Apple Approves PC/Linux/Mac-Emulating App 'UTM SE' for App Store, Reversing Earlier Rejection

At the end of June, Apple's App Store rejected the Windows/retro PC emulator 'UTM SE'. But in a reversal Apple approved the app Saturday, reports the Verge.

'We are happy to announce that UTM SE is available (for free) on iOS and visionOS App Store,' the developer posted on X, 'and coming soon to AltStore PAL.'

From the Verge:

After Apple rejected the app in June, the developer said it wasn't going to keep trying because the app was 'a subpar experience.' Today, UTM thanked the AltStore team for helping it and credited another developer 'whose QEMU TCTI implementation was pivotal for this JIT-less build.'

As with other emulators on the App Store, you can't do much with UTM SE out of the box. It doesn't come with any operating systems, though the app does link to UTM's site, which has guides for Windows XP through Windows 11 emulation, as well as downloads of pre-built virtual Linux machines. Mac OS 9.2.1 and DOS are listed in one screenshot from the UTM SE App Store page. Mac OS 9.2.1 and DOS are listed in one screenshot from the UTM SE App Store page.

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