VMware Workstation Player AlternativesOnly apps from the EU

The best alternative to VMware Workstation Player is WinBoat, which is both free and Open Source. If that doesn't suit you, our users have ranked more than 25 alternatives to VMware Workstation Player and seven of them are so hopefully you can find a suitable replacement. Other interesting alternatives to VMware Workstation Player are QEMU, Boxes, MobaLiveCD and FAUMachine.

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  1. WinBoat icon
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    Runs Windows applications, individual apps, or full desktops inside Linux with native OS-level integration, sleek interface, advanced filesystem sharing, smartcard passthrough, and resource monitoring while supporting simple installation and ongoing feature updates.

    50 WinBoat alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • Docker
     
  2. QEMU icon
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    QEMU, an open-source hypervisor, performs hardware virtualization, emulates CPUs using dynamic binary translation, and supports various architectures. It runs diverse unmodified guest OS, provides device models, and offers mixed translation modes for efficient execution.

    44 QEMU alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • BSD
     
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  3. Boxes icon
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    A simple GNOME application to access virtual systems. It is based on a design from Jon McCann and Jakub Steiner.

    26 Boxes alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • BSD
    • Flathub
    • GNOME
     
  4. MobaLiveCD icon
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    MobaLiveCD is a freeware that will run your Linux LiveCD on Windows thanks to the excellent emulator called "Qemu".

    23 MobaLiveCD alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
     
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    Comments about MobaLiveCD as an Alternative to VMware Workstation Player
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    It Is An Accessory for QEMU

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    • MobaLiveCD is Free and Open SourceVMware Workstation Player is Free Personal and Proprietary
  5. FAUMachine icon
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    FAUmachine is a virtual machine, similar in many respects to VMWare[tm], QEMU or Virtual PC[tm]. What distinguishes FAUmachine from these other virtual machines, are the following features:

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Linux
     
  6. Karton VM icon
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    A Libvirt-based Virtual Machine Manager for KDE.

    33 Karton VM alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • KDE Plasma
     
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    The Virtual Environment for secured and comfortable Web Browsing: On the basis of a “Browser-in-the-Box” concept a virtual machine is provided with a reduced operating system and a web browser encapsulated therein.

    91 R&S Browser in the Box alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Pay once
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Windows
     
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