macOS virtualization of Linux is very fast and flexible. Their sample code shows it's easy without any kind of service/application: https://developer.apple.

macOS virtualization of Linux is very fast and flexible. Their sample code shows it's easy without any kind of service/application: https://developer.apple.com/documentation/virtualization/running_gui_linux_in_a_virtual_machine_on_a_mac https://developer.apple.com/documentation/virtualization/run... However, it doesn't support snapshots for Linux, so you need to power down each session.