The current version of UTM is 4.7.5 (as of 03/01/2026). patchletter checks the official source daily and emails you new releases.
UTM at a glance
UTM is a popular open-source virtual-machine host for macOS (and iOS), built on QEMU, letting users run Windows, Linux and other systems — including on Apple Silicon. UTM ships regular releases plus fixes; as software running guest operating systems, keeping it current matters.
For admins UTM bundles QEMU, so its security fixes often track QEMU's — keep it current for guest-isolation and stability fixes, and source it officially (the vendor build, or the Mac App Store edition). The version story also includes the guest OSes you run — keep them patched. Take VM snapshots before larger updates. Because it runs untrusted guests with virtualization access, treat it like any hypervisor on a workstation: current software, trusted images. After updating, verify that VMs boot and networking works. It's aimed at desktop virtualization rather than servers — for production, use a server hypervisor. Patchletter surfaces new UTM releases so QEMU-derived fixes land.
Version history & changelog · as detected by patchletter
| Version | Channel | Date | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 4.7.5 | STABLE | 03/01/2026 | Release notes → |
| 4.7.4 | STABLE | 15/09/2025 | Release notes → |
| 4.6.5 | STABLE | 08/04/2025 | Release notes → |
| 4.6.4 | STABLE | 23/12/2024 | Release notes → |
| 4.6.3 | STABLE | 03/12/2024 | Release notes → |
| 4.6.2 | STABLE | 27/11/2024 | Release notes → |
| 4.5.4 | STABLE | 24/08/2024 | Release notes → |
| 4.5.3 | STABLE | 24/05/2024 | Release notes → |
| 4.5.2 | STABLE | 30/04/2024 | Release notes → |
| 4.4.5 | STABLE | 11/12/2023 | Release notes → |
| 4.4.4 | STABLE | 21/10/2023 | Release notes → |
| 4.4.3 | STABLE | 11/10/2023 | Release notes → |
| 4.3.5 | STABLE | 05/08/2023 | Release notes → |
| 4.3.4 | STABLE | 02/08/2023 | Release notes → |
| 4.2.5 | STABLE | 25/04/2023 | Release notes → |
| 4.2.4 | STABLE | 24/04/2023 | Release notes → |
| 4.1.6 | STABLE | 27/02/2023 | Release notes → |
| 4.1.5 | STABLE | 04/01/2023 | Release notes → |
| 4.0.9 | STABLE | 21/10/2022 | Release notes → |
| 4.0.8 | STABLE | 19/10/2022 | Release notes → |
| 3.2.4 | STABLE | 21/05/2022 | Release notes → |
| 3.2.3 | STABLE | 13/05/2022 | Release notes → |
| 3.1.5 | STABLE | 11/03/2022 | Release notes → |
| 3.1.4 | STABLE | 09/03/2022 | Release notes → |
| 3.0.4-2 | STABLE | 22/01/2022 | Release notes → |
| 2.4.1 | STABLE | 06/11/2021 | Release notes → |
| 2.4.0 | STABLE | 30/10/2021 | Release notes → |
| 2.3.1 | STABLE | 25/10/2021 | Release notes → |
| 2.2.4 | STABLE | 10/09/2021 | Release notes → |
| 2.1.2 | STABLE | 11/07/2021 | Release notes → |
| 2.1.1 | STABLE | 24/05/2021 | Release notes → |
| 2.0.28 | STABLE | 11/05/2021 | Release notes → |
| 2.0.27 | STABLE | 26/04/2021 | Release notes → |
| 2.0.26 | STABLE | 26/04/2021 | Release notes → |
| 2.0.25 | STABLE | 23/03/2021 | Release notes → |
| 2.0.24 | STABLE | 16/03/2021 | Release notes → |
| 2.0.23 | STABLE | 14/03/2021 | Release notes → |
| 2.0.22 | STABLE | 23/02/2021 | Release notes → |
| 2.0.21 | STABLE | 19/02/2021 | Release notes → |
| 2.0.20 | STABLE | 01/02/2021 | Release notes → |
| 2.0.19 | STABLE | 25/01/2021 | Release notes → |
| 2.0.18 | STABLE | 17/01/2021 | Release notes → |
| 2.0.17 | STABLE | 10/01/2021 | Release notes → |
| 2.0.16 | STABLE | 29/12/2020 | Release notes → |
| 2.0.15 | STABLE | 20/12/2020 | Release notes → |
| 2.0.14 | STABLE | 09/12/2020 | Release notes → |
| 2.0.13 | STABLE | 03/12/2020 | Release notes → |
Frequently asked questions
- What is the latest version of UTM?
- UTM 4.7.5, released 03/01/2026. patchletter checks the vendor's official source daily for new releases.
- Where can I find the UTM release notes?
- The version history above links to the vendor's official release notes where the vendor publishes them. patchletter deliberately stores no vendor full texts.
- How do I get notified about new UTM updates?
- Tick UTM off in the catalogue and leave your address. From then on new versions go out by email — one at a time, or bundled in the daily or weekly digest.
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