light in the public eye.
…what? Oh, are we not replying with unrelated statements? I thought that’s what we were doing since he was asking about Windows, and you replied about Linux.
kbobabob@lemmy.dbzer0.com 3 hours ago
I’m thinking Lost_My_Mind is a statement and not just a username
FreedomAdvocate@lemmy.net.au 8 hours ago
Did you miss the next line?
In theory you could run that in WSL.
Do you know what WSL is?
Willem@kutsuya.dev 15 hours ago
… And he said it might work on wsl, which is Linux on windows translation layer, including graphics support.
A lot of Linux tooling has opened up to windows users because of it, which would include darling, to run mac apps, via wsl, on windows.
just2look@lemmy.zip 15 hours ago
WSL is the windows subsystem for Linux. It lets you run Ubuntu terminal in Windows. So it would ultimately be running on windows. Though that feels like it would be more comex than running a macOS VM.
crandlecan@mander.xyz 16 hours ago
No
Toes@ani.social 16 hours ago
Does running OSX in a virtual machine count?
github.com/afonsoft/VMwareWithMacOS *I have vetted these instructions, just an example.
Ugurcan@lemmy.world 8 hours ago
Are we talking about Logic or Final Cut here? That’s a strict, plain “no”.
But I would expect somebody would come up with Parallels-like solution now since Windows on ARM is a thing.
cerebralhawks@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 hour ago
No, but there’s next to nothing on Mac that isn’t on Windows, or has some equivalent on Windows.
I run Macs. I don’t like Windows. I’ve used Windows for years, and still use it at work. For 99% of my usage, there’s nothing that stops me from using the other platform. It’s just a preference. In fact, there are free apps on Windows that cost money on macOS. And I’ve paid for some of them.