UTM on Windows: macOS-Style Virtualization, Reimagined for x86 UTM started as a macOS app built on QEMU, making it easy to run virtual machines on Apple Silicon. But what many don’t realize is — UTM also works on Windows. It brings the same user-friendly wrapper, smart defaults, and cross-platform VM handling to a platform where QEMU has long been powerful… but never exactly approachable.
UTM isn’t trying to replace Hyper-V or VMware. It’s more about giving people a clean, GUI-driven way to run
Multipass: A Quick Way to Get Ubuntu VMs Without the Usual Fuss Let’s be honest — sometimes all you need is a clean Linux machine. No Dockerfile, no dual boot, no massive VM setup. Just a fresh Ubuntu box you can poke around in, test something, break it, and move on. That’s pretty much what Multipass is made for.
It’s a tiny tool from Canonical that spins up real Ubuntu VMs on your machine with one command. And not just once — you can create five, ten, destroy them, rebuild them, mount folders,
Hyper-V Manager: Built-In Virtualization for Windows That Still Gets the Job Done It’s not flashy. It doesn’t have the most modern UI. But Hyper-V Manager has one big advantage over most virtualization tools — it’s already there.
If you’re running Windows 10/11 Pro, or any modern Windows Server, chances are Hyper-V is just waiting to be enabled. And once it is, you get access to a full Type 1 hypervisor — no downloads, no licenses, no extra software.
Whether it’s spinning up test environments,
Virtuozzo: Container Virtualization with a Proven Track Record Long before containers became trendy, Virtuozzo was already shipping them to production. Originally developed in the early 2000s, it pioneered operating system–level virtualization long before Docker or Kubernetes hit the scene. And while trends shifted, Virtuozzo quietly kept evolving — powering hosting providers, VPS platforms, and private clouds across the globe.
At its core, Virtuozzo combines high-density containers with tradit
