Tart is a virtualization toolset to build, run and
manage macOS and Linux virtual machines on
Apple Silicon.
Native performance
Tart is using Apple’s native
Virtualization.Framework that was developed along with
architecting the first M1 chip. This seamless integration
between hardware and software ensures smooth performance without
any drawbacks.
Remote storage for Virtual Machines
For storing virtual machine images Tart integrates with
OCI-compatible container registries. Work with virtual machines as
you used to with Docker containers.
Seamless integration with your existing automations
Tart powers several continuous integration systems including
on‑demand GitHub Actions Runners
and
Cirrus CI. Double the performance of your macOS actions with
a couple lines of code.
Run at scale with Orchard
Tart toolset includes Orchard Orchestration — tool to run and manage Tart virtual machines
at scale on a cluster of Apple Silicon hosts. An Orchard Cluster exposes a simple REST API to manage
thousands virtual machines. Orchard CLI allows accessing remote virtual machines like they run locally.
With more than 25,000 installations to date, Tart has been adopted for various scenarios.
Its applications range from powering CI/CD pipelines and reproducible local development environments,
to helping in the testing of device management systems without actual physical devices.
