GhostVM for Mac
Virtual machine manager for isolated workspaces, snapshots, and portable VM bundles.
By groundwater. Free and open source.
GhostVM at a glance
- Version
- 2.11.0
- Released
- 16 April 2026
- Download size
- 31 MB
- Works on
- Apple silicon and Intel
- Category
- Developer Tools
- Developer
- groundwater
- GitHub stars
- 661
Screenshots

How to install GhostVM on a Mac
- Get OpenDMG. It is a free app store for open source Mac apps. Download OpenDMG.
- Search for GhostVM and press Get. OpenDMG downloads version 2.11.0 from groundwater's own GitHub release.
- Open it. The download is checked against its SHA-256 fingerprint and its signature is checked on your Mac before it lands in Applications.
Updates to GhostVM show up in OpenDMG and install with one button. No account is needed.
Prefer to do it by hand? The developer's file is on GitHub: GhostVM-2.11.0.dmg (31 MB).
What is new in GhostVM 2.11.0
## What's Changed * Update appcast for v2.10.0 by @groundwater in https://github.com/groundwater/GhostVM/pull/198 * Fix --headless flag and add vmctl entitlements by @groundwater in https://github.com/groundwater/GhostVM/pull/205 * Release v2.11.0 by @groundwater in https://github.com/groundwater/GhostVM/pull/207 **Full Changelog**: https://github.com/groundwater/GhostVM/compare/v2.10.0...v2.11.0
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