This project indexes VMware (now Broadcom) product download information. It fetches and parses XML metadata files to provide direct download URLs.
The primary source for product metadata is:
https://softwareupdate-prod.broadcom.com/cds/vmw-desktop/
Note: This replaces the older https://softwareupdate.vmware.com base URL.
The project utilizes several XML files, each representing a specific product or product line. These are found under the base URL:
fusion-arm64.xmlfusion-universal.xmlfusion.xmlplayer-linux.xmlplayer-windows.xmlvmrc-linux.xmlvmrc-macos.xmlvmrc-windows.xmlws-linux.xmlws-windows.xml
The full paths to these files would be, for example:
https://softwareupdate-prod.broadcom.com/cds/vmw-desktop/fusion-arm64.xml
Each XML file contains a list of metadata entries. Here's an example snippet from fusion-arm64.xml:
<metaList>
<metadata>
<productId>fusion-arm64</productId>
<version>13.0.0</version>
<url>fusion/13.0.0/20802013/arm64/core/metadata.xml.gz</url>
<locale></locale>
</metadata>
<!-- ... other metadata entries ... -->
</metaList>Key fields:
<productId>: Identifier for the product.<version>: Product version.<url>: Relative path to further metadata or the download package.
This project aims to:
- Fetch these primary XML files.
- Parse the metadata contained within.
- Resolve relative URLs to generate full, direct download links for various VMware product versions and components.
The following are examples of download URLs that can be derived. (Note: These specific versions might change; the project's goal is to generate current links based on the XMLs.)
macOS (Fusion):
- Universal:
https://softwareupdate-prod.broadcom.com/cds/vmw-desktop/fusion/13.0.2/21581413/universal/core/com.vmware.fusion.zip.tar - Intel (x86):
https://softwareupdate-prod.broadcom.com/cds/vmw-desktop/fusion/12.2.4/20071091/x86/core/com.vmware.fusion.zip.tar - ARM64:
https://softwareupdate-prod.broadcom.com/cds/vmw-desktop/fusion/12.2.0/18760249/arm64/core/com.vmware.fusion.zip.tar
- Windows Tools:
https://softwareupdate-prod.broadcom.com/cds/vmw-desktop/ws/17.6.0/24238078/windows/packages/tools-windows-x86.tar - Linux Tools (Workstation):
https://softwareupdate-prod.broadcom.com/cds/vmw-desktop/ws/16.2.1/18811642/linux/packages/vmware-tools-linux-11.3.5-18557794.x86_64.component.tar - Linux Tools (Fusion):
https://softwareupdate-prod.broadcom.com/cds/vmw-desktop/fusion/11.0.3/12992109/packages/com.vmware.fusion.tools.linux.zip.tar