To use genymotion emulator, which should i download genimotion, with virtualbox or without virtualbox?

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To use genymotion emulator, which should i download genimotion, with virtualbox or without virtualbox?

Topic: Desktop OS Variants

Accepted Answer

Which Genymotion download should you choose?

If you want to run Genymotion without installing VirtualBox yourself, download the “Genymotion Desktop — Download without VirtualBox” package.
On Windows, this bundle includes the Hyper‑V (or QEMU on macOS) hypervisor that Genymotion uses internally, so you can start an Android virtual device right after installation.
On macOS (Intel or Apple Silicon) the DMG already contains an embedded QEMU hypervisor—no extra software is required.
On Linux, Genymotion does not bundle VirtualBox; you’ll need to install VirtualBox 6.x or 7.x separately before launching Genymotion.

If you prefer to use VirtualBox (e.g., for compatibility or specific networking features), download the standard Genymotion Desktop installer.
This version bundles VirtualBox 6.0.4 on Windows.
On macOS you’ll still need to install VirtualBox manually (only available for Intel Macs).
On Linux you must install VirtualBox separately anyway.

Quick steps for each platform

| Platform | Download choice | What you get | Additional steps | |----------|----------------|--------------|------------------| | Windows 10/11 | “Download without VirtualBox” | Genymotion + built‑in Hyper‑V | None – launch Genymotion directly | | Windows 10/11 | Standard installer | Genymotion + bundled VirtualBox 6.0.4 | None – launch Genymotion directly | | macOS (Intel or Apple Silicon) | “Download without VirtualBox” (DMG) | Genymotion + embedded QEMU | None – drag to Applications | | macOS (Intel only) | Standard installer | Genymotion + bundled VirtualBox 6.0.4 | Install VirtualBox DMG first, then Genymotion | | Linux (Ubuntu/Debian/Fedora) | Standard installer | Genymotion only | Install VirtualBox 6.x/7.x from your distro’s repo or the official site before running Genymotion |

Key points

VirtualBox is optional on Windows and macOS (Intel), but required on Linux.
The “without VirtualBox” builds are fully functional; they just use the built‑in hypervisor that Genymotion ships with.
Always download the latest stable version (currently 3.9.0) to benefit from the newest features and bug fixes.

Let me know if you’d like help setting up a specific virtual device or configuring networking!