libvirt
| libvirt | |
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| Developer | Red Hat |
| Release | December 19, 2005 |
| Stable release | 12.7.0
/ 1 September 2026 |
| Written in | C |
| Operating system | Linux, FreeBSD, Windows, macOS |
| Type | Library |
| License | GNU Lesser General Public License |
| Website | libvirt |
| Repository | |
libvirt is an open-source API, daemon and management tool for managing platform virtualization. It can be used to manage KVM, Xen, VMware ESXi, QEMU and other virtualization technologies. These APIs are widely used in the orchestration layer of hypervisors in the development of a cloud-based solution.