---
title: platform
framework: virtualization
role: symbol
role_heading: Instance Property
path: virtualization/vzvirtualmachineconfiguration/platform
---

# platform

The hardware platform to use.

## Declaration

```swift
var platform: VZPlatformConfiguration { get set }
```

## Discussion

Discussion This can be an instance of either VZGenericPlatformConfiguration or VZMacPlatformConfiguration. The default is VZGenericPlatformConfiguration.

## See Also

### Adding devices to the VM

- [audioDevices](virtualization/vzvirtualmachineconfiguration/audiodevices.md)
- [consoleDevices](virtualization/vzvirtualmachineconfiguration/consoledevices.md)
- [customVirtioDevices](virtualization/vzvirtualmachineconfiguration/customvirtiodevices.md)
- [directorySharingDevices](virtualization/vzvirtualmachineconfiguration/directorysharingdevices.md)
- [entropyDevices](virtualization/vzvirtualmachineconfiguration/entropydevices.md)
- [graphicsDevices](virtualization/vzvirtualmachineconfiguration/graphicsdevices.md)
- [keyboards](virtualization/vzvirtualmachineconfiguration/keyboards.md)
- [networkDevices](virtualization/vzvirtualmachineconfiguration/networkdevices.md)
- [pointingDevices](virtualization/vzvirtualmachineconfiguration/pointingdevices.md)
- [serialPorts](virtualization/vzvirtualmachineconfiguration/serialports.md)
- [socketDevices](virtualization/vzvirtualmachineconfiguration/socketdevices.md)
- [storageDevices](virtualization/vzvirtualmachineconfiguration/storagedevices.md)
- [usbControllers](virtualization/vzvirtualmachineconfiguration/usbcontrollers.md)
- [customVirtioDevices](virtualization/vzvirtualmachineconfiguration/customvirtiodevices.md)