VM Management

Starting and Stopping

• ⌘R — Start VM
• ⌘. — Stop VM (ACPI shutdown)
• ⌘⇧P — Pause / Resume

Stopping sends an ACPI shutdown signal to the guest system. If the guest does not respond, a force stop can be triggered via the API.

Inline Display and Fullscreen

The VM output is shown directly in the main window (inline display). Press Ctrl+⌘F to switch to fullscreen mode. Escape returns to the window.

Auto-Start

Each VM can be configured to start automatically when the app launches. The setting is located in the VM details.

Clipboard

The clipboard is shared between host and VM by default. Linux requires spice-vdagent for this, macOS VMs support it natively.

Notes

Each VM has a text field for custom notes — for credentials, configuration hints or project references.

Diagnostics

The diagnostics tab provides the following information:

• Uptime: Duration since VM was started
• Status: Current state (Stopped, Starting, Running, Paused, Stopping, Error)
• Startup duration: Time from starting to running state
• Console buffer size: Current serial console output buffer size (max 65 KB)

Error History

The last 20 errors are stored with timestamp and previous VM status.

Console

• Auto-refresh: Regular updates at configurable intervals (1s / 2s / 5s)
• Command input: Send commands directly to the VM
• Clear buffer: Reset console output