The ability to share folders between the host and guest machine.Ĭon's: Steeper learning curve than other virtualization apps. Uses less resources than other virtualization apps. Installation is easy via a step-by-step wizard. Pro's: Feature rich app that runs on all the major operating systems. Some of the VirtualBox features include the ability to move VMs between host systems dynamically, branched snapshots, and 32 way virtual SMP support. VirtualBox is surprising in that it is gives far more than you would expect, and is a real contender in the virtualization arena. When you get something for free, you expect it to be lacking in some way, compared to commercial products which tend to have more features or more support. So for example, you could have Linux running on your Windows machine.

Available for Linux, OS X and Windows, VirtualBox allows you to run a different operating system on your machine, within a virtual environment. VirtualBox is an impressive, open-source, desktop virtualization software.

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