Dusk VM
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Every feature, free from the first time you open it. No sign-up, no card. Buy a licence whenever you're ready.

Mac

Available
  • Latest version
  • Apple silicon, macOS 14 or later

Download for Mac

Windows

Available

For Windows 11 Pro, Enterprise and Education. How to install it.

Linux

In development

A native Linux app, built on KVM, is being built now. Your licence will cover it.

One licence covers every platform, so the seats you buy work on any mix of Macs and PCs.

Install

Installing on a Mac

  1. Open the disk image

    Open the Dusk VM .dmg file from your Downloads folder.

  2. Drag Dusk VM to Applications

    Drag the Dusk VM icon onto the Applications folder in the window that opens. When it has copied, you can eject the disk image.

  3. Open it

    Open Dusk VM from Applications, Launchpad or Spotlight. The first time, macOS reminds you that the app came from the internet and asks whether to open it: click Open.

Windows

Installing on Windows

One download, one installer. Dusk VM for Windows runs machines on Hyper-V, so it needs Windows 11 Pro, Enterprise or Education on a 64-bit Intel or AMD PC. Windows 11 Home doesn't include Hyper-V.

  1. Run Dusk VM Setup

    Open Dusk VM Setup from your Downloads folder and click Install. Windows asks once whether to let it make changes: choose Yes. Setup checks that the PC can run Dusk VM and tells you plainly if something needs changing first.

  2. Restart if it asks

    If Hyper-V wasn't already on, Setup turns it on and finishes with Restart now. Otherwise it finishes with Dusk VM ready to open. Everything else, including the .NET runtime and Hyper-V permissions for your account, is taken care of.

Dusk VM Setup and the app are signed by Dusk Engineering Services Ltd, so Windows shows our name when it asks whether to let Setup make changes.

First run

What happens next

A welcome, then your first machine

Dusk VM opens with a welcome screen and a Create Your First Virtual Machine button. After that, press + to create another.

Pick a system

Choose from the catalogue, or your own .iso or .ipsw. Set its CPUs, memory and disk size, and a shared folder. Dusk VM downloads the image and keeps it for next time.

Linux: one command for the tools

Once Linux is installed, run the command shown on the machine's screen to add clipboard sharing and the shared folder. How it works.

Windows: bring the ISO

Download Windows 11 from Microsoft's page (New VM links to the right one for your computer), choose it, and Express install does the rest. Details.

Your trial starts

The free trial counts from the first launch. When it ends, your machines stay put; you just need a licence to start them.

Enter your licence

After you buy, on a Mac choose Dusk VM > Licence… in the menu bar and paste your key. On Windows, click the trial badge at the bottom of the machine list.