Henge

<p></p><ul></ul><p></p><p>Download macOS, install it on the device, and use it.</p><p><br></p><ul><li><strong>Own emulator</strong> — iOS gives apps no hypervisor, so Henge runs the Mac's arm64 code through its own JIT, with its own MMU and devices. It doesn't use QEMU or Virtualization.framework.</li><li><strong>Installs on the device</strong> — Henge downloads Apple's restore image and restores it the way a…

<p></p><ul></ul><p></p><p>Download macOS, install it on the device, and use it.</p><p><br></p><ul><li><strong>Own emulator</strong> — iOS gives apps no hypervisor, so Henge runs the Mac's arm64 code through its own JIT, with its own MMU and devices. It doesn't use QEMU or Virtualization.framework.</li><li><strong>Installs on the device</strong> — Henge downloads Apple's restore image and restores it the way a Mac does. No Mac needed, and nothing is decrypted or patched.</li><li><strong>Graphics</strong> — macOS draws through a virtual GPU, and Henge replays its commands with Metal. Safari and Electron apps like Discord draw on it.</li><li><strong>Touch</strong> — The screen is a trackpad: hold to drag, two fingers to scroll. Esc, Tab, Control, Option and Command sit above the keyboard.</li><li><strong>Keyboard and mouse</strong> — On iPad, a Magic Keyboard or a Bluetooth keyboard and mouse drive the Mac directly.</li><li><strong>External display</strong> — During a Mac session, connect a display with a video-capable USB-C cable or a USB-C/HDMI dock. The mode activates automatically: the monitor shows the Mac, while the iPhone or iPad keeps its trackpad and keyboard controls. Disconnect to return the image to the device. The existing guest resolution is preserved. On iOS 17–26 the same happens through an older iOS route, not yet tried on hardware; outside a Mac session the display mirrors the device. USB-C video is user-confirmed on an iPhone 17 Pro running iOS 27 (development build 0.1/2).</li><li><strong>Sharing</strong> — Copy and paste between macOS and the device, and a shared folder that shows up in Files and on the Mac.</li><li><strong>Fits the screen</strong> — On iPad, a new Mac gets a screen the shape of the iPad's, so there are no black bars.</li></ul>Sharing with the Mac<p></p><p>Do this once for each Mac: open Terminal on the Mac, then in Henge open Details and tap <strong>Type the Set Up Command</strong>. Press Return on the Mac, and choose Allow when macOS asks about henge-agent and local networks. It needs the Mac's keyboard layout to be U.S.</p><p>Then a Henge folder in the Mac's home folder is the same folder as Files › Henge › Shared. What you copy on the Mac is copied on the device too, and the paste button pastes from the device into the Mac.</p>