Oracle VirtualBox

VirtualBox is a general-purpose full virtualization software for x86_64 hardware (with version 7.1 additionally for macOS/Arm), targeted at laptop, desktop, server and embedded use.

It features a very user friendly graphical user interface and is available for many popular operating systems (Linux, Windows, macOS and Solaris). Flexible networking setup and interactive performance are the strong points.

Anyone with the need to run multiple operating systems simultaneously with some basic knowledge about PCs and operating system installation can use it to reduce effort with a large number of tasks including software testing.

Getting started

VirtualBox is a complex product with multiple dependencies, some of them specific to the operating system on which you want to run it.

The basics for building VirtualBox are described on the build instructions page.

Documentation

The VirtualBox User Guide contains all information relevant for users, including the product features and their configuration.

For developers it is recommended to start with the technical documentation which contains links to a broad collection of pages related to development, covering many aspects of the project and its features.

Examples

Tutorials on how to install and use Oracle VirtualBox are available at Learn to Install Oracle VirtualBox and Run Virtual Machines and Use Oracle VirtualBox on Oracle Linux.

Help

Oracle customers with a support contract covering Oracle VirtualBox should reach out to Oracle Support.

Everyone can use the VirtualBox Forums for questions about the product or discussing its functionality. Open an issue for bug reports or request for enhancements. Report a security vulnerability according to the Reporting Vulnerabilities Guide.

Contributing

This project welcomes contributions from the community. Before submitting a pull request, please review our contribution guide

Security

Please consult the security guide for our responsible security vulnerability disclosure process.

License

The correct copyright notice format for both documentation and software is

Copyright (C) [year-]year Oracle and/or its affiliates.

This file is part of VirtualBox base platform packages, as
available from https://www.virtualbox.org.

This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or
modify it under the terms of the GNU General Public License
as published by the Free Software Foundation, in version 3 of the
License.

This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but
WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the GNU
General Public License for more details.

You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
along with this program; if not, see <https://www.gnu.org/licenses>.

You must include the year the content was first released (on any platform) and the most recent year in which it was revised:

Copyright (C) 2025 Oracle and/or its affiliates.

Released under the GNU General Public License v3.0 as shown at COPYING which contains clarifications regarding allowed licenses for other code using parts of the project which are covered by multiple licenses.