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# Introduction
**Quickemu** is a wrapper for the excellent
[QEMU](https://www.qemu.org/) that attempts to automatically *"do the
right thing"*, rather than expose exhaustive configuration options. You
decide what operating system you want to run, and Quickemu will figure
out the best way to do it for you.
**Quickemu** is a wrapper for the excellent [QEMU](https://www.qemu.org/) that
automatically *"does the right thing"* when creating virtual machines. No
requirement for exhaustive configuration options. You decide what operating
system you want to run and Quickemu takes care of the rest 🤖
The original objective of the project was to [enable quick testing of
Linux
- `quickget` **automatically downloads the upstream OS** and creates the configuration 📀
- `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)
where the virtual machine configurations can be stored anywhere (such as
external USB storage or your home directory) and no elevated permissions
are required to run the virtual machines.
where the virtual machines and their configuration can be stored anywhere (such
as external USB storage or your home directory) and no elevated permissions are
required to run the virtual machines.
**Today, Quickemu includes comprehensive support for
[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
- **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
flavours](https://ubuntu.com/download/flavours)**
- **Nearly 1000 operating system editions are supported!**
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- Full duplex audio
- Braille support
- EFI (with or without SecureBoot) and Legacy BIOS boot
- Graphical user interfaces available
# Quick start