Oracle VM VirtualBox is an open source and cross-platform virtualization utility that makes it possible to extend your computer's capabilities so that it can be used to run a large number of operating systems (inside multiple virtual machines), using the same hardware you use for your daily tasks.

Operating system virtualization solution for multiple-platforms
Thus, with the help of Oracle VM VirtualBox, users can easily have Windows and Linux applications running on a Mac, have Windows Server 2008 running on a Linux server, run Linux programs on a Windows based PC, and so on.

Moreover, Oracle VM VirtualBox is designed to enable you to install and run as many operating systems on as many virtual machines as you need.

The only physical and practical limitations in the number of virtualized OSs and virtual machines that you can run at the same time, is your computer's limited memory and disk space.

Virtualize any OS on embedded, desktop or cloud-based environments
More importantly, the Oracle VM VirtualBox virtualization app is very simple to use, yet it also packs a vast selection of powerful tools and features, making it easy for one to run it on almost any platform, from small desktop class machines and embedded systems, all the way up to massive data centers and even Cloud-based environments.

Oracle VM VirtualBox’s most important advantage is that it can be used to run software belonging other operating systems on Mac OS X, Windows, Linux, and Solaris hosts.

Support for a diverse range of OSs and a large variety of virtualization uses
Thus, Oracle VM VirtualBox comes with extensive support for a substantial number of guest operating systems including, but absolutely not limited to, Mac OS X (10.5 or later), DOS/Windows 3.x, Linux (2.4 and 2.6), Windows (NT 4.0, 2000, XP, Server 2003, Vista, Windows 7), Solaris and OpenSolaris, OpenBSD, and OS/2.

Besides effortlessly virtualizing a large assortment of operating systems on any platform, Oracle VM VirtualBox can also be employed for installing and configuring a virtual appliance, test software within a controlled and easy to alter platform.

As an added bonus, if needed, Oracle VM VirtualBox can also be used to drastically reduce energy and hardware costs by using the same computers to run multiple computing platforms on the same physical hardware platforms.

Powerful and open source virtualization solution
On the whole, Oracle VM VirtualBox should be the virtualization software of choice to anyone with a focus on open source solutions.

Furthermore, although it is a community-driven project, Oracle VM VirtualBox is designed to provide you with any tool you may need to successfully virtualize almost any operating system on a vast array of hardware.

What's New:

Version 7.1.6:

• VMM: Fixed issue when Windows 11 24H2 guest was experiencing BSOD in rare conditions
• GUI: Improved representation of disabled preferences contents (mask+font) when it is shown with certain Linux themes
• GUI: Fixed issue when seamless mode was not properly enabled or disabled in appropriate time according to GA status events
• GUI: Fixed rare crash on macOS hosts on application exit
• GUI: Fixed small 7.1.4 regression in preferences windows when filter editor was not in focus
• GUI: Introduced improvements in Advanced properties/settings dialog area
• GUI: Restored missing functionality to change bridged adapter at VM startup if current one wasn't found
• GUI: Fixed issue when Show action duplicates were created on macOS host in attempt to switch between running and powered off VMs
• GUI: Fixed regression when 3D acceleration check-box was not available for certain guest OS and graphical controller types
• GUI: Restored lost Help button for preferences windows on macOS
• GUI: Restored lost Help button shortcuts for certain windows
• GUI: Fixed issue when error message was shown when VM was starting in full-screen mode
• VirtioNet: Fixed issue with re-negotiation of features after reset
• Graphics: Fixed issue with Linux guest screen flickering when guest was using VMSVGA graphics adapter
• VBoxManage: Added the ability to export and import VMs which contain an NVMe storage controller
• VBoxManage: Fixed issue when it was not possible to set graphics controller to "QemuRamFB" using modifyvm command (bug #22232)
• Main: Fixed issue when specifying custom proxy server in GUI settings had no effect
• Network: Added changes which replaced NAT engines with libslirp
• Guest OSes: Added OS type for Windows Server 2025
• Linux guest and host: Added more fixes for UBSAN related warnings (bug #21877)
• Linux guest and host: Added initial support for RHEL 9.6 kernel
• Windows guests and host: Re-implemented driver installation
• Solaris host: Removed the VirtualBox GUI shared objects libqgtk2styleVBox.so and libqgtk2VBox.so from the Solaris installation packages as they depend on GTK2 which is EOL and no longer supported
• Linux Guest Additions: Introduced initial support for kernel 6.13
• Linux Guest Additions: vboxvideo: Added improvement for kernel 6.4 support and fixed issue when graphics could be frozen when using VBoxVGA adapter
• Linux Guest Additions: Introduced additional fixes for kernel 6.12 in vboxvideo

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