# 2.5x Faster x86\_64 Linux Builds on macOS with Rosetta

DevFeed: [2.5x Faster x86\_64 Linux Builds on macOS with Rosetta](<https://devfeed.tech/articles/2-5x-faster-x86-64-linux-builds-on-macos-with-rosetta-32450.md>)

Original publisher: [Read original article](<https://nixcademy.com/posts/rosetta-linux-builder-macos/>)

Author: Jacek Galowicz

Published: 2026-08-10T00:00:00Z

Content type: article

Language: en

Sources: [Nixcademy Blog](<https://devfeed.tech/sources/nixcademy-blog.md>)

Topics: [macOS](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/macos.md>), [Nix](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/nix.md>), [virtualization](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/virtualization.md>), [qemu](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/qemu.md>), [x86](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/x86.md>), [Linux](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/linux.md>)

Tags: [apple-silicon](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/apple-silicon.md>), [install](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/install.md>), [macos](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/macos.md>), [qemu](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/qemu.md>), [rosetta](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/rosetta.md>), [run](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/run.md>), [virtualization](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/virtualization.md>), [x86-64](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/x86-64.md>)

## AI overview

The article explains a new nix-darwin Linux builder backend that uses Apple's Virtualization.framework and exposes Rosetta to guest VMs. On Apple Silicon Macs, it supports x86_64 Linux builds and is reported to be roughly 2.5 times faster than QEMU-based emulation.

## Source excerpt

Build x86_64 Linux packages 2.5x faster on your Apple Silicon Mac with the new Rosetta-based linux-builder, a drop-in replacement in nix-darwin.