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VirtualBox Recorded Package Source

Direct package links and installation notes for Windows/macOS/Linux

Developer Tools · v7.2.14 · Base package: GPL-3.0; Extension Pack separately licensed

Host virtualization packages with separate guest and extension requirements

Source record, not a product review. Automated checks can confirm URL availability but not package safety, installation behavior, or offline operation. Catalog maintained by .
License: Base package: GPL-3.0; Extension Pack separately licensed
Size: 169.8 MB
Platforms: Windows macOS Linux

Download summary

VirtualBox is a developer tool for Windows/macOS/Linux, published by Oracle. A direct package URL is recorded below. The host may be the publisher, a release repository, a CDN, or another distribution source documented by the publisher. Some packages still fetch optional components during setup. The recorded publisher site is virtualbox.org. We do not host or modify installer files.

Sources and identity

External references used to identify the product and publisher. These links do not prove that we installed the package.

Wikipedia article SHA-256 listed in catalog

Publisher documentation

These references support the package and behavior notes. Documentation checks are separate from the recorded URL-check date and do not represent an installation test.

Choose a package

Match host and guest architectures before choosing a DMG

The recorded OSX.dmg is for Intel Macs; Apple Silicon has a separate macOSArm64 package. Oracle's 7.2 requirements distinguish host support from guest support, and Arm hosts require Arm guest operating systems.

An x86 guest does not become an Arm guest by moving its disk. Before upgrading Arm VMs from 7.1 to 7.2, follow Oracle's shutdown guidance: old saved states and snapshots containing those states are incompatible.

Prepare Linux kernel integration, then test a guest

The generic .run installer integrates host kernel modules. Prepare matching running-kernel headers and required build tools; Oracle documents GCC and Make and may require module signing under Secure Boot.

Opening VirtualBox Manager does not prove vboxdrv loaded or that a VM can start. Use /var/log/vbox-install.log to investigate compilation failures, then verify guest startup separately. Do not disable host protections to make an unreviewed driver load.

Keep base, Guest Additions, and Extension Pack separate

The host platform package is GPL-3.0. Guest Additions run inside the guest. The optional Extension Pack has its own Personal Use and Educational License or commercial terms; select it only for a required feature and matching release.

This page does not grant an organization permission to use or redistribute the Extension Pack. Review the applicable publisher terms before adding it to a deployment kit. No extension licence was accepted in this audit.

Package guidance is based on the linked documentation. No installation test is claimed.

Publisher SHA-256 reference values

Compared on 11 September 2026 with the publisher’s reference.

VirtualBox-7.2.14-174565-Win.exe
5fb111f32a15763d519bf9ef23e0111153521f641cde7460e5b8e895ca27a1d2
VirtualBox-7.2.14-174565-OSX.dmg
4486ed29a342082e10506f85de47833e00ebee9c2c63ce62aad9638f4a9cedbc
VirtualBox-7.2.14-174565-Linux_amd64.run
9bb917f8b8264482946efc56ba098f24c87cb06c8430754b2c3c3720a56d1540
Oracle_VirtualBox_Extension_Pack-7.2.14.vbox-extpack
ce4461de974f041435660751b382f987fece831028a8c98572d668eda2eee96d

Compare only with the exact named package. A matching hash alone does not establish publisher identity or package safety.

Download options

Recorded package links, store pages, and browser extensions where available.

Scroll the table sideways to compare packages and reach each download link.

Platform Build Architecture Package Action Notes
Windows

Windows 11

VirtualBox 7.2.14 Windows hosts installer

 x64 / Windows 11 Arm experimental EXE Download file VirtualBox 7.2 uses a unified Windows installer; Windows 11 Arm host support is experimental
macOS

Intel

VirtualBox 7.2.14 macOS Intel hosts DMG

 Intel x64 DMG Download file OSX.dmg is the Intel host package; Apple Silicon uses the separately named macOSArm64 package
Linux

RUN

VirtualBox 7.2.14 generic Linux AMD64 installer

 AMD64 .run RUN Download file Generic upstream installer; distribution-specific packages follow different integration paths
All platforms

Extension pack

Oracle VirtualBox 7.2.14 Extension Pack

 All supported hosts Extension pack Download file Optional package for a matching VirtualBox release under Personal Use and Educational License (PUEL); business use needs the appropriate separate terms
All platforms

Standard package

VirtualBox current host packages

 Current builds Download page Open page Choose the physical host architecture and review separate Extension Pack terms before downloading it

Verification scope

A direct package URL is recorded above. We have not independently installed every listed build or confirmed that setup remains fully offline.

We do not host software files. Links may resolve to a publisher domain, its release repository, app store, CDN, or a documented distribution host — confirm the final hostname, publisher signature, version, and architecture before deployment. Recorded URLs last checked 11 September 2026; content last updated 11 September 2026.

