VMware Player is free software that enables users to easily run any virtual machine on a Windows or Linux PC. VMware Player runs virtual machines created by VMware Workstation, VMware Server, or VMware ESX Server and also supports Microsoft virtual machines and Symantec LiveState Recovery disk formats.

No. VMware Player enables you to run virtual machines created with another VMware product. However, if you need to create virtual machines as well as leverage powerful developer-centric features such as Teams, multiple Snapshots and Clones, or Virtual Rights Management features for end-point security, you will need the appropriate VMware product.

Use VMware Player to run, evaluate, and share software running in virtual machines:

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