download virtualbox 7.0.8 guest additions

VirtualBox implements a virtual USB controller and allows you to connect arbitrary USB devices to your virtual machines without having to install device specific drivers on the host. Like many other virtualization solutions, for easy data exchange between hosts and guests, VirtualBox allows for declaring certain host directories as 'shared folders', which can then be accessed from within virtual machines.Ī number of extra features are available with the full VirtualBox release only.

Among the features provided by these Guest Additions are mouse pointer integration and arbitrary screen solutions (e.g. VirtualBox has special software that can be installed inside Windows and Linux virtual machines to improve performance and make integration much more seamless. Virtual machine definitions can therefore easily be ported to other computers. The configuration settings of virtual machines are stored entirely in XML and are independent of the local machines. VirtualBox also comes with a full Software Development Kit: even though it is Open Source Software, you don't have to hack the source to write a new interface for VirtualBox. This makes it easy to control it from several interfaces at once: for example, you can start a virtual machine in a typical virtual machine GUI and then control that machine from the command line, or possibly remotely. VirtualBox has an extremely modular design with well-defined internal programming interfaces and a client/server design. Targeted at server, desktop and embedded use, it is now the only professional-quality virtualization solution that is also Open Source Software. The link is always in the same place.Ī general-purpose full virtualizer for x86 hardware. We don't believe in fake/misleading download buttons and tricks. Always scroll to the bottom of the page for the main download link.

Download virtualbox 7.0.8 guest additions