VirtualBox

Also known as Sun VirtualBox, Oracle VM VirtualBox, Innotek VirtualBox, Oracle VirtualBox, Virtual Box, Oracle VM Virtual Box, vbox

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