v4.5.4

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Highlights

• (macOS) UTM Remote server for macOS On macOS 13+, you can enable UTM Server from the new option on the home screen or from Window -> UTM Server. Once enabled, you can stream QEMU backend VMs to supported clients. The preferences page includes additional options including auto-starting the server and allowing external connections so it can be used outside of the local network. New documentation pages will be added in the future.
• (macOS) UTM Remote client for iOS and visionOS When UTM Server is enabled on macOS, you can connect to it with the new UTM Remote client which uses the same frontend as UTM for iOS/visionOS but without any of the QEMU backend. You can get it for free on the App Store.
• (iOS) UTM SE's wizard now allow you to create a VM easily with a floppy boot image.
• (iOS SE) We now accept donations through In-App Purchase. If you would like to support us, please use the heart button on top of the list of VMs.

Notes

• (macOS) The automation URI scheme has been removed due to potential security issues if the user clicks a malicious link that sends an input to the VM. Most of the URI scheme functionality has moved to the scripting interface.

Changes (v4.5.4)

• Fixed an issue causing "The file ... couldn't be opened" immediately after creating a new VM (UTM does not make newly created VMs appear immediately, displays "The file couldn't be opened" upon changing settings #6398)
• The timestamp of the .utm package will always update to the last time it runs, this should make managing backups easier (UTM VM's not backed up by Time Machine #6474)
• Fixed the error "Failed to lock byte 100: Operation not supported" when trying to attach an ISO which the OS has mounted or from a network drive that does not support locking (QEMU Error when ISO is on network drive #6564)
• Fixed an issue where release notes loading can be delayed by a lack of internet connection (it should just fail silently)
• Localization: Added Arabic (thanks @muhammadbahaa2001)
• Localization: Updated Chinese (Simplified + Hong Kong) (thanks @changanmoon)
• Localization: Updated Japanese (thanks @MMP0)
• (iOS Remote) Remote: fixed empty list when a single VM is unavailable (UTM Remote does not display any VMs if one is not available #6380)
• (iOS) Updated DEB to support rootless
• (iOS) Terminal lines no longer get hidden by the top curved edge or by the keyboard (Serial output overlaps floating keyboard buttons/rounded corners #6482)
• (iOS) Fixed an issue where importing a drive shows up as a removable drive (Import non-removable disk images on iOS is broken #6485)
• (iOS) Fixed an issue where creating a new drive sometimes automatically closes the popup
• (iOS) External displays can now view serial output terminals (Cannot assign serial to external display #6594)
• (iOS) Added new tips overlay for new users
• (macOS) Remote Server: Immediately start server when "autostart" option is checked (Autostart? #6429)
• (macOS) Remote Server: fixed crash when specifying an invalid port number (Crash when port > 65535 #6584)

Changes (v4.5.3)

• Localization: Updated Japanese (thanks @MMP0)
• Localization: Updated Chinese (Simplified + Hong Kong) (thanks @changanmoon)
• Localization: Updated Italian (thanks @garamb1)
• (macOS) Tweaked new icon picker: clicking the icon opens the picker (UI regression: Clicking the VM icon itself doesn't open the "icon picker" anymore #6316) and fixed some layout issues (Multi-line OS names cause visual glitches in "icon picker" #6317)
• (macOS) Fixed an issue where mouse/keyboard was not getting released when an error message popped up and "Capture .. automatically ..." is enabled (Dialog buttons cannot be pressed when "Capture input automatically when window is focused" is enabled #6352)
• (macOS 14+) AVF: New option to mount drive on virtual NVMe interface when running a Linux guest with Apple Virtualization. This should address file system corruption issues. (thanks @gnattu)
• (macOS 12+) AVF: Use full synchronization mode for all non-external drives. This should address file system corruption issues. (thanks @gnattu)

Changes (v4.5.2)

• Improved icon selector UI (thanks @js-john)
• Changed the position of destructive buttons in various confirmation alerts to better comply with Apple Human Interface Guidelines
• Wizard: New options for "Other" operating system to allow for Floppy boot as well as legacy hardware (useful for setting up a DOS machine)
• Wizard: Fixed an issue where the Windows Guest Tools will be downloaded even when a non-Windows VM is created
• Localization: Updated Chinese (Simplified + Hong Kong) (thanks @changanmoon)
• Localization: Updated Polish (thanks @mavethee)
• Localization: Updated Japanese (thanks @MMP0)
• (iOS) Fixed an issue where a machine with an empty removable drive cannot be booted
• (iOS) New view for donation options
• (visionOS) Fixed a crash when any VM is selected
• (macOS) New setting: "Capture input automatically when window is focused" when enabled will automatically capture mouse/keyboard when a QEMU VM is started and when the VM window is clicked on (thanks @js-john)
• (macOS) When "Capture input automatically when entering full screen" is enabled and the cursor moves to a different workspace (for example through a gesture), the cursor will be captured again upon re-entering the QEMU VM (UTM doesn't re-grab input when swiping back and forth in fullscreen. #6242) (thanks @haroldm)
• (macOS) Server: Fixed a crash due to bad format string
• (macOS) Home: Support drag & drop onto a removable drive or shared directory (Change CD Image by dropping file into Removable Drives button #3312) (thanks @hamtiko)
• (macOS) Fixed an issue where cloning/moving an AVFW VM is extremely slower than Finder (Excruciatingly slow speed when moving a macOS virtual machine to an external SSD #6262)
• (macOS) Added a progress indicator for long duration tasks such as cloning/moving a VM or reclaiming free space (Show progress bar on long running tasks #4006)

