Can you run a Mac VM on a Mac though?
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Can you run a Mac VM on a Mac though?
Yes I believe you can.
Yes. You can also run a Mac VM 0n Windows but the Apple’s T&Cs prohibit MacOS being run on non Apple hardware.
Yeah, I've been trying it with Big Sur tonight but it's horrendously slow so I gave up on that idea. I just need the real thing.
Do you not own a Mac then?Yeah, I've been trying it with Big Sur tonight but it's horrendously slow so I gave up on that idea. I just need the real thing.
I have previously but for one reason or another (mainly because I miss gaming) got rid of them all. With the likes of GeForce Now and Xbox cloud gaming, I think I could cope better. And I really, really want to start tinkering about with Swift.
I tried downloading the latest Windows ARM version of Libreoffice but it wouldn't install. So I downloaded an older version from here...
https://downloadarchive.documentfoundation.org/libreoffice/old/?C=M;O=D
Then it installed and updated itself to the latest version anyway. Going to start using Libreoffice instead of Openoffice on main Windows 11 PC now as well. I ran a non ARM edition of Openoffice on Windows 11 ARM edition and it didn't run very well. Libreoffice is so much better.
https://downloadarchive.documentfoundation.org/libreoffice/old/?C=M;O=D
Then it installed and updated itself to the latest version anyway. Going to start using Libreoffice instead of Openoffice on main Windows 11 PC now as well. I ran a non ARM edition of Openoffice on Windows 11 ARM edition and it didn't run very well. Libreoffice is so much better.
I've noticed something with Libreoffice, by default in Tools > Options > View > the Graphics Output is set to Use Skia for all rendering. When set like this the tool bars aren't displayed properly i.e. like this...
However if I set the Graphics Output to Use hardware acceleration the tool bar icons are displayed properly like this...
However it's dead slow at rendering them but if I turn off Accelerate 3D Graphics in VMWare Fusion display options...
It shows the tool bars properly and also renders them much quicker.
However if I set the Graphics Output to Use hardware acceleration the tool bar icons are displayed properly like this...
However it's dead slow at rendering them but if I turn off Accelerate 3D Graphics in VMWare Fusion display options...
It shows the tool bars properly and also renders them much quicker.
I ran your post through my new best friend, ChatGPT, and it said.
Given your description, the fastest and most visually correct configuration in VMware Fusion + Windows 11 would be:
Given your description, the fastest and most visually correct configuration in VMware Fusion + Windows 11 would be:
- VMware Fusion Settings:
- Turn off “Accelerate 3D graphics” in the VM display settings.
- LibreOffice Settings:
- Set Graphics Output to “Use hardware acceleration”, or even leave Skia enabled — with 3D acceleration off, it should fall back gracefully to software rendering.
Let me remind you, and anyone else talking about running macOS as a VM of the final line in this thread. Thanks.Yeah, I've been trying it with Big Sur tonight but it's horrendously slow so I gave up on that idea. I just need the real thing.
Apologies.
