VMware virtual machine products Workstation Pro and Fusion Pro are free for personal use

After becoming a subsidiary of Broadcom, VMware Blog Announcements Its virtual machine products Workstation Pro and Fusion Pro are free for personal use, and there is no difference between the free version and the paid commercial license, but the free version will display "This product is for personal use only"@ Appinn

The main information is as follows:

• Previous Workstation Player and Fusion Player products will stop selling
• Individual users can get all the functions of Workstation Pro and Fusion Pro for free
• The free version will display the words "This product is for personal use only" in the interface, with the same functions
• Business users can still purchase subscriptions for more features and support.

For individual users, it's free anyway.

Difference between Workstation Pro and Fusion Pro

The main difference between the two is that Workstation Pro is applicable to Windows and Linux operating systems, while Fusion Pro is applicable to macOS systems.

If you need a virtual machine product, select it as needed. In addition, there are also Hyper-V included in Windows and paid by macOS Parallels Desktop You can choose. It's just that everyone is free. I don't know how the PD will accept it.

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Currently, you need to register with the Broadcom website to obtain the download link:

• VMware Fusion Pro
• VMware Workstation Pro

Original text: https://www.appinn.com/vmware-free-for-personal-use/

However, some people worry about whether they will cut down the product line in the future if they don't make money

What is a virtual machine?

The virtual machine in this article refers to the situation where you can run other operating systems on top of the existing operating system.

For example, on a Windows computer, run Linux; And running Windows on a Mac. But they do not need to restart and switch, but run other operating systems like ordinary programs.