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Linux Virtualisation Tools

Hypervisors and virtual machine managers for running other operating systems on Linux.

Virtual machines let you run other operating systems safely alongside Linux. On Linux, KVM (built into the kernel) and QEMU provide fast virtualisation, with graphical managers on top.

Hypervisors and emulators

The software that runs virtual machines.

  • QEMU icon
    QEMU

    Emulator and virtualiser; fast with KVM.

    Open SourceWin / Mac / Linux

  • VirtualBox icon
    VirtualBox

    Cross-platform desktop virtualisation.

    Open SourceWin / Mac / Linux

Virtual machine managers

Graphical tools for creating and running VMs.

More Linux tools