smolvm
smolvm is smol machines v1.14.0 introduces branchable computing. It is ranked #510 on the Dev Radar, in Languages & runtimes, first seen 20 days ago and shared in 8 posts (35k views).
What smolvm says about itself
Branchable computing by using a portable, lightweight, self-contained virtual machine - smol-machines/smolvm
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What people said about smolvm on X
smol machines v1.14.0 introduces branchable computing: https://github.com/smol-machines/smolvm/releases/tag/v1.14.0 You can now: 1. Checkpoint a vm. 2. Branch/fork a running vm without stopping. 3. Branch the branch. 4. Rollback/Resume on different machine with .smolcheckpoint Works locally to macOS & linux by…
— @binsquares, 13 days ago · 129 likes · see the post
Don't like docker's high memory use? smolvm reclaims any unused memory to the host, you can use it to run rootless containers inside as well https://github.com/smol-machines/smolvm
— @binsquares, 13 days ago · 87 likes · see the post
there was a 60x improvement for smol machines: https://github.com/smol-machines/smolvm Embarrassingly, there's still more I'm tracking. 🙇
— @binsquares, 20 days ago · 69 likes · see the post
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smolvm in numbers
- Rank on the Dev Radar: #510 of 1347
- Shared in 8 posts by 1 account: @binsquares
- 35k views on those posts
- First seen 20 days ago, last shared 1 days ago
- Pricing seen by Jev: open source
- Market: Languages & runtimes
FAQ
What is smolvm?
smol machines v1.14.0 introduces branchable computing It was first shared on X 20 days ago and is ranked #510 on the Dev Radar.
Is smolvm free?
It is open source.
Who shared smolvm?
1 account on X, including @binsquares, in 8 posts totalling 35k views.
Every post is read and classified by Jev (TypeSafe): what it is, which market it belongs to, and whether the link is a real tool. 12.2k posts from 4.7k X accounts over the last 21 days, 1.3k tools, 12 markets. Collected every 5 minutes, fully re-ranked every hour — last update 2026-09-19 16:57 UTC. Full method.