▁but ▁reduced ▁functionality , ▁until ▁VM ware ▁Player ▁v 7 , ▁Work station ▁v 1 1 . ▁In ▁ 2 0 1 5 ▁the ▁two ▁packages ▁were ▁combined ▁as ▁VM ware ▁Work station ▁ 1 2 , ▁with ▁a ▁free ▁VM ware ▁Work station ▁Player ▁version ▁which , ▁on ▁purchase ▁of ▁a ▁license ▁code , ▁became ▁the ▁higher ▁specification ▁VM ware ▁Work station ▁Pro . ▁VM ware ▁Work station ▁Player , ▁like ▁VM ware ▁Player ▁before ▁it , ▁is ▁free ▁of ▁charge ▁for ▁non - com mer cial ▁use , ▁or ▁for ▁distribution ▁or ▁other ▁use ▁by ▁written ▁agreement . ▁( Work station ▁Pro ▁is ▁also ▁available ▁for ▁download ▁for ▁a ▁free ▁trial ▁period , ▁and ▁is ▁easily ▁confused ▁with ▁the ▁un limited - time ▁restricted - function ality ▁version .) ▁▁ ▁VM ware ▁Work station ▁Player ▁( former ly ▁known ▁as ▁Player ▁Pro ), ▁free ▁for ▁non - com mer cial ▁use ; ▁a ▁license ▁may ▁be ▁purchased ▁for ▁commercial ▁use , ▁also ▁providing ▁el ig ibility ▁for ▁paid ▁support . ▁▁ ▁VM ware ▁Work station ▁Pro , ▁available ▁for ▁a ▁ 3 0 - day ▁free ▁trial ▁before ▁purchase ▁but ▁distinct ▁from ▁the ▁perman ently ▁free ▁version . ▁ ▁The ▁features ▁of ▁the ▁versions ▁are ▁compared ▁on ▁the ▁VM ware ▁web ▁site . ▁ ▁VM ware ▁Tools ▁VM ware ▁Tools , ▁a ▁package ▁with ▁drivers ▁and ▁other ▁software ▁available ▁for ▁the ▁various ▁guest ▁operating ▁systems ▁VM ware ▁products ▁support , ▁install s ▁in ▁guest ▁operating ▁systems ▁to ▁add ▁functionality . ▁Tools