What’s coming in Bushel 2.0

I'm thrilled to share the progress made on Bushel 2! As we look ahead to an exciting launch in 1Q 2025, here’s a sneak peek at some major features you can look forward to:

📸 Screen Recording & Screenshots

Effortlessly capture your VM activities for documentation and bug reporting.

🖼️ Early Image Validation

Detect issues quickly with our new image testing, making debugging faster and more efficient.

💾 No Disk Allocation at Creation

Streamline VM setup and optimize your workflow with simplified resource management.

🔓 Open Source Contributions

Parts of Bushel’s codebase will be open-sourced, enabling the developer community to extend and enhance the app.

🔧 Command Line Interface

Power users can automate and manage VMs more flexibly..

🖥️ Enhanced Machine UI & System Tray Icon

A fresh, intuitive interface and easy access from your macOS menu bar.

Want to see it in action? Check out our YouTube video showcasing the new screenshot feature: Watch Now.

We're inviting developers to beta test these exciting new features. Sign up via TestFlight here: Join TestFlight.

I’m excited to have Sébastien Stormacq from Amazon on to talk about Swift and AWS Lambdas.

Check out his presentation from the Server Side Swift Conference. 👆

Have any questions for us? Let us know ASAP.

Thank you for your support, and I can’t wait to hear your feedback and see what you'll build with Bushel 2! 🎉

Until next time,

Leo