End-user documentation

This page is for end users who are looking for information about how to download and run VirtualBox.

In order to run VirtualBox on your machine, you need:

• Reasonably powerful x86 hardware. Any recent Intel or AMD processor should do.

• Memory. Depending on what guest operating systems you want to run, you will need at least 512 MB of RAM (the more the better).

• A supported host operating system. Presently, we support Windows (primarily XP) and many Linux distributions. Support for 64-bit operating systems is progressing, but not yet stable; the same applies to Mac OS X hosts.

For up-to-date details, especially on current operating system support and software requirements, please take a look at the current user manual.

Downloads

To download VirtualBox, please go to the separate Downloads page.