intel-haxm ☆
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Description:
Hardware-assisted virtualization engine (hypervisor)
Type: Cask  |  Latest Version: 7.8.0@0  |  Tracked Since: Sep 15, 2025
Links: Homepage  |  formulae.brew.sh
Category: Developer tools
Tags: virtualization hypervisor android intel emulator
Install: brew install --cask intel-haxm
About:
Intel HAXM is a hardware-assisted virtualization engine for Windows and macOS. It accelerates Android Emulator and other virtual machines by leveraging Intel VT-x hardware features. This results in significantly faster performance compared to software-only emulation.
Key Features:
  • Hardware-accelerated CPU virtualization
  • Optimized for Intel processors
  • Seamless integration with Android Studio
  • Low-overhead hypervisor
Use Cases:
  • Accelerating Android app development and testing
  • Running x86 virtual machines efficiently on Windows/macOS
Alternatives:
  • Windows Hypervisor Platform (WHPX) – Microsoft's native hypervisor API; often preferred on Windows 10/11 for Android Emulator.
  • Apple Hypervisor Framework – Native macOS hypervisor API; used by modern Android Emulator versions on Apple Silicon.
Version History
Detected Version Rev Change Commit
Sep 15, 2025 12:19pm 7.8.0 0 VERSION_BUMP c7709cdf
Aug 5, 2025 2:19pm 7.8.0 0 VERSION_BUMP 34c10997
Dec 24, 2023 9:24am 7.8.0 0 VERSION_BUMP 9c677338
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