Apple's virtualization framework is a great, free way to test out new macOS betas

Enlarge / Virtualizing macOS releases like the Ventura beta is a good way to experiment without destroying your operating system's main install.

Andrew Cunningham

One of the coolest power-user Mac features of the Apple Silicon era is Apple's virtualization framework. Usually in the realm of paid software like Parallels Desktop or VMWare Fusion, virtualization allows you to run multiple operating systems on a Mac at the same time, which is useful for anyone who runs Linux on macOS and wants to test an app they have developed in different macOS versions, or take a look the latest beta version of macOS Ventura without risking your main installation.

Apple's documentation and example projects provide everything you need to get a simple VM up and running without any additional software. Still, some independent developers have created simple, free apps based on the virtualization framework, which provides a GUI for customizing...

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