I'm one of the developers behind CiderStack.
It's a local-first macOS VM tool for Apple devs who need clean installs, older Xcodes, or a safe place to test things without bricking their main machine.
Spin up → snapshot → break things → delete → repeat.
Why no subscription?
CiderStack runs on your hardware. It doesn't need my servers. It doesn't phone home. So why would you pay me every month?
I'm tired of SaaS fees for tools that could easily be a one-time purchase. Tired of losing access to software because a card expired. Tired of workflows held hostage behind subscriptions.
Buy it once. Own it forever. Free updates for the major version. That's the deal.
Who it's for:
Solo devs testing across macOS versions without buying multiple Macs
IT admins safely testing betas and MDM profiles before rollout
CI/CD teams spinning up ephemeral macOS runners
Homelabbers with a rack of Mac minis (we built this for people like us)
14-day free trial, no account required. Just shipped v1.0.3 (found a few bugs pretty early on)
Happy to answer questions.
Solo devs testing across macOS versions without buying multiple Macs IT admins safely testing betas and MDM profiles before rollout CI/CD teams spinning up ephemeral macOS runners Homelabbers with a rack of Mac minis (we built this for people like us)
14-day free trial, no account required. Just shipped v1.0.3 (found a few bugs pretty early on) Happy to answer questions.