The List Of Best Virtual Machine Applications

In this list, we will see a few options available to create virtual machines in Windows, Linux, and Mac, there are both free and paid options, although on some platforms only the last option is available if we do not want to leave the legal scope.

1. VirtualBox

VirtualBox is one of the preferred virtualization programs by thousands of users worldwide thanks to the combination of features such as the fact that it is free, has multiplatform support and many other options that make it easier to run and maintain virtual machines.

2. VMware

VMware is a virtualization program that is available in three variants: VMware Fusion, intended for personal use, while other options such as VMware Fusion Pro, VMware Workstation Pro, and VMware Workstation Player are now intended for all types of professionals as well such as large, medium and small companies.

3. Parallels Desktop 11

Parallels Desktop 11 is the virtualization software par excellence for Mac users, capable of running on this system virtual machines with Windows or Linux quickly and easily. Its latest version is compatible with OS X El Capitan, allowing its users to install even Windows XP, up to Windows 10, the latest version.

4. QEMU

QEMU, short for “Quick EMUlator”, is the ideal virtualization solution for those who use Linux as their main operating system, and who wish to have the same possibilities of personalization when creating a virtual machine under any distribution of it.

5. Boot Camp

Boot Camp is a virtual machine software created by the tech giant Apple and included in all Mac computers, which although it is not able to create virtual machines, does facilitate the task of running another operating system on Apple desktop devices. Specifically, it is capable of allowing a second installation of Windows without altering the OS X itself.