Retro PC game emulator UTM SE is now available on the App Store for iPhone, iPad and Apple Vision Pro, marking the first time Apple has released a PC emulator for iOS on its market. The Verge. UTM SE will let you run classic PC games, but you’ll need to download either a pre-built virtual machine first – some of which UTM offers for free. website — or you can create your own from scratch.
We are happy to announce that UTM SE is available (for free) on the iOS and visionOS App Store (and soon on AltStore PAL)!
Kudos to the AltStore team for their help and to Apple for revising their policies.https://t.co/HAV5JnT5GO
— UTM (@UTMapp) July 13, 2024
Apple previously denied UTM SE, but the team behind the software shared X that thanks to the help of another developer, he was able to move forward with a “JIT-free build”, so he was able to adapt to Apple’s limitations. The developers also said that UTM SE will soon be available on the AltStore PAL alternative app market, opening it up to users in the EU. The UTM team “Thanks to the AltStore team for their help and to Apple for revising their policies.”
