vm-curator is a fast and friendly Rust TUI for managing desktop QEMU/KVM virtual machines with 3D acceleration.
This is free and open source software.
Key Features
- VM Discovery & Organization:
- Automatically scans your VM library for directories containing launch.sh scripts.
- Hierarchical organization by OS family (Windows, Linux, macOS, BSD, etc.).
- Parses QEMU launch scripts to extract configuration (emulator, memory, CPU, VGA, audio, disks).
- Smart categorization based on configurable hierarchy patterns.
- VM Creation Wizard:
- 5-step guided wizard for creating new VMs.
- 50+ pre-configured OS profiles with optimal QEMU settings.
- Automatic UEFI firmware detection across Linux distributions (Arch, Debian, Fedora, NixOS, etc.).
- ISO file browser for selecting installation media.
- Configurable disk size, memory, CPU cores, and QEMU options.
- Support for custom OS entries with user metadata.
- Snapshot Management:
- Create, restore, and delete snapshots for qcow2 disk images.
- Visual snapshot list with timestamps and sizes.
- Background operations with progress feedback.
- Launch Script Editor:
- Edit launch.sh scripts directly in the TUI.
- Syntax-aware display with line numbers.
- Automatic QEMU configuration re-parsing after saves.
- USB Passthrough:
- USB device enumeration via libudev.
- Select devices for passthrough to VMs.
- Persistent passthrough configuration.
- Additional Features:
- Vim-style navigation (j/k, arrows, mouse).
- Search and filter VMs.
- Multiple boot modes (normal, install, custom ISO).
- OS metadata with historical blurbs and fun facts.
- ASCII art logos for classic operating systems.
- Configurable settings with persistence.
Website: github.com/mroboff/vm-curator
Support:
Developer: Mark Roboff
License: MIT License
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