# Stela prototype translates Apple Silicon software for x86 PCs

_Published Wednesday, November 11, 2026 at 7:09 PM EST · Products · Latest · Tier 2 — Notable_

![A general purpose Apple Silicon layer for x86-64 PCs - tylertms/Stela — Primary](https://opengraph.githubassets.com/f24c740ef8cd4ff4c65e64ad39e6357ad8aa5276ea09dbd40b374e6c4a34e871/tylertms/Stela)

Stela's v0.1.0 prototype can start macOS and most apps on x86-64 PCs, its project documentation says, using a boot program that translates Apple Silicon code and models Apple hardware. The project currently models an M2 Mac mini and runs macOS 27.

Its compiler translates arm64e code to x86-64, while a Metal graphics driver supports Nvidia GTX 16 and RTX 20 series GPUs and newer. The documentation warns that performance is slow, testing is incomplete and the current chance of successfully booting is low.

## Sources

- [GitHub](https://github.com/tylertms/Stela)

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Published: 2026-11-12T00:09:32.965Z
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Retrieved: 2026-11-12T02:07:41.451Z
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