Orka Desktop

Orka Desktop is your ultimate tool for seamless macOS virtualization. Designed for iOS/macOS developers, testers, and support engineers, IT Admins, and DevOps engineers, Orka Desktop makes it easy to create, manage, and share virtual machines both locally and via the cloud.

Key Features of Orka Desktop

• Create and manage VMs locally:
  • Create and configure macOS VMs on your local machine.
  • A user-friendly GUI for managing VMs.
• Use OCI Images:
  • Seamlessly update and save your VMs as OCI Images with new OS versions or custom software.
• Share Images with colleagues:
  • Push your updated OCI Images to a registry for easy sharing.
  • Colleagues can pull OCI Images from the registry to their local environments.

Getting Started with Orka Desktop

Download and Installation:

• Download the latest .dmg from https://github.com/macstadium/orka-desktop/releases move into your Applications folder.

Getting Started Guide:

• Comprehensive guide to help you begin using Orka Desktop is available at https://orkadocs.macstadium.com/docs/desktop-getting-started
• Within the guide, you will find steps for creating, updating, and sharing VMs.

Use Cases and Benefits

• For Developers, Testers, and Support Engineers:
  • Streamline your development workflow with local virtualization.
  • Enable transition from local development to cloud deployment.
  • Test and debug applications in isolated environments.
• For DevOps Engineers:
  • Test images for CI pipelines before rolling into production.
  • Enhance collaboration by sharing VMs easily.
• For IT Admins:
  • Test your MDM profiles on ephemeral VMs that can be easily recycled.
  • Evaluate new OS versions without needing more hardware.

Learn More and Join the Community

Issues and Discussions:

• Use the Disucssions section to ask questions, provide feedback, or share your use case.
• Use the Issues section to file a bug or feature request.