VMware Workstation 8 is the most dependable, high-performing and feature-rich virtualization platform for your Windows or Linux PC. It allows one physical PC to run multiple operating systems at the same time. No rebooting or hard-drive partitioning is required. Winner of more than 50 industry awards, VMware Workstation is recognized for its broad operatingsystem support, rich user experience, comprehensive feature set and high performance.

Gain anytime, anywhere access
Remotely connect to and access virtual machines running on VMware Workstation, VMware vSphere and VMware vCenter anywhere on your network to leverage not only your local PC but also the internal cloud.

Start sharing the benefits
Run VMware Workstation as a server to host applications for your team, department or anyone else in your organization. It’s the quickest way to host a legacy file or print server or share a virtual machine with enterprisecaliber control over user access.

Leverage the ultimate time saver
Bring a whole new test environment online in minutes rather than days. Leverage the power of snapshots to preserve the state of a virtual machine so you can return to it at any time. With clones, you can make many copies of a virtual machine from a standardized baseline installation and configuration.

Replicate a full Web or cloud environment
Build, test, and demonstrate complex multitier applications. VMware Workstation can replicate clients, browsers, networks, servers and databases—all on a on a single PC. Folders make it easy to manage multiple, network-connected virtual machines with just a click of the mouse.

Enable a whole new way to work
The user interface in VMware Workstation has been completely revamped with simplified menus, live thumbnails and a new virtual-machine library with enhanced search capabilities. Users can easily search and access a large library of virtual machines that can reside on your desktop, on a server or on another PC running Workstation.

Enjoy seamless integration
Unity mode integrates applications from within Windows and Linux virtual machines and makes them appear as if they were running on the native desktop. User-friendly features such as cut and paste, drag and drop, and driverless printing make it easy to work in a virtual machine.

Get printing that just works
Driverless printing makes your PC printers automatically accessible to your virtual machines; no configuration or drivers are required. Your PC’s default printer even shows up as the default.