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VirtualBox

Oracle VirtualBox (formerly Sun VirtualBox, Sun xVM VirtualBox and InnoTek VirtualBox) is a hosted hypervisor for x86 and ARM virtualization developed by Oracle Corporation. VirtualBox was originally created by InnoTek Systemberatung GmbH, which was acquired by Sun Microsystems in 2008, which was in turn acquired by Oracle in 2010.

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Software.name: VirtualBox
Software.logo: VirtualBox 2024 Logo.svg
Software.logo caption: VirtualBox logo since 2024
Software.screenshot: Wcubuntu24041ltsenusvbox20241030.png
Software.caption: VirtualBox running on Ubuntu
Software.author: InnoTek Systemberatung GmbH (2007–2008) Sun Microsystems (2008–2010)
Software.developer: Oracle Corporation
Software.programming language: C, C++, x86 Assembly, Python
Software.operating system: Windows, macOS, Linux and Solaris
Software.platform: x86-64, Apple silicon ARM64 since version 7.1 (version series 5.x and earlier work on IA-32)
Software.genre: Hypervisor

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History
Release history
Licensing
Virtualization
Hardware-assisted
Devices and peripherals
Software-based
Features
Storage emulation
Limitations
Host OS
Guest additions
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VirtualBox may be installed on Microsoft Windows, macOS, Linux, Solaris and OpenSolaris. There are also ports to FreeBSD and Genode. It supports the creation and management of guest virtual machines running Windows, Linux, BSD, OS/2, Solaris, Haiku, and OSx86, as well as limited virtualization of guests on Apple hardware. For some guest operating systems, a "Guest Additions" package of device drivers and system applications is available, which typically improves performance, especially that of graphics, and allows changing the resolution of the guest OS automatically when the window of the virtual machine on the host OS is resized.