Local Desktop Virtualization
VMware Fusion 12 Player
VMware Fusion delivers a secure and powerful desktop sandbox for running Windows or other operating systems on the Mac without rebooting. Use at home to run Windows DX11 games or for learning with a Personal License, or use Fusion Player to separate Work from Home life with a commercial license.
Additional support offerings available upon adding to cart.
Key Features - Run Windows applications side by side with Mac applications
- Ready for macOS 11.0 Big Sur, and the latest releases of Windows 10
- Enhanced 3D graphics with DirectX 11 and eGPU Support
- Easily run your BootCamp volume as-is, or convert it to a virtual machine
- Supports hundreds of Guest Operating Systems
System Requirements Hardware
Intel Mac models that support macOS 10.15 Catalina and newer version. *
Software
Fusion 12.2 requires macOS 11 ‘Big Sur’ and later operating systems and supporting Apple hardware.
Fusion 12.2 does not support macOS 10.15 Catalina or older versions of macOS.
For requirements of Fusion 12.1.2 and earlier, please visit: https://vmware.com/go/fusion-requirements
* Note that Apple silicon Macs are not supported at this time.
Also included - 30 days e-mail support (in English) after registration
- Upgrade Pricing eligibility with next major release
Compare Kits | General | Fusion Pro | Fusion Player |
|---|---|---|
| Create New VMs | ✓ | ✓ |
| Create Large VMs (32CPU, 128GB RAM) | ✓ | ✓ |
| Convert PC into a virtual machine | ✓ | ✓ |
| Mass Deployment | ✓ | ✓ |
| Host Guest Integration | Fusion Pro | Fusion Player |
| Host/Guest File Sharing | ✓ | ✓ |
| Shared/Mirrored Folders | ✓ | ✓ |
| One-Click SSH to Linux VM | ✓ | ✓ |
| Run VMs with Different View Modes | ✓ | ✓ |
| Unity View Mode (Windows guests only) | ✓ | ✓ |
| Graphics | Fusion Pro | Fusion Player |
| 3D graphics with DX11 and OpenGL 4.1 support | ✓ | ✓ |
| Large Graphics Memory: 8GB | ✓ | ✓ |
| Device Support | Fusion Pro | Fusion Player |
| 4K / 5K / Retina Display Support | ✓ | ✓ |
| Support a Wide Range of Virtual Devices | ✓ | ✓ |
| USB Smart Card Reader Support | ✓ | ✓ |
| USB 3.1 Device Support | ✓ | ✓ |
| Assistive Device Support (Section 508 Compliant) | ✓ | ✓ |
| Multi-Language Keyboard Support | ✓ | ✓ |
| Virtual Trusted Platform Module Device | ✓ | ✓ |
| Virtual NVMe Device | ✓ | ✓ |
| Security Features | Fusion Pro | Fusion Player |
| Microsoft Virtualization Based Security (Guest) Support | ✓ | ✓ |
| Virtual Trusted Platform Module (vTPM) | ✓ | ✓ |
| UEFI Boot Support | ✓ | ✓ |
| UEFI Secure Boot Support | ✓ | ✓ |
| GPU Sandbox Renderer | ✓ | ✓ |
| Snapshots | ✓ | ✓ |
| Create/Manage Encrypted VM | ✓ | ✗ |
| Host Operating Systems | Fusion Pro | Fusion Player |
| macOS 11 and greater | ✓ | ✓ |
| Guest Operating Systems | Fusion Pro | Fusion Player |
| Over 200 Supported OSs (Linux, older Windows, BSD) | ✓ | ✓ |
| Windows 10 Guests | ✓ | ✓ |
| macOS Guests | ✓ | ✓ |
| Mac Host Specific Features | Fusion Pro | Fusion Player |
| macOS 11 Host support | ✓ | ✓ |
| macOS Guest Support | ✓ | ✓ |
| Windows apps in the Mac Dock | ✓ | ✓ |
| One-Click SSH to Linux VM | ✓ | ✓ |
| Metal Graphics Engine | ✓ | ✓ |
| BootCamp Import / Launch | ✓ | ✓ |
| Application Menu | ✓ | ✓ |
| Advanced Features | Fusion Pro | Fusion Player |
| Command Line Operation: vmrun and VIX | ✓ | ✓ |
| vCenter Server Appliance Easy Deploy | ✓ | ✓ |
| REST API | ✓ | ✓ |
| "Nautilus Container Engine" | ✓ | ✓ |
| Virtual Network Customization (NAT, network rename) | ✓ | ✗ |
| Virtual Network Simulation (Packet Loss, Latency, Bandwidth) | ✓ | ✗ |
| Connect to vSphere/ESXi Server | ✓ | ✗ |
| Remote vSphere Host Power Control | ✓ | ✗ |
| Create Linked Clones | ✓ | ✗ |
| Create Full Clones | ✓ | ✗ |
| Encrypt VMs | ✓ | ✗ |
| Licensing | Fusion Pro | Fusion Player |
| Commercial License | ✓ | ✓ |
| Trial License | ✓ | ✗ |