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Darling
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- App installation
- The documentation describes installing apps from DMG images, archives, and PKG files, while noting limitations mainly due to the lack of a GUI.docs.darlinghq.org · read 7 Oct 2026
- Command-line compatibility
- The project lists Homebrew, Xcode command-line tools, and Python 3.11 among software tested to work.docs.darlinghq.org · read 7 Oct 2026
- Community
- The project links to a community Discord and a bug tracker.github.com · read 7 Oct 2026
- Community packages
- Community packages are maintained independently and are not maintained or vetted by the Darling core team.docs.darlinghq.org · read 7 Oct 2026
- Contributing
- The project invites contributors to read its documentation and blog and join it on GitHub.darlinghq.org · read 7 Oct 2026
- Environment
- Darling implements a Darwin environment that includes Mach, dyld, and launchd.darlinghq.org · read 7 Oct 2026
- Frameworks
- Darling reimplements frameworks including Foundation, AppKit, CoreAudio, and CoreFoundation.github.com · read 7 Oct 2026
- Graphical apps
- The website describes support for simple graphical applications as basic and experimental.darlinghq.org · read 7 Oct 2026
- GUI support
- Darling has experimental support for graphical Cocoa applications, but the documentation says most GUI applications do not work.docs.darlinghq.org · read 7 Oct 2026
- Installation formats
- Darling documentation describes installing software from DMG images, archives, and PKG files; package installation has limitations, including no support for MPKG files.docs.darlinghq.org · read 7 Oct 2026
- License
- Darling is free and open-source software distributed under the GNU GPL version 3.darlinghq.org · read 7 Oct 2026
- Linux requirements
- The build instructions require a 64-bit x86 Linux distribution, Linux 5.0 or higher, and at least 4 GB of RAM.docs.darlinghq.org · read 7 Oct 2026
- Main interface
- The Darling shell is currently the primary way to use and interact with Darling.docs.darlinghq.org · read 7 Oct 2026
- No hardware emulator
- Darling says it runs macOS software directly without using a hardware emulator.darlinghq.org · read 7 Oct 2026
- Open source
- Darling is free and open-source software distributed under the GNU GPL version 3.darlinghq.org · read 7 Oct 2026
- Package limitation
- Darling does not support installing MPKG files yet.github.com · read 7 Oct 2026
- Prefix storage
- Darling uses overlayfs for prefixes and says NFS and eCryptfs are unsupported for that storage.github.com · read 7 Oct 2026
- Purpose
- Darling is a translation layer for running macOS software on Linux.darlinghq.org · read 7 Oct 2026
