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CrystalFetch

Downloads official Windows images from Microsoft’s UUP servers and assembles an ISO, including ARM64.

Homebrew cask Mac App Store Direct download

What it does

Microsoft does not publish Windows-on-ARM ISOs the way it does x86 ones. CrystalFetch talks to the UUP (Unified Update Platform) servers, fetches the official packages for a chosen build, edition and language, and assembles them into a bootable ISO locally.

That is what makes a Windows 11 ARM64 guest in UTM straightforward — the two apps come from the same developer and are designed to be used together.

Notes

  • Everything downloaded comes from Microsoft’s own servers; CrystalFetch only assembles it.
  • Assembly needs several tens of gigabytes of free space during the process.
  • A Windows licence is still required to activate the result.

Alternative to

AlternativeTypeTrade-off
UUP dumpFreeThe website CrystalFetch drives; the same files, assembled by hand
Microsoft’s Media Creation ToolFreeOfficial, but Windows-only and x86-only
MistOpen sourceThe equivalent tool for macOS installers rather than Windows

Install

brew install --cask crystalfetch

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