After bundling VMware products into pricey subscriptions, Broadcom is now offering VMware Fusion and Workstation for free.

There are two different versions of desktop VMware: VMware Workstation runs on Windows and Linux, and VMware Fusion for macOS (both Intel and Apple Silicon). As these full-function versions are now freeware, Virtzilla is discontinuing its existing free offering, VMware Player, on all three host OSes.

VMware made its Fusion and Workstation software that creates and manages virtual machines free for personal use earlier this year. Now, the company announced that as of Monday, it’s free for everyone,

VMWare makes its Fusion and Workstation Editions free to all users and slowly winds down Active Support functions.

VMware is now free, and the paid versions are no longer available. That doesn't mean any of their functionalities will disappear.

VMware desktop products Workstation Pro and Fusion Pro used to be free for end users only, but now this applies to all users. Support will stop soon.

Back in the spring, VMware did something unexpected: it made its desktop hypervisor software free to download and use on Windows, macOS, and Linux. No