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.
Just a side note but screen recording is built into macOS. You don't need software for it.
Yeah I tried using Quicktime to record screen but it didn’t seem to work. So I used windows sniping tool which didn’t work properly either but better than nothing.
Fair.
One thing I've noticed is that my Windows VM was running the same resolution as my Mac, 3008x1692. My Windows PC was running 3840x2160 with 150% scaling which meant it was actually running at 2560x1440.
So I've changed the scaling on my Windows PC to 128% which now means its running at 2998x1686 and is the closest I can get to 3008x1692 which looks really good. Windows recommends 3840x2160 at 150% scaling but I find that's a bit too big.
So I've changed the scaling on my Windows PC to 128% which now means its running at 2998x1686 and is the closest I can get to 3008x1692 which looks really good. Windows recommends 3840x2160 at 150% scaling but I find that's a bit too big.