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VirtualBox
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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.
Key facts
- 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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Wikidata facts
- Official website
- www.virtualbox.org
- Image
- Wcubuntu24041ltsenusvbox20241030.png
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- Commons category
- VirtualBox
- described at URL
- marketplace.sshopencloud.eu/tool-or-service/RWd04g
- inception
- 2007-01-15
- source code repository URL
- github.com/VirtualBox
- issue tracker URL
- www.virtualbox.org/wiki/Bugtracker
- software version identifier
- 7.2.8
- IRC channel URL
- irc://irc.freenode.org/vbox-dev
- Stack Exchange tag
- stackoverflow.com/tags/virtualbox
- social media followers
- 20948
- user manual URL
- www.virtualbox.org/manual/UserManual.html
- publication date
- 2007-01-15
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15 sectionsContents
- History
- Release history
- Licensing
- Virtualization
- Hardware-assisted
- Devices and peripherals
- Software-based
- Features
- Storage emulation
- Limitations
- Host OS
- Guest additions
- See also
- References
- External links
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.
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.