VMware today announced the release of Fusion 13, the latest major update to Fusion virtualization software. For those unfamiliar with Fusion, it is designed to allow Mac users to use virtual machines to run non-macOS operating systems such as Windows 11.
Compatible with both Intel Macs and Apple silicon Macs equipped with M-series chips, Fusion 13 Pro and Fusion 13 Player offer built-in support. VMware has been testing Apple’s silicon support for several months now ahead of the release of the latest version of Fusion.
With Fusion 13, Intel and Apple silicon Mac users can access Windows 11 virtual machines. Intel Macs offer full support for Windows 11, while on Apple silicon VMware says there is a first batch of features for Windows 11 on Arm.
VMware Tools provides virtual graphics and networking, and more is still coming. With certified and signed drivers, Windows 11 looks amazing, and adjust the resolution to 4K and beyond! Note that Fusion on Apple Silicon must run the Arm variant of Windows 11, and it does not support the x86/Intel version of Windows.
Users who need to run traditional win32 and x64 apps can do so through native emulation.
Fusion 13 also includes a TPM 2.0 virtual device that can be added to any virtual machine, store content in an encrypted portion of the virtual machine files, and offer hardware-tpm functionality parity. To support this feature, Fusion 13 uses a fast encryption type that encrypts only the parts of the VM that are necessary to support the TPM for performance and security.
The software supports OpenGL 4.3 in Windows and Linux virtual machines on Intel and in Linux virtual machines on Apple silicon.
Fusion 13 Player is free for personal use, and commercial licenses for both versions are available at a 30 percent discount to celebrate the launch. VMware Fusion 13 Player is priced at $104.30 and VMware Fusion Pro costs $139.30. Upgrades from previous versions are also available at a lower cost.
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