The VMware Unlocker is a patching tool designed to bypass software restrictions in VMware Workstation Pro and VMware Player. Its primary function is to enable "Apple Mac OS X" (now macOS) as a selectable guest operating system on non-Apple hardware, such as a host machine running Ubuntu. Core Functionality
Several versions of the unlocker exist, depending on your version of VMware Workstation (16, 17, or newer): vmware unlocker ubuntu
cd ~/Downloads
git clone https://github.com/paolo-projects/auto-unlocker.git
cd auto-unlocker
After restarting VMware, verify that the unlocker has been successful by checking for the following features: The VMware Unlocker is a patching tool designed
VMware Unlocker is a patch that allows users to run VMware on non-supported operating systems, including Ubuntu. The patch works by modifying the VMware kernel modules to bypass the operating system checks, effectively "unlocking" VMware to run on unsupported platforms. After restarting VMware, verify that the unlocker has
Most modern Ubuntu users prefer one of these GitHub-hosted projects:
If git is not installed:
For legitimate macOS virtualization on Apple hardware, Xcode’s Simulator or macOS Server with Apple’s Virtualization.framework are the compliant alternatives.