VMware Fusion
VMware Fusion is a software hypervisor developed by VMware for Macintosh computers. VMware Fusion allows Intel-based Macs to run virtual machines with guest operating systems—such as Microsoft Windows, Linux, NetWare, Solaris, or macOS—within the host macOS operating system.

Overview
VMware Fusion, which uses a combination of paravirtualization and hardware virtualization made possible by the Mac transition to Intel processors in 2006, marked VMware's first entry into Macintosh-based x86 virtualization. VMware Fusion uses Intel VT present in the Intel Core microarchitecture platform. Much of the underlying technology in VMware Fusion is inherited from other VMware products, such as VMware Workstation, allowing VMware Fusion to offer features such as 64-bit and SMP support.

VMware Fusion 1.0 was released on August 6, 2007, exactly one year after being announced.

VMware Fusion can run any of hundreds of operating systems provided by the user, including many older versions of macOS, which gives users a way to run older Mac application software that can no longer be run under the current version of macOS, such as 32-bit apps and Rosetta (PowerPC) apps.

System requirements
 Most Apple Macs launched in 2012 or later for VMware Fusion 12, most Macs launched in 2011 or later for VMware Fusion 11, any x86-64 capable Intel Mac for VMware Fusion 8
 4 GB of RAM (minimum)
 750 MB free disk space
 5 GB free disk space for each virtual machine (10 GB or more recommended)
 macOS Catalina or later for VMware Fusion 12, Mac OS X 10.11 El Capitan or later for VMware Fusion 11, Mac OS X 10.9 Mavericks or later for VMware Fusion 8
 Operating system installation media for virtual machines
 Optional: nVidia GeForce 8600M, ATI Radeon HD 2600 or better graphics for Windows Aero support

See also
 Desktop virtualization
 Hardware virtualization
 VMware Workstation
 VMware Workstation Player

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