Copy-paste between host and VM is completely BROKEN (using the "Guest Tools") for macOS 27 Golden Gate Beta 6 VM
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Description
**Describe the issue**
Copy-paste clipboard (text) between host macOS and VM macOS (Virtualised) does not work at all for macOS 27 Golden Gate Beta 6.
The spice-vdagent and spice-vdagentd are not even running.
Yes, I have tried restarting both the VM and the host,
I have tried re-installing the "Guest Tools" package (spice-vdagent-0.22.1.pkg).
Yes, "Enable Clipboard Sharing" is enabled in the VM configuration > Virtualization settings
**Configuration**
* UTM Version: the latest from App Store
* macOS Version: host is macOS 26.6
* Mac Chip (Apple Silicon, M2, ...):
* Affected VM: macOS 27 Golden Gate Beta 6
Contributor guide
Research direction
Start by reproducing clipboard sharing with the macOS 27 Golden Gate Beta 6 VM, macOS 26.6 host, and the installed spice-vdagent-0.22.1.pkg; check whether spice-vdagent and spice-vdagentd are running despite Enable Clipboard Sharing being enabled. Done means text copy-paste works between host and VM and the guest agents operate as expected.
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Assessment
- Tech stack
- macos, swift
- Domain
- operating-systems
- Issue type
- Bug
- Difficulty
- 4/5
- Estimated time
- 3-5 days
- Activity status
- Active
- Clarity
- Mostly clear
- Newbie friendliness
- 48/100