Updated 2024 VMware Licensing Information

Updated - VMware Workstation Pro and VMware Fusion are now free for personal/individual use

Updated 2024 VMware/Broadcom Information on Workstation Pro/Fusion Applications

VMware Workstation Pro and Fusion Pro are now free for personal use, which includes academic/teaching/research/instructional lab use. UBCO IT Services no longer needs to generate lab license keys or personal-use keys with the latest release of Workstation Pro 17 and Fusion Pro 13. 

Our current license distribution method/provider, D2L, will no longer be providing Workstation and Fusion licenses starting August 31st 2024. Since we were primarily using D2L Brightspace for access to Workstation and Fusion license keys, we will no longer require use of the D2L Brightspace platform. 

How to download the new personal use editions of VMware Workstation Pro and Fusion Pro

1. Go to broadcom.com
2. In the upper right corner, select 'Support Portal'
3. Either log in by clicking 'Go To Portal' or 'Register' for a basic Broadcom account Quick link to the registration form
4. Once logged in, go to support.broadcom.com if you're not redirected there
5. Click the dropdown to choose the VMware Cloud Foundation division
6. On the left, click 'My Downloads'
7. Search for either Fusion or Workstation
8. Click the product name (VMware Fusion or VMware Workstation Pro )
9. Notice the dropdown for the Personal Use edition (it is the exact same binaries as the Commercial one)
10. Select 17.5.2 or 13.5.2
11. Download and install

Article ID: 1005
Created On: Mon, Jan 20, 2020 at 2:08 PM
Last Updated On: Fri, Aug 16, 2024 at 6:52 PM
Authored by: Chase Tompkins

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