VirtualBox
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Brand Details
Type: Product
Description: Oracle VM VirtualBox is cross-platform virtualization software that lets users run multiple operating systems (like Windows, macOS, Linux, and Solaris) simultaneously on a single computer. It's used by IT professionals and developers for testing, development, demonstrations, and deploying solutions across various platforms. While free for personal and business use, a license is required for commercial use of the extension pack. VirtualBox is considered the world's most popular free and open-source, cross-platform virtualization software.
Website: https://virtualbox.org
Mention Analytics
Total Mentions: 10
Subreddit Mentions:
Positive Mentions: 9
Negative Mentions: 0
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May 13, 2025
Best approach to keeping your computer “clean”
💬 24 comments
⬆︎ 97 upvotes
Mentioned as a viable option for virtualization and keeping the host machine clean.
Found in /r/learnprogramming/💬 8 comments
⬆︎ 5 upvotes
Mentioned as a way to setup VMs
Found in /r/webdev/Feb 13, 2025
Do I need docker?
💬 32 comments
⬆︎ 3 upvotes
VirtualBox and VMware are mentioned as virtualization software.
Found in /r/webdev/Feb 6, 2025
Help with local environment
💬 14 comments
⬆︎ 0 upvotes
VMware and VirtualBox are mentioned as alternatives.
Found in /r/PHP/Jan 24, 2025
Should I Dual Boot or VM Linux on Mac ?
💬 22 comments
⬆︎ 13 upvotes
Commenters recommend VirtualBox for running Linux on Mac.
Found in /r/learnprogramming/Jan 4, 2025
WSL vs Virtual Machine for web dev environment
💬 15 comments
⬆︎ 5 upvotes
VirtualBox is chosen by a user for its functionality and ease of use, indicating a positive user experience.
Found in /r/webdev/Aug 17, 2024
Those of you with scores of small (very small) business clients on shared hosting, what is your local dev environment for PHP?
💬 55 comments
⬆︎ 22 upvotes
Allows for creating multiple isolated environments.
Found in /r/PHP/Aug 2, 2024
Why you use or not use docker?
💬 154 comments
⬆︎ 78 upvotes
Mentioned as an alternative, however the discussion is around Docker.
Found in /r/PHP/Feb 7, 2022
Does anyone else feel like setting up environments is harder than actually programming?
💬 286 comments
⬆︎ 1699 upvotes
VirtualBox is mentioned positively in the context of Vagrant, but not independently.
Found in /r/learnprogramming/Sep 29, 2020
Introducing PHPStan Pro – Save Your Keystrokes and Get More Productive!
💬 21 comments
⬆︎ 123 upvotes
Mentioned in the context of using PHPStan with Laravel within a Vagrant environment.
Found in /r/PHP/Subscribe to our newsletter!
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