There are two different versions of desktop VMware: VMware Workstation runs on Windows and Linux, and VMware Fusion for macOS (both Intel and Apple Silicon). As these full-function versions are now freeware, Virtzilla is discontinuing its existing free offering, VMware Player, on all three host OSes.

After bundling VMware products into pricey subscriptions, Broadcom is now offering VMware Fusion and Workstation for free.

VMware made its Fusion and Workstation software that creates and manages virtual machines free for personal use earlier this year. Now, the company announced that as of Monday, it’s free for everyone,

Early this year, VMware announced that Workstation was free for personal use. I was very excited about it and I wrote a few articles about it. Then, this week, VMware doubled down with this announcement and made it free for commercial use as well.

VMware is now free, and the paid versions are no longer available. That doesn't mean any of their functionalities will disappear.