This page lists every VMware Tools version with its build number, the client version code that vSphere reports, the release date, the ESXi build it ships with and a link to its release notes, newest first. The latest release is VMware Tools 13.1.6 (build 25833820, 30 October 2026). Use the tables to identify a version, or the interactive tool to compare two versions and read what changed between them.
Latest VMware Tools version (checked 2026-10-31): 13.1.6, build 25833820, client version code 13350. It ships standalone, so download it from the Broadcom Support Portal. The newest release bundled with ESXi is VMware Tools 13.1.5 (build 25544008), which ships with ESXi 9.1.1 (25677323). The data comes from Broadcom’s official mapping file at packages.vmware.com/tools/versions and the release notes on Broadcom TechDocs; legacy 10.x notes are PDFs in Broadcom’s archive.
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VMware Tools 13.x versions and build numbers
7 releases, newest first. Client code is the number the vSphere Client, PowerCLI and the API report as the VM’s Tools version.
| Tools version | Build | Client code | Released | Bundled with ESXi (build) | Release notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13.1.6 | 25833820 | 13350 | 2026-10-30 | Standalone (not bundled) | notes |
| 13.1.5 | 25544008 | 13349 | 2026-09-03 | ESXi 9.1.1 (25677323) | notes |
| 13.1.0 | 25218885 | 13344 | 2026-05-12 | ESXi 9.1 (25370933) | notes |
| 13.0.10 | 25056151 | 13322 | 2026-01-20 | ESXi 9.0.2.0 (25148076) | notes |
| 13.0.5 | 24915695 | 13317 | 2025-09-29 | ESXi 9.0.1.0 (24957456) | notes |
| 13.0.1 | 24843032 | 13313 | 2025-07-15 | Standalone (not bundled) | notes |
| 13.0.0 | 24696409 | 13312 | 2025-06-17 | ESXi 9.0 (24755229) | notes |
What’s new and known issues in VMware Tools 13.1.6
New in 13.1.6: the Capsule PK Update driver now also supports Windows Server 2016 and Windows 10 64-bit versions 22H2 and 1809. That matters for the Secure Boot platform key update described in my post on Microsoft Secure Boot certificate expiration in vSphere VMs.
The 13.1.6 release notes still list these known issues from previous releases, each with a workaround:
- Shared Folders not mounted after restart on Linux VMs (Workstation and Fusion only). If Shared Folders was enabled while the VM was powered off,
/mnt/hgfsis empty after boot. Turn Shared Folders off and on again in the VM settings, or mount it at every boot with this/etc/fstabline:vmhgfs-fuse /mnt/hgfs fuse defaults,allow_other 0 0. Setup details are in KB 313233. - Memory leak when running the Ortec application. Set the system environment variable
SVGA_ALLOW_LLVMPIPE=0. - Upgrade fails on Windows 7 SP1 and Windows Server 2008 R2 SP1 without SHA-2 code signing support. Since 3 December 2019, Windows drivers are signed with SHA-2 only, so these systems fail the driver signature check. See KB 78708.
- The vnetflt or vnetWFP driver service keeps running after an upgrade that removed the NetworkIntrospection feature. This only affects upgrades from versions older than 11.1.0; see KB 316389.
- Upgrades from versions before 10.3.0 to 11.1 or later take longer and can ask for a Windows restart while “Preparing VMware Tools for installation” is shown. See KB 315389.
- Windows on Arm VMs show a BSOD with DPC_WATCHDOG_VIOLATION or hang, typically with 3D games or when resizing a remote desktop. Disable 3D acceleration in the VM settings; see KB 313350.