What VirtualBox does

Oracle VirtualBox is a hosted hypervisor for supported Windows, macOS, and Linux hosts. It creates virtual machines with configurable CPUs, memory, storage, networking, and devices, but a VM is not guaranteed to be perfectly isolated from its host. Shared folders, clipboard, drag-and-drop, bridged networking, USB passthrough, Guest Additions, and hypervisor vulnerabilities all change the trust boundary. A snapshot is a rollback mechanism tied to virtual-disk state, not a substitute for an independent backup.

This record retains older VirtualBox 7.2.14 build 174565 packages from Oracle's versioned directory: the Windows host installer, macOS DMG, and generic Linux AMD64.run installer. Linux distributions can also use separate distribution-specific packages; the generic installer is not equivalent to a distro-maintained package. Host CPU architecture, supported OS release, hardware virtualization, kernel or driver policy, Secure Boot configuration, available RAM/disk, and conflicts with other hypervisors can affect installation and guest support.

Guest Additions are installed inside each guest and must be compatible with the host version for integration features. The separately downloaded Oracle Extension Pack is not part of the GPL base package and is governed by Oracle's Personal Use and Educational License; organizations must review those terms before deployment. The release directory publishes SHA-256 and MD5 manifests, but this audit did not independently verify signatures, install host drivers, or boot a guest. VM templates, guest operating systems, updates, and package repositories remain separate downloads and licenses.

The publisher download page offered 7.2.16 on 2026-09-11. For a new deployment, compare that current maintenance release with the retained 7.2.14 record. Choose a host package for the physical machine; a guest operating-system image, Guest Additions, and the optional Extension Pack are different artifacts.

Try a practical task

Take a snapshot before a disposable guest change

Use a test virtual machine to understand the difference between a snapshot and an independent backup before changing an operating system.

Before you start

  • Use a powered-off disposable VM and installation media you are licensed to use.
  • Keep important guest files backed up outside the VM; snapshots depend on the original virtual disks.

  1. Inspect the guest

    Select the test VM and check its attached disks. Make sure you are not working on a production guest or a disk shared with another machine.

  2. Create a snapshot

    Open Snapshots and take a snapshot named Before sample change. Add a description of the guest state and date.

  3. Make a harmless change

    Start the guest and create a disposable text file on its desktop. Shut it down normally afterward.

  4. Understand restore

    Read the restore options and disk-state implications before restoring the snapshot on this disposable guest. Verify whether the sample file returns to the earlier state.

Expected result

The test demonstrates that restoring a snapshot changes guest disk state; it is not merely a bookmark in the VM manager.

If the result is different

Storage use grows
Differencing disks accumulate changes. Inspect snapshot storage before creating a long chain.
The guest cannot start
Check virtualisation support, host requirements and guest settings; a snapshot does not solve a host-driver problem.

Restoration can discard later guest changes. Never practise it on the only copy of valuable data, and do not treat snapshots as a full backup.

Continue with the publisher’s instructions

Guide updated . Steps describe the linked documentation and our sample task. Only demonstrations with a stated environment record an observed run; this is not an installation test of every VirtualBox package listed above.

Product features

  • Run supported guests in VMs whose isolation depends on configuration and host security
  • Snapshots support rollback but are not independent backups
  • Guest Additions enable integration and also expand the host/guest trust boundary
  • Multiple virtual networking modes (NAT, bridged, host-only)
  • Base package and separately licensed Extension Pack have different terms

Installation notes

Grouped by the package types recorded on this page — not a claim that every listed build was independently tested on every supported platform.

Windows Windows installer (EXE)

  1. 1

    Download the recorded file (VirtualBox-7.2.14-174565-Win.exe). If it has a digital signature, inspect the signer and validation result in Properties → Digital Signatures. If no signature is present, follow the publisher's documented verification method; a missing signature does not authenticate the file.

  2. 2

    Check any Windows warning before proceeding. A SmartScreen reputation warning is not signature verification; stop if the publisher is unexpected or the file is reported as malicious.

  3. 3

    Follow the publisher's setup prompts to finish; options vary by release, so review each screen rather than clicking through.

macOS macOS disk image (DMG)

  1. 1

    Open the disk image and follow the publisher's instructions for its contents. It may contain an app to copy to Applications or a separate installer.

  2. 2

    Check first-launch security prompts. For damaged, revoked, or unverified software, stop and check the publisher's current package and Apple's guidance before proceeding.

Linux Installer script

  1. 1

    Read the publisher's prerequisites and verification instructions before executing this installer script. Scripts can change system files, fetch components, and request elevated privileges; the extension does not establish those effects.

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