multipass ☆
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Description:
Orchestrates virtual Ubuntu instances
Type: Cask  |  Latest Version: 1.16.3@0  |  Tracked Since: Dec 28, 2025
Links: Homepage  |  @ubuntu  |  formulae.brew.sh
Category: Developer tools
Tags: virtualization ubuntu vm development containers
Install: brew install --cask multipass
About:
Multipass is a lightweight VM manager that launches and manages virtual Ubuntu instances from the command line. It provisions clean, fresh Ubuntu environments on-demand, ideal for development and testing. It uses cloud-init for automatic SSH key setup and container integration.
Key Features:
  • Fast, on-demand Ubuntu VM provisioning
  • Native host integration (files, network, and SSH)
  • Container-ready (Docker and LXD support)
  • Cross-platform (macOS, Linux, Windows)
Use Cases:
  • Isolated build environments for CI/CD
  • Testing software across different Ubuntu releases
  • Learning Kubernetes or Docker without host pollution
Alternatives:
  • Multipass – Canonical's official tool, optimized for quick Ubuntu instances
  • Multipass – Uses native hypervisors for better performance than generic tools
Version History
Detected Version Rev Change Commit
May 26, 2026 2:13pm 1.16.3 0 VERSION_BUMP ccbfe701
Apr 27, 2026 1:10pm 1.16.2 0 VERSION_BUMP 38a79a2d
Sep 15, 2025 12:27pm 1.16.1 0 VERSION_BUMP 55848324
Aug 27, 2025 1:27pm 1.16.1 0 VERSION_BUMP c905f07d
Jul 30, 2024 4:48pm 1.14.0 0 VERSION_BUMP af3e715c
Feb 12, 2024 11:05am 1.13.1 0 VERSION_BUMP b0c4746a
Jan 10, 2024 3:19pm 1.13.0 0 VERSION_BUMP 4e136f73
Feb 9, 2023 9:03am 1.11.1 0 VERSION_BUMP 41451edc
Jan 19, 2023 5:07pm 1.11.0 0 VERSION_BUMP 13dc2b00
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