VMware Fusion Pro

With Fusion Pro, you can run PC applications and devices on all supported Mac. Designed for the Mac user, Fusion Pro takes advantage of the security, flexibility, and portability of virtual machines to run Windows and other operating systems at the same time as macOS.

With Fusion Pro, you can run virtual machines inside your Mac, which gives you access to a wide range of Windows and other operating systems and applications.

Features

• Run x86 operating systems, including Windows, Linux, macOS, and others, on macOS without rebooting.
• Run ARM operating systems, including Windows, Linux, and others on macOS without rebooting.
• Run Windows and Linux applications on all supported Mac.
• Run most Windows 3D applications that require DirectX 9, DirectX 10, DirectX 10.1 or DirectX 11 on your Intel-based Mac.
• Import virtual machines created with Parallels Desktop or virtual machines that use the OVF (Open Virtualization Format) standard on Intel-based Mac.
• Access USB devices, such as video cameras and high-speed disks, from a virtual machine.
• Drag files between your Intel-based macOS host machine and virtual machines running other x86 operating systems.

How does VMware Fusion work?

Fusion Pro maps the physical hardware resources to the virtual machine's resources, so each virtual machine has its own processor, memory, disks, I/O devices and so on. Each virtual machine is the full equivalent of a standard x86/ARM computer, although it is represented in a single file package on the Mac.

What's New

VMware Fusion Pro 26H1 contains security and bug fixes.

• Recording and reporting time stamps: You can easily identify virtual machines by creation and last powered-on time
• stamp.
• Added support for remote connections to ARM-based ESX hosts, enabling basic virtual machine operations.
• Added support for guest operating systems.
  • Ubuntu 26.04 LTS
  • Fedora 43
  • Fedora 44
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise 16
  • openSUSE 16.0
  • FreeBSD 15.0

This release resolves CVE-2026-41702. For more information on this vulnerability and its impact on Broadcom
products, see VMSA-2026-0003.

VMware Fusion Pro 25H2 Changelog

We're moving away from traditional version numbers (e.g., Workstation 17.6.x, Fusion 13.6.x) and adopting a new naming format – 25H2 – that reflects the year (2025) and the half of the year (H2). This provides consistency across releases and ensures clarity for customers.

The 25H2 release brings new tools and capabilities that simplify automation, enhance compatibility, and make day-to-day tasks faster and more reliable.

• dictTool (Workstation & Fusion) A new command-line utility that allows customers to inspect and edit VMware configuration files (.vmx, preferences). This provides more flexibility and automation for advanced users - a capability that was highly requested by our community.
• USB 3.2 Support (Workstation & Fusion) Faster data transfers and improved compatibility with modern USB devices.
• Hardware Version 22 (Workstation & Fusion) Ensures virtual machines (VMs) take advantage of the latest hardware capabilities for improved performance and compatibility.

Expanded CPU and OS Support

Running the latest workloads and platforms is critical for today's users. Workstation and Fusion 25H2 expand CPU, host, and guest OS compatibility so you can confidently virtualize on the newest technologies.

• New CPU Support (Workstation): Intel Lunar Lake, Arrow Lake, and Meteor Lake.
• New Guest Operating Systems:
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10
  • Fedora Linux 42
  • openSUSE Leap 16.0 (RC)
  • SUSE Linux 16 (Beta)
  • Debian 13
  • Oracle Linux 10
  • VMware ESX 9.0 (Workstation: general, Fusion: Intel systems only)
  • macOS Tahoe (Fusion: Intel systems only)
• New Host Operating Systems:
  • Workstation: RHEL 10, Fedora Linux 42, openSUSE Leap 16.0 (RC), SUSE Linux 16 (Beta), Debian 13
  • Fusion: macOS Tahoe (Intel and Apple Silicon)

Bug Fixes and Improvements

25H2 also delivers important refinements that make the platforms more stable, secure, and user-friendly. These fixes address common customer pain points across both Workstation and Fusion.

• Security fixes across both Workstation and Fusion.
• Accessibility enhancements to improve usability.
• Workstation-specific fixes:
  • Resolved UI issues on Windows with resizing and window controls.
  • Optimized Linux support bundles for easier handling.
  • Reduced excessive logging by the VMware Authorization Service (vmauthd) in Windows Event Viewer.
  • Option to discard VM suspend states.
  • Fixed Linux full-screen crash and Intel GPU 3D acceleration issues.

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We're thrilled to announce a significant change that reflects our commitment to making VMware Fusion and VMware Workstation more accessible than ever. Starting November 11, 2024, these powerful desktop hypervisor products will be available for free to everyone – commercial, educational, and personal users alike.

VMware Fusion Pro 13.6.3 provides the following new capabilities.

This release resolves CVE-2025-22226.

• For more information on this vulnerability and its impact on Broadcom products, see VMSA-2025-0004.

Previous Release Notes:

• This release resolves CVE-2024-22267, CVE-2024-22268, CVE-2024-22269, and CVE-2024-22270. For more information on these vulnerabilities and their impact on VMware products, see VMSA-2024-0010.
• This release contains security and bug fixes.

Product Support Notices

• Workstation Pro and Fusion Pro are now available free for personal use. By default, each product is licensed only for Personal Use. A license key for personal use is no longer required.
• Workstation Pro and Fusion Pro require a commercial subscription and associated license key for use in any commercial setting.
• Commercial subscriptions for both Fusion Pro and Workstation Pro are now offered through a single Desktop Hypervisor Pro product SKU.

Known Issues

• The multi-monitor feature might not work correctly in specific topologies
• In specific situations, based on different hardware and topologies, the multi-monitor feature does not work as expected. You might see issues like reverting the topology to a single screen, or not cycling through monitors.
  • Workaround: None.

Resolved Issues

• VMware NAT Service uses high CPU even with no virtual machine running
• On Workstation Pro 17.5.0 and 17.5.1, vmnat.exe might have high CPU utilization even when no virtual machine is running.
  • This issue is resolved.

Security Issues

• OpenSSL, which is consumed by OVF Tool, is updated to version 1.0.2zj.