OVF file is an Open Virtualization Format Data. With the rapid adoption of virtualization, there is a great need for a standard way to package and distribute virtual machines. VMware and other leaders in the virtualization field have created the Open Virtualization Format (OVF), a platform independent, efficient, extensible, and open packaging and distribution format for virtual machines.

Common .ovf file type descriptions:

Open Virtualization Format
Open Virtualization Format Package
OVF File

Applications, associated with .ovf files

	VMware Workstation by VMware, Inc.
	VMware Player by VMware, Inc.
	Oracle VM VirtualBox Manager by Oracle Corporation
	XenCenter by Citrix Systems, Inc.

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