For the ethical hacker or DevOps engineer, here is a legitimate script you might actually run from GitHub.
# A legitimate script to snapshot all running VMs
# Found on GitHub under 'vmware-snapshot-all'
import subprocess
import json
Do not use the main search bar for "VMware Workstation Pro 16". Instead, use these filters: vmware workstation pro 16 github
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If you want version 16 without resorting to shady GitHub scripts, here is the legal workflow. For the ethical hacker or DevOps engineer, here
Historically, VMware offered three tiers: Player (free for personal use), Workstation Player (commercial), and Workstation Pro (paid). As of late 2024, Broadcom (which acquired VMware) made a significant shift: VMware Workstation Pro is now free for personal, non-commercial use. If you want version 16 without resorting to
However, for users of the legacy version 16 (pre-Broadcom changes), Pro required a perpetual license. This is why GitHub became a hub for a cat-and-mouse game of license script updates.
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