VirtualBoxes un software de virtualización gratuito y de código abierto que permite a los usuarios crear y ejecutar máquinas virtuales en sus computadoras. Con VirtualBox, los usuarios pueden instalar y ejecutar múltiples sistemas operativos simultáneamente en su computadora sin tener que crear particiones separadas o comprar hardware adicional.

Una de las principales ventajas de VirtualBox es su facilidad de uso. Es simple de instalar y configurar, incluso para aquellos que tienen poca o ninguna experiencia con la tecnología de virtualización. VirtualBox también ofrece una amplia gama de opciones de personalización, incluyendo la capacidad de ajustar la cantidad de RAM, núcleos de CPU y espacio en disco duro asignado a cada máquina virtual.

Otra gran característica de VirtualBox es su compatibilidad con una amplia gama de sistemas operativos. Los usuarios pueden instalar y ejecutar Windows, Linux, macOS y muchos otros sistemas operativos en sus máquinas virtuales. Esto lo convierte en una herramienta excelente para desarrolladores, testers de software y cualquier persona que necesite ejecutar múltiples sistemas operativos en una sola computadora.

VirtualBox también ofrece una gama de funciones avanzadas, como soporte para dispositivos USB, carpetas compartidas y adaptadores de red. Estas funciones hacen posible ejecutar software que requiere recursos de hardware o red, como enrutadores virtuales, cortafuegos y servidores.

VirtualBox es una excelente opción para cualquiera que necesite ejecutar múltiples sistemas operativos en una sola computadora. Su facilidad de uso, amplia gama de opciones de personalización y compatibilidad con muchos sistemas operativos diferentes lo convierten en una herramienta versátil y poderosa para desarrolladores, profesionales de TI y usuarios domésticos por igual.

Función clave:

• Compatibilidad multiplataforma.
• Interfaz gráfica de usuario intuitiva.
• Compatibilidad con varios sistemas operativos.
• Integración perfecta con el sistema operativo host.
• Instantáneas y clones.
• Capacidades de red.
• Soporte de dispositivos virtuales.
• Paquetes de extensión para funcionalidad adicional.

• VMM: more work on improving the emulation of certain MSR registers
• VMM: fixed a VERR_INVALID_RPL Guru Meditation when booting certain guests
• VMM: experimental support for SSE 4.1 / SSE 4.2 passthrough, see the manual for more information how to enable it
• VMM: fix for recent Linux kernels with software virtualization
• GUI: experimental HID LEDs synchronization for Windows hosts, see the manual for more information
• GUI: warn the user if the Oracle Extension Pack is not installed and the user tries to activate the remote display feature
• GUI: make sure that a minimized guest (using mini toolbar in fullscreen/seamless mode) keeps the minimized state
• GUI: popup banner's "do not show this message again" check-box replaced with corresponding button
• GUI: network adapter cables can now be connected/disconnected directly through the running virtual machine Devices / Network menu a Network status-bar indicator
• GUI: the new VM wizard now proposes 64-bit guests on 64-bit hosts by default; better distinction between 32-bit OS types 64-bit OS types
• GUI: better error message if appliance import fails
• GUI: allow to set host-combination to 'None' using the Global settings / Input page
• GUI: don't switch the guest to a black screen during online snapshot merge
• VBoxManage: when exporting an appliance, support the suppression of MAC addresses, which means they will be always recreated on import, avoiding duplicate MAC addresses for VMs which are imported several times
• AHCI: fixed a VM hang during suspend under certain circumstances
• AHCI: fixed a VM hang during online snapshot merge under certain circumstances
• AHCI: fixed a bug which resulted in Windows XP guest hangs if a SATA CDROM is attached
• AHCI: fixed a Guru Meditation under certain conditions
• AHCI: ejecting a CD/DVD medium failed under certain conditions
• AHCI: disk hotplugging fixes
• NAT: transparent handling of host sleep/resume and network configuration changes if the dnsproxy is enabled or if the hostresolver is used
• NAT: fixed crash and misbehaviour under some circumstances with ICMP packets having TTL=1
• NAT Network: fixed IPv6 reassembly
• NAT Network: ping proxy implemented
• OVF: fixed reading of the OVF 0.9 section element
• OVF: several fixes
• 3D: several fixes, multiscreen fixes
• 3D: include 3D content in captured videos
• 3D: include 3D content in captured screenshot
• VGA: proper handling of legacy graphics modes if the Guest Additions are active
• USB: fixed crash during isochronous transfer under rare circumstances
• BIOS: better disk geometry handling of SCSI drives
• API: fix crashes in Java API clients using the XPCOM binding, happened with output parameters only
• VBoxSVC: documented the handling of host power management events (see the manual for more information) and added an extradata item for configuring the handling of the battery-low event
• VBoxSVC: fixed a bug which could trigger a crash if a VM snapshot was restored the second time and the VM has associated bandwidth groups
• VBoxSVC: properly detect ifconfig if located in /bin
• Shared Folders: fixed a failure to restore transient shared folders when starting a VM from a saved state
• Mac OS X hosts: fixed issue when the application icon was frozen in the dock if the bridging interface was not connected to a network
• Linux hosts: also consider the physical package ID when determining the number of physical CPU cores
• Linux hosts / guests: don't warn in kernel log if memory allocation fails
• Solaris hosts: fixed the autostart SMF script
• Windows hosts: fixes for non-ANSI code page user names and similar environment contents
• Windows hosts / guests: fixed setting and using a guest user's process environment variables (relevant for Guest Control)
• Windows Additions: fixed handle leaks in VBoxTray
• Windows Additions: fixed a crash while detecting active guest users
• Windows Additions: fixed restoring backed up D3D files on XPDM -> WDDM upgrade
• Guest Control: fixed setting and using a guest user's process environment variables
• Linux Additions: support Enterprise Linux 6.5 kernels
• Linux Additions: fixed CPU hot-remove on newer Linux kernels
• Linux / Solaris Additions: don't automount a shared folder which is already mounted
• X11 Additions: support X.Org Server 1.15