VMware Tools 12.x versions and build numbers
21 releases, newest first. Client code is the number the vSphere Client, PowerCLI and the API report as the VM’s Tools version.
| Tools version | Build | Client code | Released | Bundled with ESXi (build) | Release notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12.5.4 | 24964629 | 12452 | 2025-09-29 | ESXi 8.0p08 (25205845), ESXi 8.0p07 (25067014) | notes |
| 12.5.3 | 24819442 | 12451 | 2025-07-15 | ESXi 8.0p06 (24859861) | notes |
| 12.5.2 | 24697584 | 12450 | 2025-05-12 | Standalone (not bundled) | notes |
| 12.5.1 | 24649672 | 12449 | 2025-03-25 | ESXi 7.0p10 (24723872), ESXi 8.0p05 (24674464) | notes |
| 12.5.0 | 24276846 | 12448 | 2024-10-08 | Standalone (not bundled) | notes |
| 12.4.9 | 24964244 | 12425 | — | Standalone (not bundled) | — |
| 12.4.8 | 24817777 | 12424 | — | Standalone (not bundled) | — |
| 12.4.7 | 24697291 | 12423 | — | Standalone (not bundled) | — |
| 12.4.6 | 24648518 | 12422 | — | Standalone (not bundled) | — |
| 12.4.5 | 23787635 | 12421 | 2024-06-27 | ESXi 8.0p04 (24280767) | notes |
| 12.4.0 | 23259341 | 12416 | 2024-03-21 | ESXi 8.0u3 (24022510) | notes |
| 12.3.5 | 22544099 | 12389 | 2023-10-26 | ESXi 7.0p09 (23794027), ESXi 8.0p03 (23305546) | notes |
| 12.3.0 | 22234872 | 12384 | 2023-08-31 | ESXi 8.0u2 (22380479) | notes |
| 12.2.6 | 22229486 | 12358 | 2023-08-17 | ESXi 7.0p08 (22348816) | notes |
| 12.2.5 | 21855600 | 12357 | 2023-06-13 | ESXi 8.0p02 (22088125) | notes |
| 12.2.0 | 21223074 | 12352 | 2023-03-07 | ESXi 8.0u1 (21495797) | notes |
| 12.1.5 | 20735119 | 12325 | 2022-11-29 | ESXi 7.0p07 (21424296), ESXi 8.0p01 (21203435) | notes |
| 12.1.0 | 20219665 | 12320 | 2022-08-23 | ESXi 7.0p06 (20842708) | notes |
| 12.0.6 | 20104755 | 12294 | 2022-07-21 | ESXi 8.0 (20513097), ESXi 6.7p08 (20497097), ESXi 6.5p09 (20502893) | notes |
| 12.0.5 | 19716617 | 12293 | 2022-05-24 | Standalone (not bundled) | notes |
| 12.0.0 | 19345655 | 12288 | 2022-03-01 | ESXi 7.0p05 (20036589), ESXi 6.7p07 (19898906), ESXi 6.5p08 (19588618) | notes |
VMware Tools 11.x versions and build numbers
13 releases, newest first. Client code is the number the vSphere Client, PowerCLI and the API report as the VM’s Tools version.
| Tools version | Build | Client code | Released | Bundled with ESXi (build) | Release notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11.3.5 | 18557794 | 11365 | 2021-09-23 | ESXi 7.0p04 (19482537), ESXi 6.7p06 (18828794) | notes |
| 11.3.0 | 18090558 | 11360 | 2021-06-17 | ESXi 6.5p07 (18678235), ESXi 7.0u3 (18644231) | notes |
| 11.2.6 | 17901274 | 11334 | 2021-04-29 | ESXi 7.0p03 (18426014) | notes |
| 11.2.5 | 17337674 | 11333 | 2021-01-12 | ESXi 7.0u2 (17630552), ESXi 6.7p05 (17700523) | notes |
| 11.2.1 | 17243207 | 11329 | 2020-12-10 | ESXi 6.5p06 (17477841) | notes |
| 11.2.0 | 16938113 | 11328 | 2020-10-15 | Standalone (not bundled) | notes |
| 11.1.5 | 16724464 | 11301 | 2020-08-18 | ESXi 7.0p02 (17325551) | notes |
| 11.1.1 | 16303738 | 11297 | 2020-06-18 | ESXi 7.0u1 (16850804), ESXi 6.7p04 (17167734), ESXi 6.7p03 (16713306), ESXi 6.5p05 (16576891) | notes |
| 11.1.0 | 16036546 | 11296 | 2020-05-07 | ESXi 7.0p01 (16324942) | notes |
| 11.0.6 | 15940789 | 11270 | 2020-04-07 | Standalone (not bundled) | notes |
| 11.0.5 | 15389592 | 11269 | 2020-01-14 | ESXi 6.7p02 (16075168), ESXi 7.0 (15843807) | notes |
| 11.0.1 | 14773994 | 11265 | 2019-10-17 | ESXi 6.5p04 (15256549), ESXi 6.7p01 (15160138) | notes |
| 11.0.0 | 14549434 | 11264 | 2019-09-19 | Standalone (not bundled) | notes |
VMware Tools 10.x versions and build numbers
24 releases, newest first. Client code is the number the vSphere Client, PowerCLI and the API report as the VM’s Tools version.
