# Quickgui (open-source developer tool)

> Quickgui is a free, open-source developer tool for Windows, macOS and Linux. An elegant virtual machine manager for the desktop. It has 1,328 GitHub stars and is released under the MIT license. Its source code is on GitHub at quickemu-project/quickgui.

An elegant virtual machine manager for the desktop Quickgui is a graphical user interface for the Quickemu virtual machine manager. Quickgui enables you to create and manage virtual machines from a simple and elegant interface. Nearly 1000 operating systems supported including Windows, macOS, BSDs, and 100s of Linux distros. All with automated downloads and configuration.

## Key facts

| Fact | Value |
|---|---|
| Repository | https://github.com/quickemu-project/quickgui |
| Platforms | Linux, macOS, Windows |
| Interface | desktop GUI |
| GitHub stars | 1,328 |
| License | MIT (open source) |
| Replaces | n/a |
| Language | Dart |
| Website | none listed |
| Official | no |
| Category | Code editors & developer tools |
| Latest release | 1.2.10 (Jul 4, 2024) |
| Last commit | May 8, 2026 |

## Install

Download a build for your system from the project's releases (https://github.com/quickemu-project/quickgui/releases) or website, or build it from source by following the README.

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