# VMware Photon OS

Minimal VMware OS optimized for containers and cloud-native workloads.

- **Category:** Linux
- **License:** Apache 2.0
- **Official Site:** https://vmware.github.io/photon/
- **Download:** https://github.com/vmware/photon/wiki/Downloading-Photon-OS
- **Original page:** https://linuxgratis.com/en/photon

## Releases

| Version | Release Date | End of Support | Status |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 5.0 | 2023-05-02 | - | Active |
| 4.0 | 2021-02-25 | 2027-10-11 | Active |
| 3.0 | 2019-02-08 | 2025-10-02 | EOL |
| 2.0 | 2017-11-01 | 2022-12-01 | EOL |
| 1.0 | 2016-06-11 | 2022-02-28 | EOL |