| Tools version | Build | Client code | Released | Bundled with ESXi (build) | Release notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10.3.26 | 22085142 | 10362 | 2023-08-31 | ESXi 8.0u2 (22380479) | notes |
| 10.3.25 | 20206839 | 10361 | 2022-08-23 | Standalone (not bundled) | notes |
| 10.3.24 | 18733423 | 10360 | 2021-11-23 | Standalone (not bundled) | notes |
| 10.3.23 | 17030940 | 10359 | 2020-11-05 | ESXi 6.5p06 (17477841) | notes |
| 10.3.22 | 15902021 | 10358 | 2020-05-07 | Standalone (not bundled) | notes |
| 10.3.21 | 14772444 | 10357 | 2019-10-17 | ESXi 6.7p01 (15160138) | notes |
| 10.3.20 | 14389227 | 10356 | 2019-09-19 | Standalone (not bundled) | notes |
| 10.3.10 | 12406962 | 10346 | 2019-03-14 | ESXi 6.0p08 (14513180), ESXi 6.7u3 (14320388), ESXi 6.5u3 (13932383) | notes |
| 10.3.5 | 10430147 | 10341 | — | ESXi 6.7u2 (13006603), ESXi 6.5p03 (10884925) | — |
| 10.3.2 | 9925305 | 10338 | — | ESXi 6.7ep05 (10764712), ESXi 6.7u1 (10302608) | — |
| 10.2.5 | 8068406 | 10309 | — | ESXi 6.0ep19 (10719132), ESXi 6.0p07 (9239799) | — |
| 10.2.1 | 8267844 | 10305 | — | ESXi 6.5ep11 (10719125), ESXi 6.7ep2a (9214924), ESXi 6.5u2 (8294253) | — |
| 10.2.0 | 7253323 | 10304 | — | ESXi 6.7 (8169922) | — |
| 10.1.15 | 6677369 | 10287 | — | ESXi 6.5p02 (7388607) | — |
| 10.1.10 | 6082533 | 10282 | — | ESXi 6.0p06 (6921384) | — |
| 10.1.7 | 5541682 | 10279 | — | ESXi 6.5u1 (5969303) | — |
| 10.1.5 | 5055683 | 10277 | — | ESXi 6.0p05 (5572656) | — |
| 10.1.0 | 4449150 | 10272 | 2019-03-20 | ESXi 6.5p01 (5146846), ESXi 6.5 (4564106) | notes |
| 10.0.12 | 4448496 | 10252 | — | ESXi 6.5 (4564106) | — |
| 10.0.9 | — | 10249 | — | ESXi 5.5p11 (6480324), ESXi 5.5ep11 (5230635), ESXi 6.0u3 (5050593), ESXi 5.5p10 (4722766), ESXi 6.0p04 (4600944), ESXi 5.5p09 (4345813), ESXi 6.0p03 (4192238), ESXi 5.5p08 (4179633) | — |
| 10.0.8 | — | 10248 | — | Standalone (not bundled) | — |
| 10.0.6 | — | 10246 | — | ESXi 6.0u2 (3620759) | — |
| 10.0.5 | — | 10245 | — | Standalone (not bundled) | — |
| 10.0.0 | — | 10240 | — | ESXi 6.0ep05 (3566359), ESXi 6.0p02 (3380124), ESXi 5.5p07 (3248547), ESXi 5.5ep10 (3568722), ESXi 5.5ep09 (3343343) | — |
VMware Tools 9.x and older
| Tools version | Build | Client code | Released | Bundled with ESXi (build) | Release notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9.10.5 | — | 9541 | — | ESXi 6.0ep04 (3247720), ESXi 6.0u1 (3029758) | — |
| 9.10.1 | — | 9537 | — | ESXi 6.0p01 (2809209) | — |
| 9.10.0 | — | 9536 | — | ESXi 6.0 (2494585) | — |
