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# Introduction # Introduction
**Quickemu** is a wrapper for the excellent **Quickemu** is a wrapper for the excellent [QEMU](https://www.qemu.org/) that
[QEMU](https://www.qemu.org/) that attempts to automatically *"do the automatically *"does the right thing"* when creating virtual machines. No
right thing"*, rather than expose exhaustive configuration options. You requirement for exhaustive configuration options. You decide what operating
decide what operating system you want to run, and Quickemu will figure system you want to run and Quickemu takes care of the rest 🤖
out the best way to do it for you.
The original objective of the project was to [enable quick testing of - `quickget` **automatically downloads the upstream OS** and creates the configuration 📀
Linux - `quickemu` enumerates your hardware and launches the virtual machine with the **optimum configuration best suited to your computer** ⚡️
The original objective of the project was to [enable quick testing of Linux
distributions](https://github.com/quickemu-project/quickemu/wiki/02-Create-Linux-virtual-machines) distributions](https://github.com/quickemu-project/quickemu/wiki/02-Create-Linux-virtual-machines)
where the virtual machine configurations can be stored anywhere (such as where the virtual machines and their configuration can be stored anywhere (such
external USB storage or your home directory) and no elevated permissions as external USB storage or your home directory) and no elevated permissions are
are required to run the virtual machines. required to run the virtual machines.
**Today, Quickemu includes comprehensive support for **Today, Quickemu includes comprehensive support for
[macOS](https://github.com/quickemu-project/quickemu/wiki/03-Create-macOS-virtual-machines), [macOS](https://github.com/quickemu-project/quickemu/wiki/03-Create-macOS-virtual-machines),
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- **macOS** Sonoma, Ventura, Monterey, Big Sur, Catalina & Mojave - **macOS** Sonoma, Ventura, Monterey, Big Sur, Catalina & Mojave
- **Windows** 10 and 11 including TPM 2.0 - **Windows** 10 and 11 including TPM 2.0
- **Windows Server** 2022 2019 2016 2012-r2
- [Ubuntu](https://ubuntu.com/desktop) and all the **[official Ubuntu - [Ubuntu](https://ubuntu.com/desktop) and all the **[official Ubuntu
flavours](https://ubuntu.com/download/flavours)** flavours](https://ubuntu.com/download/flavours)**
- **Nearly 1000 operating system editions are supported!** - **Nearly 1000 operating system editions are supported!**
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- Full duplex audio - Full duplex audio
- Braille support - Braille support
- EFI (with or without SecureBoot) and Legacy BIOS boot - EFI (with or without SecureBoot) and Legacy BIOS boot
- Graphical user interfaces available
# Quick start # Quick start