Changes (v4.5.1)

• Fixed an issue with file locking resulting in VMs refusing to boot (Failed to lock byte 100 when starting with external disk image on SMB share #5757, QEMU error: QEMU exited from an error: Is another process using the image  #5830)
• Fixed incorrect VM size calculation (UTM v4.5.0 Beta reports the same identical "Size" for every VM (in the VM details on the right) #6166)
• Show confirmation popup for VM downloads (Google Vulnerability Report: confirmation when downloading a .utm #6156)
• Removed automation URI scheme due to potential security issues (Google Vulnerability Report: insecure URI handling scheme #6155)
• Fixed display of newly selected custom icon (Custom icon preview is broken #6137)
• Wizard: allow completely deleting RAM and storage size (Allow memory and storage size value to be cleared entirely #5885)
• Scripting: Fixed file and process commands not working due to incorrect object life cycle (Error from event: The operation couldn’t be completed. (OSStatus error -2700.) #5963)
• Localization: Updated Japanese (thanks @MMP0)
• Localization: Updated Polish (thanks @mavethee)
• Localization: Updated Chinese (Simplified + Traditional) (thanks @changanmoon)
• (iOS) Fixed zooming with pinch (Impossible to resize screen with pinch on iPhone #6179)
• (macOS) Fixed USB icon always disabled (USB icon grayed out on VM window #6222)
• (macOS) Fixed a crash when removing a device while a text field is highlighted (UTM Edit UI crashes when the "Remove" button is pressed #5901)
• (macOS) Fixed error message when double-clicking on a headless VM which has already been started (Misleading message when double-clicking on VM with no display #5972)
• (macOS) AVF: New display option to disable dynamic resolution in macOS 14+ VMs (Settings > Display: Enabling 'VM display size is fixed' does not work #5873)
• (macOS) Remove "VM display size is fixed" global setting because it was confusing and does not do the right thing
• (macOS) Fixed incorrect display scaling when host screen resolution is smaller than VM display size (Shrinking the window to fit the screen results in cutoff content #6214)

Changes (v4.5.0)

• Updated ANGLE to latest Safari version
• Fixed a crash due to screenshot being saved while the image was being destroyed (TestFlight: Crash in ERROR_CGDataProvider_BufferIsNotReadable and ERROR_CGDataProvider_BufferIsNotBigEnough #4009)
• Fixed a memory leak caused by a retain cycle while observing changes in the VM state
• Localization: Added Italian (thanks @garamb1)
• Localization: Updated Japanese (thanks @MMP0)
• Localization: Updated Polish (thanks @mavethee)
• Localization: Updated Chinese (Simplified + Traditional) (thanks @changanmoon)
• (macOS) Add UTM Server feature
• (iOS) Fixed the icon name for UTM SE erroneously set to UTM in translation ([Localizable] The App name is translated to "UTM SE" by mistake #5968)
• (iOS) Disable logging of keyboard keys when Debug Logs are enabled. They aren't helpful for any issue debugging and poses a privacy issue.
• (iOS) Reworked automatic resolution changing when SPICE tools are installed
• (iOS) Fix crash due to race when re-sizing while a view is being destroyed
• (visionOS) Move toolbar to top of window and support hiding
• (visionOS) Make VM windows less rounded
• (visionOS) Integrate new keyboard view

Issues

Please check the full list on Github and help report any bug you find that is not listed.

Installation

• iOS
• macOS

File	Description	Installation	JIT	Hypervisor	USB
UTM.deb	Jailbroken iOS version	Open in Cydia, dpkg, or Sileo	Yes	Yes(1)	Yes
UTM.dmg	macOS version	Mounting and copying UTM.app to /Applications	Yes	Yes	Yes
UTM.ipa	Non-jailbroken iOS version (sideloading)	AltStore, etc (see guide)	Yes(2)	No	No
UTM-HV.ipa	Non-jailbroken iOS version (TrollStore)	TrollStore	Yes	Yes(1)	Yes
UTM-SE.ipa	Non-jailbroken iOS version (sideloading)	AltStore, enterprise signing, etc	No	No	No
UTM-Remote.ipa	Remote client	Any	No	No	No

1. Hypervisor on iOS requires an M1 iPad.
2. Enabling JIT may require a separate JIT enabler such as Jitterbug or Jitstreamer.

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This discussion was created from the release v4.5.4.