System Requirements

PC Minimum

Windows 64-bit 10 / 8 / 7
Multi-core processor
4 GB of memory (64-bit)
Video Card¹
- 512 MB of memory
- OpenGL 3.3 or higher
5 GB of available hard disk space
Internet access²

Mac Minimum

Sierra / El Capitan
Multi-core processor
4 GB of memory
Video Card¹
- 512 MB of memory
- OpenGL 4.1 or higher
5 GB of available hard disk space
Internet access²

¹ Supported Video Cards include 1) Dedicated Video Card such as NVIDIA / AMD or 2) Intel Integrated Graphics 4th Generation or newer.

How can I tell which video card I have?

² Internet access required for installation, license authentication, deactivation, video and library catalog access. Internet access for license validation is required once every 30 days; for Home Designer Pro, license validation is required once every 14 days.

How can I tell what Operating System I have?

Tips for Buying a New Computer

Differences between PC and Mac versions of Home Designer

	PC	Mac
Walkthrough Export Formats	.AVI	.MOV / .MP4 / .M4V
.WMF / .EMF Support	Yes	No

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Software

System Requirements

PC Minimum

Mac Minimum

Differences between PC and Mac versions of Home Designer