VirtualBox/virtualbox
Source code for Oracle VirtualBox observed · 2026-08-28
Health v2 · maintenance only
63/100
- Activity 99
- Release rhythm 35
- Longevity 33
Flags: no_releases
How is this computed?
round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10) — computed 2026-09-02. Adoption (stars, forks) is never an input.
- gap_med: n/a
- age_days: 474
- days_rel: n/a
- days_push: 8
- n_releases_24m: 0
Adoption not part of the score
1366 stars · 202 forks observed · 2026-08-28
What it is AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, 2026-08-30, confidence not recorded
Oracle VirtualBox is a general-purpose full virtualization (hypervisor) application for x86_64 hardware, with Arm support on macOS and Windows in recent versions. It provides a user-friendly GUI and CLI (VBoxManage) for running multiple guest operating systems simultaneously on Linux, Windows, macOS, and Solaris hosts.
Use cases
- run multiple operating systems simultaneously on one machine
- test software on different OSes without dedicated hardware
- set up a virtual machine lab for learning or development
- create isolated sandbox environments for untrusted software
- run a Linux VM on a Windows or macOS desktop
- snapshot and restore VM states for reproducible testing
When to choose
- you need a free, general-purpose desktop hypervisor with a friendly GUI
- you want flexible virtual networking options (NAT, host-only, bridged)
- you need cross-platform VMs across Linux, Windows, and macOS hosts
- you want snapshot, cloning, and OVF import/export support
When to avoid
- you need high-density production server virtualization (use KVM, ESXi, or Proxmox)
- you require bare-metal performance or nested virtualization at scale
- you need container-based workloads rather than full OS virtualization
- you need a headless-only, API-driven cloud hypervisor
Facets
application · maturity stable
simulation networking gui cli developer-tools developer-tools operating-systems cross-platform windows cross-platform virtualization virtual-machine hypervisor emulation vm oracle linux macos desktop
6 sources
- readme: https://github.com/VirtualBox/virtualbox · fetched 2026-08-28 · a5d19448e6ce
- homepage: https://www.virtualbox.org/ · fetched 2026-08-29 · 9f8877ac542d
- site_page: https://www.virtualbox.org/wiki/Documentation · fetched 2026-08-29 · f7795ebd84a4
- site_page: https://www.virtualbox.org/wiki/Changelog-7.2 · fetched 2026-08-29 · 11725dfcba1c
- site_page: https://www.virtualbox.org/wiki/Changelog-7.1 · fetched 2026-08-29 · d8249d21d976
- site_page: https://www.virtualbox.org/wiki/Changelog-7.0 · fetched 2026-08-29 · 607e4ddbaa7f
Member repositories
| Repository | Role | Health v2 |
|---|---|---|
| VirtualBox/virtualbox | main | 63 |
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