| 9.4.15 | — | 9359 | — | ESXi 5.5ep08 (3116895), ESXi 5.5u3 (3029944) | — |
| 9.4.12 | — | 9356 | — | ESXi 5.5p05 (2668677) | — |
| 9.4.11 | — | 9355 | — | ESXi 5.5ep07 (2638301), ESXi 5.5ep06 (2456374), ESXi 5.5p04 (2403361) | — |
| 9.4.10 | — | 9354 | — | ESXi 5.5ep05 (2143827), ESXi 5.5p03 (2143827), ESXi 5.5u2 (2068190) | — |
| 9.4.6 | — | 9350 | — | ESXi 5.5p02 (1892794) | — |
| 9.4.5 | — | 9349 | — | ESXi 5.5ep04 (1881737), ESXi 5.5ep03 (1746974), ESXi 5.5ep02 (1750340), ESXi 5.5u1 (1623387) | — |
| 9.4.0 | — | 9344 | — | ESXi 5.5p01 (1474528), ESXi 5.5 (1331820) | — |
| 9.0.17 | — | 9233 | — | ESXi 5.1p09 (3872664) | — |
| 9.0.16 | — | 9232 | — | ESXi 5.1p08 (3070626) | — |
| 9.0.15 | — | 9231 | — | ESXi 5.1p07 (2583090), ESXi 5.1u3 (2323236) | — |
| 9.0.13 | — | 9229 | — | ESXi 5.1p06 (2126665) | — |
| 9.0.12 | — | 9228 | — | ESXi 5.1p05 (1897911) | — |
| 9.0.11 | — | 9227 | — | ESXi 5.1ep05 (1900470), ESXi 5.1p04 (1743533) | — |
| 9.0.10 | — | 9226 | — | ESXi 5.1ep04 (1612806), ESXi 5.1u2 (1483097) | — |
| 9.0.5 | — | 9221 | — | ESXi 5.1p03 (1312873), ESXi 5.1p02 (1157734), ESXi 5.1ep03 (1117900), ESXi 5.1u1 (1065491) | — |
| 9.0.1 | — | 9217 | — | ESXi 5.1ep02 (1021289), ESXi 5.1p01 (914609) | — |
| 9.0.0 | — | 9216 | — | ESXi 5.1 (799733) | — |
| 8.6.17 | — | 8401 | — | ESXi 5.0p13 (3982828) | — |
| 8.6.16 | — | 8400 | — | ESXi 5.0p12 (3086167) | — |
| 8.6.15 | — | 8399 | — | ESXi 5.0p11 (2509828) | — |
| 8.6.14 | — | 8398 | — | ESXi 5.0p10 (2312428), ESXi 5.0p09 (1976090) | — |
| 8.6.13 | — | 8397 | — | ESXi 5.0ep06 (1918656), ESXi 5.0p08 (1851670), ESXi 5.0p08 (1739451) | — |
| 8.6.12 | — | 8396 | — | ESXi 5.0p07 (1489271) | — |
| 8.6.11 | — | 8395 | — | ESXi 5.0u3 (1311175), ESXi 5.0p06 (1254542), ESXi 5.0ep05 (1117897), ESXi 5.0p05 (1024429) | — |
| 8.6.10 | — | 8394 | — | ESXi 5.0u2 (914586) | — |
| 8.6.5 | — | 8389 | — | ESXi 5.0p04 (821926), ESXi 5.0p03 (768111), ESXi 5.0u1 (623860) | — |
| 8.6.0 | — | 8384 | — | ESXi 5.0p02 (515841), ESXi 5.0p01 (474610), ESXi 5.0 (469512) | — |
| 8.3.19 | — | 8307 | — | ESXi 4.1p11, ESXi 4.1p10, ESXi 4.1p09, ESXi 4.1p08 | — |
| 8.3.18 | — | 8306 | — | ESXi 4.1p07 | — |
| 8.3.17 | — | 8305 | — | ESXi 4.1p06, ESXi 4.1u3 | — |
| 8.3.12 | — | 8300 | — | ESXi 4.1p05, ESXi 4.1p04, ESXi 4.1u2 | — |
| 8.3.7 | — | 8295 | — | ESXi 4.1p03, ESXi 4.1u1 | — |
| 8.3.2 | — | 8290 | — | ESXi 4.1 | — |
| 8.0.7 | — | 8199 | — | ESXi 4.0p15, ESXi 4.0p14 | — |
| 8.0.6 | — | 8198 | — | ESXi 4.0p13 | — |
| 8.0.5 | — | 8197 | — | ESXi 4.0ep09 | — |
