How to use AIFCC - AI First Computer in a Computer

1First start

The very first launch builds your Linux computer. It happens once and the progress bar is real.

Click the one button. "Start My Linux Desktop" is the only thing you need. The app unpacks a complete Linux system onto your Mac (a few minutes, once).

Read the big tips while you wait. The boot screen rotates through everything worth knowing - files in, files out, clipboard, sound. You can bring the tips back any time.

Your desktop appears. A full XFCE Linux desktop in a Mac window. Terminal, Chromium, Claude Code, Python and Node are already installed. Just start working.

It is truly sandboxed. Your Linux computer is hardware-isolated by Apple's Virtualization framework. It can reach the internet, but it cannot see, read, or change anything on your Mac.

2Files in, files out

Both directions are drag and drop. No setup, no shared folders required (but you can add one in Settings).

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INTO Linux

Drag any file from the Finder onto the Linux window. It lands on the Linux Desktop, ready to use. Folders work too.

→ Linux Desktop

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OUT to your Mac

Start dragging any file inside Linux - a "Send to Mac" drop zone appears in the bottom-right corner. Drop the file on it. You can also right-click any file → Send to Mac.

→ Mac Downloads folder

The drop zone stays invisible until you actually drag - that is by design. Grab a file, start moving it, and watch the bottom-right corner of the Linux desktop.

3Everyday use

📋Copy & paste

Text, images and files copy both ways automatically. ⌘C on the Mac, paste in Linux - and back.

🔊Sound

Audio from Linux plays through your Mac's speakers. Videos, calls and notifications just work.

🤖AI agents built in

Claude Code, Codex, Gemini and Mimo are preinstalled. Open the terminal (or the Desktop launchers) and go.

⌘Back to your Mac

⌘Tab switches apps as always. Linux keeps running in its window until you stop it or quit.

🏠Your files persist

Everything in your Linux Home folder survives quitting, app updates - even a rebuild of the Linux system.

🗑Throwaway sessions

Need a run that leaves no trace? Start a Throwaway Session from the launch screen. Quit, and it never existed.

⚙️Settings

⌘, opens Settings: more processor cores, more memory, display text size, shared folder, send-to-Mac destination.

🔄Factory Reset

Desktop menu → Factory Reset gives you a brand-new Linux computer. It also replays all the first-run explanations.

🔒Updates

Updates arrive through the App Store like any other app. Your Home folder always stays.

4Which build am I running?

The truth is always on screen: the v0.1.0 · build 28 badge sits on the start page and in the bottom-right corner over the running desktop. The same numbers appear in About and Settings. If support asks "which build?", read it right off the window.

5Questions

I dragged a file out - where is it?

In your Mac's Downloads folder (unless you picked a different folder in Settings → Send to Mac). Make sure you dropped it on the "Send to Mac" zone that appears bottom-right while you drag.

How much disk space does it use?

The Linux computer keeps roughly 40-50 GB of disk images on your Mac. They stay even if you delete the app - use Desktop → Factory Reset to remove everything first.

Text is too small / too big.

Open Settings (⌘,) and pick a display size - larger text, balanced, or more space. It applies on the next launch.

Is my Mac safe?

Yes. The Linux computer runs in Apple's hardware virtualization sandbox. It has no access to your Mac's files unless you explicitly share a folder in Settings.

Something looks wrong - how do I report it?

Help menu → Email Support, or Desktop menu → "Report a Problem" to reveal the logs. Mention the version + build from the badge in the corner.