
As a consequence, a virtual machine or disk image created on one host can be loaded and run on any supported host.

The modular design of VirtualBox provides a consistent set of features across a wide range of host platforms. If the system has Intel VT-x or AMD-V hardware virtualization extensions and they are enabled in the BIOS, VirtualBox can take advantage of these items and provide even better guest operational behavior.

No special hardware is required to run VirtualBox, other than an Intel x86-compatible system and adequate memory to run the guests. There are no specific limitations on the guest operating system, but supported guests include all of the host operating systems plus FreeBSD, OS/2, and legacy Windows versions (NT, Windows 98, Windows 3.1, DOS).

Designed for use on Intel and AMD x86 systems, Oracle VM VirtualBox can be deployed on desktop or server hardware. Oracle VM VirtualBox ("VirtualBox") is a high-performance, cross-platform virtualization engine for use on computers running Microsoft Windows, the most popular Linux distributions, Oracle Solaris, or MacOS. Oracle Solaris 10 System Virtualization Essentials
