VMware Workstation Player

VMware Workstation Player
Developer(s)VMware
Initial releaseDecember 12, 2005
Final release
17.5.1 / February 27, 2024; 2 years ago (2024-02-27)
Operating systemMicrosoft Windows
Linux
Platformx86-64 only
TypeHypervisor
LicenseFreemium
Websitehttps://www.vmware.com/products/workstation-player.html

VMware Workstation Player (also known is VMware Player) is a discontinued virtualization software and the succesor of VMware Workstation it was developed by VMware. It was released on December 12, 2005, alongside the release of VMware Workstation version 5.0. VMware Workstation Player was used of non-commercial use, it running by virtualization of VMware Workstation and it was supported on Microsoft Windows and Linux, similar like VMware Workstation.

History

In December 12, 2005, after released of VMware Workstation version 5.0, VMware announced they will be released of second virtualization software but it succesor like VMware Workstation for non-commercial use, it called VMware Workstation Player has been released. In early 2006, VMware Player has free downloaded of supported on Microsoft Windows and Linux and virtualization of all operating system.

VMware Workstation Player is free used for non-commercial use, but it virtualization of VMware Workstation and started released all the version from first version and now is version 17. After released the latest version of VMware Player, VMware announced they will be released of VMware Player version 18 alongside with VMware Workstation but it begin to released in the future.

In May 2024, Broadcom announced it was discontinuing VMware Workstation Player in favour of free versions of VMware Fusion Pro and Workstation Pro.

  1. ↑ Hardwick, Tim (15 May 2024). "VMware Fusion Pro 13 Now Freely Available for Personal Use". MacRumors. Retrieved 9 August 2026.