Found 5 file types for the .VDI file extension

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File extension VDI - VirtualBox disk image file

File type specification:

Disk image (ISO) binary file type icon Disk image (ISO) binary file type

vdi file icon: vdi file icon

What is VDI file extension:

The VDI file extension is associated with VirtualBox. VirtualBox is a general-purpose full virtualizer for x86-64 based platform that runs on multiple operating systems and is currently developed by Oracle.

VDI files are virtual disk images (VDI) stored in VirtualBox proprietary file format. Virtual Disk Images are container format  used to store all virtualized data and virtualized operating system in one file (virtualized physical disc).

VirtualBox contains command line tool named VboxManage that is able to change many settings in virtual disk images as well as convert VDI files to VHD Microsoft Virtual Hard Disk and VMDK VMWare virtual disk file formats.

The default software that works with vdi file format:

VirtualBox icon

Oracle Corporation logo VirtualBox

Company or developer:
  Oracle Corporation

VirtualBox is popular open-source multi-platform free x86 virtualization software package. VirtualBox supports virtualization of many operating systems, such as Microsoft Windows, Linux, Mac OS X, Solaris, OpenBSD etc.. VirtualBox has own specific virtual container format called Virtual Disk Image (VDI), where it stores virtual machine. VirtualBox also supports containers from other applications, such as WMvare and Microsoft Virtual PC.

Related articles:

How to convert VDI to VMDK

Help how to open VDI files:

Use VirtualBox to open and run virtual machines stored in VDI virtual disk images.

How to convert file with extension VDI:

Use VboxManage command line tool to convert VDI virtual disk images to VHD or VMDK virtual disk formats.

File identification strings:

HEX code: 3C 3C 3C 20 4F 72 61 63 6C 65 20 56 4D 20 56 69 72
ASCII code: <<< Oracle VM VirtualBox Disk Image >>>

List of software associated to the .vdi file extension

Recommended software programs are sorted by OS platform (Windows, Mac OS X etc.) and possible program actions
that can be done with the file
: like open vdi file, edit vdi file, convert vdi file, view vdi file, play vdi file etc. (if exist software for corresponding action in File-Extensions.org's database).

Hint:
Click on the tab below to simply browse between the application actions, to quickly get a list of recommended software, which is able to perform the specified software action, such as opening, editing or converting of the vdi files.

  • Open vdi file
  • Create vdi file
  • Others vdi file

Programs that open vdi file - VirtualBox disk image file

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Microsoft Windows platform:

Apple Mac OS X platform:

Multiplatform:

Main software associated with vdi file by default:
VirtualBox small icon VirtualBox
Other suggested software:
Parallels Desktop for Windows and Linux small icon Parallels Desktop for Windows and Linux

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