What's New in VirtualBuddy 2.1 Beta 3
- Redesigned settings screen.
- ASIF disk image format is now the default on macOS 26 hosts. If you prefer, you can switch back to raw disk images in settings.
- New option in macOS virtual machine settings to enable or disable mounting of the VirtualBuddy guest app disk image.
- VirtualBuddy now ensures that the guest app disk image is up to date before starting a virtual machine.
- Virtual machines with problematic thumbnails will now be automatically migrated.
- Addressed a layout issue in the virtual machine window.
Full Changelog: 2.1-b2...2.1-b3
From Previous Builds
- Virtual machine thumbnails now use a blurred version of the desktop picture from the guest
- You’ll need the VirtualBuddyGuest app installed on the guest
- When you create a new virtual machine from the in-app catalog, it starts with the default desktop picture for that release
- Virtual machines created in the past that had screenshot-based thumbnails will now use a VirtualBuddy fallback thumbnail by default
- This build makes some changes to how VirtualBuddy manages the library window. If you notice anything strange in that area, please let me know
- VirtualBuddy can now import macOS virtual machines from UTM; just drag a UTM virtual machine file into the VirtualBuddy icon in the Dock or right click a UTM virtual machine file and choose “Open With > VirtualBuddy”
- Right-clicking a macOS version that’s already been downloaded now shows an option to delete the downloaded IPSW