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QEMU

Generic machine and userspace emulator and virtualizer

Development linuxmacoswindows C GPL-2.0

Description

QEMU is a generic machine and userspace emulator and virtualizer. It can emulate various hardware architectures and run virtual machines with near-native performance using KVM.

AI Summary

Generic machine emulator and virtualizer supporting multiple architectures with near-native KVM performance

Capabilities

  • + Emulate various hardware architectures
  • + Run VMs with near-native performance via KVM
  • + Userspace emulation
  • + Support many guest operating systems

Use When

  • When running virtual machines or emulating hardware
  • When you need cross-architecture emulation
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