Cilicon

macOS CI runners on Apple Silicon.

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Profile updated 2026-10-16

Console’s review

Nov 30, 2023 · Reviewed by David Mytton

What we like

Makes it easy to launch macOS CI VMs on Apple Silicon. Connects as a self-hosted runner for GitHub, BuildKite and GitLab. Can also run a script to start a runner for other systems. Significantly faster and cheaper than paying for the hosted runners! Open source.

Tradeoffs

Can’t run multiple VMs in parallel.

Is Cilicon a fit?

Based on Console’s review published on 2023-11-30. Summary updated 2026-10-16.

Who it’s for

Developers using GitHub, BuildKite, or GitLab should consider this tool for macOS CI tasks

Why consider it

This tool makes it easy to launch macOS CI VMs on Apple Silicon

Keep in mind

It has limitations with parallel VM execution