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
| Alternative | Type | Trade-off |
|---|---|---|
| UUP dump | Free | The website CrystalFetch drives; the same files, assembled by hand |
| Microsoft’s Media Creation Tool | Free | Official, but Windows-only and x86-only |
| Mist | Open source | The equivalent tool for macOS installers rather than Windows |
Install
brew install --cask crystalfetch