VirtualBox Manager is the user interface for Oracle VM VirtualBox. You can use VirtualBox Manager to create, configure, and manage your virtual machines.

This section describes the main features of the VirtualBox Manager user interface. Subsequent sections and chapters describe how to use VirtualBox Manager to perform tasks in Oracle VM VirtualBox.

When you start Oracle VM VirtualBox, the VirtualBox Manager window is displayed.

shows VirtualBox Manager the first time you start Oracle VM VirtualBox, before you have created any virtual machines.

shows how VirtualBox Manager might look after you have created some virtual machines.

The main components of the VirtualBox Manager window are as follows:

• The machine list. The left pane of the VirtualBox Manager window lists all your virtual machines. If you have not yet created any virtual machines, this list is empty. See .

• The Details pane. The pane on the right displays the properties of the currently selected virtual machine. If you do not have any machines yet, the pane displays a welcome message.

  The toolbar buttons on the Details pane can be used to create and work with virtual machines. See .

• Help Viewer. A window that displays context-sensitive help topics for VirtualBox Manager tasks. See .