# Cilicon macOS CI runners on Apple Silicon. Source: [Console review]() Website: [https://github.com/traderepublic/Cilicon]() Profile updated: 2026-10-16 Category: [CI/CD]() ## Supported tech stack Research checked: 2026-10-11 ### Runs on - macOS (Operating system) ### Integrates with - Buildkite (Integration) - GitHub Actions (Integration) - GitLab CI (Integration) ### Written in - Swift (Language) Source: [Research source]() Documented compatibility; coverage may be incomplete. Written in describes implementation, not user-project language support. macOS application provisions CI virtual machines; supports GitHub Actions, Buildkite and GitLab Runner. Swift configuration source is documented. ## Console’s review — 2023-11-30 Reviewed: 2023-11-30 Author: [David Mytton]() Citation: [This review]() ### 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. This review reflects Console’s assessment at publication on 2023-11-30. Features and limitations may have changed since the review date. ## 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 [Selection criteria]() · [About Console]() · [Browse tools]()