
Also choose the name for installer disk and the final destination (if it lets you). In the window, choose the InstallESD.dmg and the disk type to be "DVD/CD-R master for export".Inside the sub-folder Contents/SharedSupport you will find a InstallESD.dmg file, Right click and copy it to the desktop or your file of choice.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 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 have any liability over the installation of macOS or OS X guests on VirtualBox or any other violations of the software license. License violations Īccording to the macOS and OS X software license agreement, macOS should only be installed on Apple Mac devices.
