A developer has created an open-source tool called gbos-vm that allows users to run the Google recovery image for the Dell Googlebook on Mac computers with Apple Silicon chips using a virtual machine. This tool, available on GitHub under the MIT license, uses QEMU, a popular emulator, to run the official Google image (build 16471258, ARM64, Android 17) by translating Vulkan graphics to Metal, a graphics API used by Apple. The script downloads the official image, checks its fingerprint for authenticity, and starts the virtual machine without redistributing any content from Google, such as the Playstore. To use gbos-vm, users need a Mac with Apple Silicon architecture, Homebrew (a package manager for macOS), Xcode command line tools, a Java Development Kit (JDK), and the Android SDK (with platform API 34 as a minimum) along with its Native Development Kit (NDK). The script automatically installs any missing components on Homebrew without needing administrative (sudo) access. Users should be prepared to download about 9 GB of data and have at least 60 GB of free space for the virtual machine. The tool also requires approximately 16 GB of RAM due to the memory needs of the virtual machine and additional compilation tasks. The installation process involves cloning the gbos-vm repository from GitHub and running the install.sh script. Once installed, users can launch the virtual machine using the application found in the work/host/Googlebook VM.app directory. The first boot on a MacBook M5 takes about 45 seconds. If a user selector appears, users should click on "User" since no password is required. The mouse is captured by default, and the shortcut ⌃⌥ releases it for use on the host computer. The tool is not yet fully polished, with reported issues such as Bluetooth crashes, a maximum of 60 images per second, and unstable communication between the virtual machine and the host (Mac). The developer acknowledges that these issues may improve over time as the project evolves and receives feedback from users.