Description
VMware Workstation Player is an ideal utility for running a single virtual machine on a Windows or Linux PC.
Businesses use Workstation Player to provide managed corporate offices, while students and teachers use it for learning and training.
VMware Workstation Player is an optimized desktop virtualization application.
Which runs one or more operating systems on the same computer without having to reboot. Thanks to its simple user interface, unparalleled operating system support, and portability, it’s now easier than ever for IT professionals to provide a corporate desktop for their users.
With a paid license for VMware Workstation Player, you can use this product for business purposes.
- The best way to learn more about virtualization, operating systems, containers, Kubernetes, or the VMware ecosystem
- Choose from hundreds of supported guest and host operating systems
- Now also supports Windows 11, 10 and major Linux distributions
- Run VMs together with Hyper-V, WSL2, and Windows Device Guard and Credential Guard features
- Enhanced 3D graphics support for DirectX 11 and up to 8GB of vGPU memory
- Creating, pushing, pulling, and running OCI container images with the vctl CLI
- Running limited virtual machines created with Workstation Pro or Fusion Pro
- Continuous execution of Windows XP or Windows 7 in a virtual environment on modern hardware
- The purchased licenses allow compliance with the EULA for execution in a commercial environment.
Comparison between Workstation 17 Player & Workstation 17 Pro
Generalities |
Workstation Player |
Workstation Pro |
| Creating new VMs | ✓ | ✓ |
| Creation and execution of numerous VMs via a central UI | ✗ | ✓ |
| Creating large VMs (32 CPUs, 128 GB of RAM) | ✓ | ✓ |
| Convert PCs into virtual machines with VMware Converter | ✓ | ✓ |
| Support for mass deployment | ✓ | ✓ |
Host/Guest Integration |
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| Host/Guest File Sharing | ✓ | ✓ |
| Shared/Mirror Folders | ✓ | ✓ |
| One-click SSH to the Linux VM | ✓ | ✓ |
| Running VMs in different display modes | ✓ | ✓ |
| Unity view (Windows guest users only) | ✓ | ✓ |
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| 3D graphics with support for DX11 and OpenGL 4.3 | ✓ | ✓ |
| Large graphics memory: 8 GB | ✓ | ✓ |
Device support |
✓ | |
| Supports 4K, 5K and Retina displays | ✓ | ✓ |
| Supports a multitude of virtual devices | ✓ | ✓ |
| Support for USB smart card readers | ✓ | ✓ |
| Support for USB 3.1 devices | ✓ | ✓ |
| Support for auxiliary devices | ✓ | ✓ |
| Multilingual keyboard support | ✓ | ✓ |
| TPM (Trusted Platform Module) virtual device | ✓ | ✓ |
| NVMe virtual device | ✓ | ✓ |
| Safety features | ✓ | ✓ |
| Microsoft virtualization-based security support (guest) | ✓ | ✓ |
| Virtual TPM 2.0 (Trusted Platform Module) – vTPM | ✓ | ✓ |
| UEFI boot support | ✓ | ✓ |
| UEFI/Secure Boot support | ✓ | ✓ |
| GPU sandbox renderer | ✓ | ✓ |
| Create/manage encrypted VMs with fast encryption | ✓ | ✓ |
| Snapshots | ✗ | ✓ |
Host operating systems |
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| Windows 10 and Windows 11 Hosts | ✓ | ✓ |
| Linux: Ubuntu, CentOS, Debian, Fedora, RHEL, SUSE, openSUSE | ✓ | ✓ |
Guest operating systems |
✓ | |
| Supports over 200 operating systems (Linux, older versions of Windows, BSD) | ✓ | ✓ |
| Windows 11, 10, 8, 7, XP and other guest operating systems | ✓ | ✓ |
Specific functions for Windows hosts |
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| Windows 10 and Windows 11 Hosts | ✓ | ✓ |
| DX11 Rendering Engine | ✓ | ✓ |
| Hyper-V mode support (Device Guard, WSL 2) | ✓ | ✓ |
Specific features for Linux hosts |
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| Vulkan rendering engine | ✓ | ✓ |
| Supported hosts: Ubuntu, CentOS, Debian, Fedora, RHEL, SUSE, openSUSE | ✓ | ✓ |
Advanced functions |
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| Command-line operation: vmrun and VIX | ✓ | ✓ |
| Easy deployment of vCenter Server Appliance | ✓ | ✓ |
| REST API | ✓ | ✓ |
| vctl-CLI for containers | ✓ | ✓ |
| Adapting virtual networks (NAT, renaming networks) | ✗ | ✓ |
| Simulation of virtual networks (packet loss, latency, bandwidth) | ✗ | ✓ |
| Connecting to the vSphere/ESXi server | ✗ | ✓ |
| Power management for remote vSphere hosts | ✗ | ✓ |
| Creating linked clones | ✗ | ✓ |
| Creating complete clones | ✗ | ✓ |
License |
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| Commercial license | ✓ | ✓ |
| License for private use | ✓ | ✗ |
| Trial license | ✗ | ✓ |





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