Ubuntu — Vmware Unlocker

After patching, relaunch VMware and check:

vmware &   # or open from GUI

Create a new virtual machine. Under Guest Operating System, you should now see:

Modern versions of the unlocker are written in Python 3. Run the patcher with elevated privileges: vmware unlocker ubuntu

sudo python3 unlocker.py

What you will see:

Expected output:

[+] Patched /usr/lib/vmware/bin/vmware-vmx
[+] Patched /usr/lib/vmware/bin/vmware-vmx-debug
[+] Darwin guest support added.
[+] Unlocker completed successfully.

VMware Unlocker (originally created by DosDude1 and maintained by paolo-projects on GitHub) works by:

Now that the unlocker is active, here is a quick guide to building a macOS VM. After patching, relaunch VMware and check: vmware &

The most maintained fork is DrDonk/unlocker. Do not use old code from unknown sources.

cd /tmp
git clone https://github.com/DrDonk/unlocker.git

If git is not installed:

sudo apt install git

This section will walk you through the process, from downloading the tool to verifying the patch.