VMware Workstation Player是VMware推出的一款简易虚拟机软件，是VMware Workstation的免费版，功能较VMware Workstation Pro简单，可免费用于个人非商业用途（VMware Workstation Pro才能用于商业用途）。VMware Workstation Pro安装过程会一并安装VMware Workstation Player，用户也可以在VMware网站下载VMware Workstation Player。

VMware Workstation Player, formerly VMware Player, is a virtualization software package for x64 computers running Microsoft Windows or Linux, supplied free of charge by VMware, Inc., a company which was formerly a division of, and whose majority shareholder remains EMC Corporation. VMware Player can run existing virtual appliances and create its own virtual machines (which require an operating system to be installed to be functional). It uses the same virtualization core as VMware Workstation, a similar program with more features, but not free of charge. VMware Player is available for personal non-commercial use, or for distribution or other use by written agreement. VMware, Inc. does not formally support Player, but there is an active community website for discussing and resolving issues, and a knowledge base.