VMware Fusion

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

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

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.

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

System requirements

 * Most Intel-based 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 (10.15) or later for VMware Fusion 12, OS X El Capitan (10.11) or later for VMware Fusion 11, OS X Mavericks (10.9) or later for VMware Fusion 8.
 * Operating system installation media for virtual machines.
 * Optional:, or better graphics for  support.