Forget Sidecar, someone just got the real macOS working on an iPad — and it proves it’d be a terrible idea
Computing Forget Sidecar, someone just got the real macOS working on an iPad — and it proves it’d be a terrible idea News By Alex Blake Published 6 August 2026 Just don’t tell Tim Cook When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. While Apple has repeatedly and resoundingly denied that’s ever going to happen, one intrepid developer has taken it upon themselves to do the hard work instead. And while the result lets you run full-fat macOS on your iPad Pro or iPad Air, I wouldn’t recommend it to anyone but the hardiest of souls.Dubbed Virtual Mac on iPad, this GitHub project ports macOS onto Apple’s best iPads.
- ▪Computing Forget Sidecar, someone just got the real macOS working on an iPad — and it proves it’d be a terrible idea News By Alex Blake Published 6 August 2026 Just don’t tell Tim Cook When you purchase through links on our site, we may ear
- ▪While Apple has repeatedly and resoundingly denied that’s ever going to happen, one intrepid developer has taken it upon themselves to do the hard work instead.
- ▪And while the result lets you run full-fat macOS on your iPad Pro or iPad Air, I wouldn’t recommend it to anyone but the hardiest of souls.Dubbed Virtual Mac on iPad, this GitHub project ports macOS onto Apple’s best iPads.
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Computing Forget Sidecar, someone just got the real macOS working on an iPad — and it proves it’d be a terrible idea News By Alex Blake Published 6 August 2026 Just don’t tell Tim Cook When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. (Image credit: nfzerox / Future) Copy link Facebook X Whatsapp Reddit Pinterest Flipboard Threads Email Share this article 0 Join the conversation Follow us Add us as a preferred source on Google Newsletter Subscribe to our newsletter Virtual Mac on iPad gets macOS running on compatible iPadsIt requires a jailbroken tablet and specific versions of iPadOSIts many limitations mean I don’t think it’s worth the hassleFor years, people have been wondering if Apple is ever going to “merge” iPadOS and macOS into…
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