Download vSphere Client

The question of where to download the vSphere client, including previous versions, comes up now and again. All links from vSphere 4.1 through to vSphere 6.x listed below:

vSphere 4.1

• VMware vSphere Client v4.1 : VMware-viclient-all-4.1.0-258902.exe
• VMware vSphere Client v4.1 Update 1 : VMware-viclient-all-4.1.0-345043.exe
• VMware vSphere Client v4.1 Update 2 : VMware-viclient-all-4.1.0-491557.exe
• VMware vSphere Client v4.1 Update 3 : VMware-viclient-all-4.1.0-799345.exe

vSphere 5.0

• VMware vSphere Client v5.0 : VMware-viclient-all-5.0.0-455964.exe
• VMware vSphere Client v5.0 Update 1 : VMware-viclient-all-5.0.0-623373.exe
• VMware vSphere Client v5.0 Update 1b : VMware-viclient-all-5.0.0-804277.exe
• VMware vSphere Client v5.0 Update 2 : VMware-viclient-all-5.0.0-913577.exe

vSphere 5.1

• VMware vSphere Client v5.1 : VMware-viclient-all-5.1.0-786111.exe
• VMware vSphere Client 5.1.0a : VMware-viclient-all-5.1.0-860230.exe
• VMware vSphere Client 5.1.0b : VMware-viclient-all-5.1.0-941893.exe
• VMware vSphere Client 5.1 Update 1 : VMware-viclient-all-5.1.0-1064113.exe
• VMware vSphere Client 5.1 Update 1b : VMware-viclient-all-5.1.0-1235233.exe

vSphere 5.5

• VMware vSphere Client v5.5 : VMware-viclient-all-5.5.0-1281650.exe
• VMware vSphere Client 5.5 Update 1: VMware-viclient-all-5.5.0-1618071.exe
• VMware vSphere Client 5.5 Update 1a: VMware-viclient-all-5.5.0-1746248.exe
• VMware vSphere Client 5.5 Update c: VMware-viclient-all-5.5.0-1745234.exe
• VMware vSphere Client 5.5 Update 1b: VMware-viclient-all-5.5.0-1880841.exe
• VMware vSphere Client 5.5 Update 2: VMware-viclient-all-5.5.0-1993072.exe
• VMware vSphere Client 5.5 Update 3: VMware-viclient-all-5.5.0-3024345.exe

vSphere 6

• VMware vSphere Client 6.0: VMware-viclient-all-6.0.0-2502222.exe
• VMware vSphere Client 6.0 Update 1: VMware-viclient-all-6.0.0-3016447.exe
• VMware vSphere Client 6.0 Update 2: VMware-viclient-all-6.0.0-3562874.exe
• VMware vSphere Client 6.0 Update 2a: VMware-viclient-all-6.0.0-4437566.exe
• VMware vSphere Client 6.0 Update 3: VMware-viclient-all-6.0.0-5112508.exe

It’s worth noting that the vSphere client tends to be backwards compatible, you can check this out using VMware’s interoperability matrix.

vSphere Client 6.5 and vSphere Client 6.7

Note, there is no client application (known as the legacy c# client) for vSphere 6.5 or 6.7. Instead, the web client is used. There are a few different web based clients available in vSphere 6.5 and 6.7. These are:

vSphere Web Client - Adobe Flex (https://FQDN-or-IP-Address-of-VC/vsphere–client)
vSphere Client - HTML5 (https://FQDN-or-IP-Address-of-VC/UI)
Host Client - HTML5 (https://FQDN-or-IP-Address-of-ESXi-host/UI) (available since vSphere 6.0 Update 2)
vSphere Appliance Management UI (VAMI) - HTML5 (https://FQDN-or-IP-Address-of-VCSA:5480) (Only available in the vCenter Server Appliance)

As of vSphere 6.7 it is recommended that the HTML5 vSphere client is used when connecting to vCenter, whilst the HTML5 host client can be used when connecting directly to an ESXi host.