---
title: Lume
description: Reference for the current version of the Lume CLI.
github:
  - https://github.com/trycua/cua/tree/main/libs/lume
---

Lume is a lightweight Command Line Interface and local API server for creating, running and managing **macOS and Linux virtual machines** with near-native performance on Apple Silicon, using Apple's [Virtualization.Framework](https://developer.apple.com/documentation/virtualization).
