[JayDustheadz]

I'll ask again, since I didn't receive an answer up till now: is it capable of running macOS Big Sur on an ( Apple Silicon{M1 or later} + macOS Monterey{or higher} ) host? If so, would I be able to install apps via App Store on this Big Sur?

[frabonacci]

Yes, Lume supports running macOS Big Sur as a guest on Apple Silicon (M1 or later) hosts running Monterey or newer, as long as you’re using an ARM64 build of Big Sur.

However, App Store sign-in is currently not supported inside macOS VMs due to how Apple handles hardware entitlements and secure boot in virtualized environments.

That said, with macOS Sequoia, Apple has relaxed some constraints — you can now sign into iCloud inside a VM, which enables direct downloads of stable or beta Xcode installers without needing the App Store. More details here:

https://eclecticlight.co/2024/07/12/sequoia-virtualisation-a...

https://developer.apple.com/documentation/virtualization/usi...

https://xcodereleases.com/

[JayDustheadz]

Thanks, but the issue is I don't need XCode. It's a weird use case, I know - I need to be able to access App Store to download old versions of Apple's Motion/Final Cut Pro, ones that are only available for Big Sur. If this is somehow possible, then I would really appreciate any tips, thanks!