Forget Sidecar, someone just got the real macOS working on an iPad — and it proves it’d be a terrible idea
- Virtual Mac on iPad gets macOS running on compatible iPads
- It requires a jailbroken tablet and specific versions of iPadOS
- Its many limitations mean I don’t think it’s worth the hassle
For years, people have been wondering if Apple is ever going to “merge” iPadOS and macOS into some unholy mutant operating system. While Apple has repeatedly and resoundingly denied that’s ever going to happen, one intrepid developer has taken it upon themselves to do the hard work instead. And while the result lets you run full-fat macOS on your iPad Pro or iPad Air, I wouldn’t recommend it to anyone but the hardiest of souls.
Dubbed Virtual Mac on iPad, this GitHub project ports macOS onto Apple’s best iPads. That means it’s nothing like Apple’s Sidecar feature, which lets you use an iPad as a second display for a Mac. In the case of...
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