When download finishes, find the app, right-click and select 'Show Package Contents'.Download the macOS Installer file from the App Store (OS X El Capitan and Sierra is downloadable from Apple's website).The manual installation requires access to the Mac App Store through an existing installation of macOS.Ĭreate ISO Installation Media (not working to create iso for macOS version 12+) Push-button installer of macOS on VirtualBox Manual installation runs on Linux, Windows (WSL 1, Cygwin), and macOS creates a VM that is compatible with OpenCore and can be exported (with manual modifications) to KVM/QEMU for near-native performance

installs macOS without modifying the original Apple binaries and without third-party bootloaders downloads macOS Catalina, Mojave and High Sierra directly from Apple's servers requires only VirtualBox with its Extension Pack and dependencies that can be easily installed in a single command with most open-source package managers This is against the EULA of Apple, and therefore following this article IS considered a violation of Apple's terms of service. Neither the editors of this book nor Wikibooks has any liability over the installation of macOS or OS X guests on VirtualBox or any other software license violations. License violations Īccording to the macOS and OS X software license agreement, macOS should only be installed on Apple Mac devices.

3.1 Create ISO Installation Media (not working to create iso for macOS version 12+).

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