smolvm

Branchable computing using portable, lightweight, self-contained virtual machines

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smolvm is a CLI tool to manage and run custom Linux virtual machines with sub-second cold start, cross-platform support (macOS, Linux, Windows), elastic memory usage, and the ability to branch running VMs for fork-like duplication of system state. It enables packaging VMs into portable single files, launching sandboxed isolated environments, forwarding SSH agent access, and network policies for secure development and deployment workflows.

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4.48

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Anonymous reviewer

9/14/2026

This is an interesting middle ground between containers and heavier VM workflows. The isolation story is stronger than shared kernel tools, but the tradeoff is that platform specific limits matter more than the headline ergonomics.