Unite Windows and Mac OS X
Seamlessly run Windows applications alongside Mac applications with the Unity features in VMware Fusion. Find and launch Windows applications quickly with the VMware Fusion launcher. Switch between Windows and Mac applications quickly with Exposé. Minimize Windows applications to the Mac OS X Dock.
Get the most out of your Mac
Play Windows games on your Mac. Create powerful multi-core virtual machines and run 32- and 64-bit operating systems with ease. Use your iSight camera in Windows and gain access to Windows-only USB 2.0 devices.
Create virtual machines with ease
VMware Fusion makes it easy to install Windows as a virtual machine on your Intel-based Mac, and makes a perfect complement to Apple Boot Camp. Use your existing Boot Camp partition as a virtual machine, or use the built-in Windows Easy Install to install a fresh copy of Windows on a new virtual machine.
Turn back time on the PC
Use Snapshots to save the state of your virtual machine, and revert back to that state if your PC crashes or becomes corrupted.
Run Vista, XP, and Mac OS X
Run Microsoft Vista Business, Enterprise, or ultimate 32-bit or 64 bit editions or any Windows XP edition side by side with MAc OS X.
Drag and Drop Files
Just drag and drop files to easilt share data between Mac and Windows. Or, save directly to your MAc's home folder or any folder you choose with shared folders.
Open Windows on one monitor, Mac on the other
Keep Windows on one monitor and your Mac applications on another.
Minimum Requirements for VMware Fusion
- An Intel-based Mac (to run 64-bit operating systems, an Intel Mac with a Core 2 Duo or Xeon processor is required)
- 512MB of RAM (1 GB or more recommended)1
- 275MB free disk space for VMware Fusion
- 1GB free disk space for each virtual machine (10 GB or more recommended)
- Mac OS X version 10.4.9 or later
Supported 32-Bit Guest Operating Systems
A "guest operating system" is an operating system installed on a virtual machine. VMware Fusion supports the following guest operating systems2:
Client Systems
- Windows Vista (Business, Enterprise & Ultimate Editions)
- Windows XP (Professional SP2, Home Edition SP2)
- Windows 2000 Workstation SP4
- Windows NT 4.0 Workstation SP6a
- Windows Me
- Windows 98 SE
- Windows 95 SP1
- Windows 3.1
- MS-DOS 6.x
- SUSE Linux (10.1, 9.3)
- Novell Linux Desktop 9 SP2
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux (5.0, 4.0 Update 4, 3.0 Update 8)
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 2.1—stock 2.4.9-e3 (Workstation)
- Red Hat Linux 9.0—stock 2.4.20-8, upgrade 2.4.20-20.9
- Red Hat Linux 7.0—stock 2.2.16-22, upgrade 2.2.17-14
- Solaris x86 10 11/06 (Update 3)
- Ubuntu Linux (6.10, 5.10)
- Mandriva Linux (2007, 2006)
- FreeBSD (6.1, 5.5)
- Turbolinux Desktop 10
Server Systems
- Windows Server 2003 Enterprise Edition, R2 Enterprise Edition
- Windows 2000 Server SP4, Advanced Server SP4
- Windows NT 4.0 Server SP6a,
- SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 10, 9 SP3
- Novell Netware 6.5 SP5
- Novell Open Enterprise Server SP2
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5.0, 4.0 Update 4, 3.0 Update 8
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 2.1—stock 2.4.9-e3 (Advanced Server, * Enterprise Server)
- Red Hat Linux 9.0—stock 2.4.20-8, upgrade 2.4.20-20.9
- Red Hat Linux 7.0—stock 2.2.16-22, upgrade 2.2.17-14
- Solaris x86 10 11/06 (Update 3)
- Ubuntu Linux 6.10, 5.10
- Mandriva Linux 2007, 2006
- FreeBSD 6.1, 5.5
- Turbolinux Enterprise Server 8
Supported 64-Bit Guest Operating Systems
NOTE: An Intel-based Mac with a Core 2 Duo or Xeon processor is required to run 64-bit guest operating systems.
Client Systems
- Windows Vista (Business, Enterprise and Ultimate Editions)
- Microsoft Windows XP Professional
- SUSE Linux (10.1, 9.3)
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux (5.0, 4.0 Update 4, 3.0 Update 8)
- Solaris x86 10 11/06 (Update 3)
- Ubuntu Linux (6.10, 5.10)
- Mandriva Linux (2007, 2006)
- FreeBSD (6.1, 5.5)
Server Systems
- Windows Server 2003 (SP1 Enterprise Edition, R2 Enterprise Edition)
- SUSE Linux Enterprise Server (10, 9 SP3)
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux (5.0, 4.0 Update 4, 3.0 Update 8)
- Solaris x86 10 11/06 (Update 3)
- Ubuntu Linux (6.10, 5.10)
- Mandriva Linux (2007, 2006)
- FreeBSD (6.1, 5.5)