Development History

BitVisor version history and major milestones

Version History

Version Release Date Highlights
3.0 2024-08-20 AArch64 support, Kconfig build system, VT-d DMA remapping pass-through, NVMe, WireGuard, TLS
2.0 2017-12-04 Major refactoring, virtio-net support, enhanced networking
1.4 2014-05-15 UEFI support
1.3 2013 xHCI (USB 3.0) support
1.2 2012 Bug fixes and stability improvements
1.1 2011 Enhanced storage encryption
1.0 2010 First public release

Major Milestones

2008
Project registered on SourceForge.

2010
BitVisor 1.0 released as the first public version. Supports Intel VT-x / AMD-V and I/O mediation for USB and ATA devices.

2014
BitVisor 1.4 adds UEFI support, enabling use on modern PC firmware.

2017
BitVisor 2.0 released with major code reorganization and virtio-net support.

2024
BitVisor 3.0 released with AArch64 (ARM) support and migration to Kconfig. New features include NVMe storage, WireGuard VPN, and TLS.