Virtualization

Tools for running MikroTik RouterOS CHR in virtual environments — automated UTM installs and UEFI-compatible images.

mikropkl PKL Shell

Packages RouterOS CHR as macOS UTM virtual machines for automated install. No more fussing with disks or display. Releases include utm:// links and .zip files for recent versions of RouterOS CHR, ready-to-use with macOS UTM.

RouterOS CHR running in UTM on macOS — RouterOS CHR in UTM with serial console open

fat-chr Shell

Rebuilds RouterOS CHR .raw images into valid UEFI images for UTM, Apple, and other virtualization platforms. Uses FAT instead of ext2 for the EFI partition. UEFI-enabled CHR images are available in the project releases.