| 8.0.4 | — | 8196 | — | ESXi 4.0p12, ESXi 4.0p11, ESXi 4.0u4, ESXi 4.0p10, ESXi 4.0u3 | — |
| 8.0.3 | — | 8195 | — | ESXi 4.0u2 | — |
| 8.0.2 | — | 8194 | — | ESXi 4.0u1 | — |
| 8.0.0 | — | 8192 | — | ESXi 4.0 | — |
| 7.4.8 | — | 7304 | — | ESXi 3.5p27, ESXi 3.5p25, ESXi 3.5p24, ESXi 3.5u5 | — |
| 7.4.7 | — | 7303 | — | ESXi 3.5u4 | — |
| 7.4.6 | — | 7302 | — | ESXi 3.5u3, ESXi 3.5u2 | — |
How to read the mapping
- Client version code. The number the vSphere Client, PowerCLI (
ToolsVersion) and the API report for a VM, for example13349for VMware Tools 13.1.5. Several patch releases can share one code when the Tools binaries did not change. - Tools version and build. The version shown in the guest (Setup / About,
vmware-toolbox-cmd -v) and its build number, which also appears in the release notes. - Ships with ESXi. The ESXi releases and builds whose image bundles that Tools version. Tools work with a wider range of ESXi versions than the one they ship with; use the Broadcom Interoperability Matrix for the supported combinations.
- What’s New. Copied from the release notes of each release (Broadcom TechDocs, legacy 10.x as PDF). Releases without public release notes, such as 12.4.6 to 12.4.9 and Tools 10.0 and older, show the link to Broadcom KB 304809 instead.
How to check the VMware Tools version of a VM
- vSphere Client: the VM’s Summary tab shows the VMware Tools version and its status (current, upgrade available, not running).
- Inside a Linux guest:
vmware-toolbox-cmd -v - Inside a Windows guest:
"C:\Program Files\VMware\VMware Tools\VMwareToolboxCmd.exe" -v - PowerCLI, all VMs:
Get-VM | Select-Object Name, @{N='ToolsVersion';E={$_.ExtensionData.Guest.ToolsVersion}}. It returns the client code (for example 13349), which you look up in the tables above.
VMware Tools and ESXi compatibility
The “Bundled with ESXi” column only says which ESXi image ships a Tools release. A Tools version supports a much wider range of ESXi hosts, so check the supported combinations in the Broadcom Interoperability Matrix. For older guests, check the guest OS support in the release notes: for example, Broadcom documents the latest VMware Tools version that can be installed on Windows Server 2016. If you are planning host upgrades too, see the VCF 9 upgrade paths overview and the ESXCLI commands for ESX 9.x.
Sources
- Broadcom: the VMware Tools version mapping file, the VMware Tools release notes on TechDocs, KB 304809 (release notes of earlier versions) and the VMware Tools downloads
- On vDan: VCF Upgrade Planner, VCF 9.1 HOL Mind Map, all tools