Why do I need a VMware Player?

VMware Player is a free desktop application that lets you run a virtual machine on a Windows or Linux PC. VMware Player provides an intuitive user interface for running preconfigured virtual machines created with VMware Workstation, GSX Server, and ESX Server.

What is the difference between VMware and VMware Player?

VMware Workstation Player and VMware Workstation Pro are virtualization applications that users can run on their desktop or laptops. VMware Workstation Player is free to use, whereas the VMware Workstation Pro requires a license. Both run on top of the Windows or Linux host Operating System.

Is VMware Player good?

VMware Workstation Player also has excellent performance. When running the same guest operating system in both virtual machines with the same amount of resources allocated, I find that VMware is, without question, faster and more responsive.

Is there a free VMware player?

VMware Workstation Player is free for personal non-commercial use (business and non-profit use is considered commercial use). If you would like to learn about virtual machines or use them at home you are welcome to use VMware Workstation Player for free.

Which is better VMware Workstation or player?

VMware Workstation is much more advanced and comes with powerful features including snapshots, cloning, remote connections to vSphere, sharing VMs, advanced Virtual Machines settings and much more.

Is VMware better or VirtualBox?

VirtualBox truly has a lot of support because it’s open-source and free. VMWare Player is seen as having a better drag-and-drop between host and VM, yet VirtualBox offers you an unlimited number of snapshots (something that only comes in VMWare Workstation Pro).

Will VMware player run on Windows 10?

VMware Workstation runs on standard x86-based hardware with 64-bit Intel and AMD processors, and on 64-bit Windows or Linux host operating systems. For more detail, see our System Requirements documentation. VMware Workstation Pro and Player run on most 64-bit Windows or Linux host operating systems: Windows 10.