The following are the minimum system requirements for Automation Engine 23.03 Client Applications. Exceeding these requirements will in most cases lead to a performance increase. Running Automation Engine Client Applications on a system that does not meet these requirements is not supported.
Minimum Requirements - Client Applications on Mac
| Minimum System Requirements for Automation Engine 23.03 Client Applications (Pilot, ...) on Mac | |
|---|---|
| Processor type and speed | Mac Intel processor (PowerPC not supported). The Apple M1 processor is supported (using Rosetta 2 emulation, not natively yet). |
| RAM | Minimum 4 GB. |
Hard disk | The installation of the Client Applications takes up about 4 GB of disk space. |
| Network | 100/1000 Base-T Ethernet, TCP/IP v4 protocol. TCP/IP v6 is not supported. |
| Graphics and video | Minimum 1280x1024 screen resolution, true color depth. |
| DVD drive required | No |
| Browsers | Safari, Chrome or Firefox. |
Supported Operating Systems
If an operating system is not listed in the tables below, it is not supported. Do not try to install Automation Engine Client Applications on a computer running an unsupported operating system.
Mac OS X / OS X / macOS
For more information on Esko products supporting macOS see: KB191642592: Do Esko products support the latest macOS Release and KB306306886: Do Esko products run on Macs with Apple Silicon.
| Edition | |
|---|---|
| 13 (Ventura) |  |
| 12 (Monterey) | |
| 11 (Big Sur) | |
| 10.15 (Catalina) | |
| 10.14 (Mojave) |  |
| 10.13 (High Sierra) | |
10.12 (Sierra) | |
Unsupported Operating Systems
- macOS 10.14 (Mojave) and older
Minimum Requirements - Client Applications on Windows
| Minimum System Requirements for Automation Engine 23.03 Client Applications (Pilot, ...) on Windows | |
|---|---|
| Processor type and speed | x86-64 dual-core processor (Intel or AMD). |
| RAM | Minimum 4 GB. |
Hard disk | The installation of the Client Applications takes up about 4 GB of disk space. An NTFS volume is required. |
| Network | 100/1000 Base-T Ethernet, TCP/IP v4 protocol. TCP/IP v6 is not supported. |
| Graphics and video | Minimum 1280x1024 screen resolution, true color depth. |
| DVD drive required | No |
| Virtualization | Parallels Desktop or VMware Fusion is supported, but please be aware that Esko does not test all combinations of OS X or macOS and Parallels Desktop/VMware Fusion. |
| Browsers | Edge, Chrome or Firefox. |
Supported Operating Systems
Recommended operating systems are highlighted in the tables below.
If an operating system is not listed in the tables below, it is not supported. Do not try to install Automation Engine Client Applications on a computer running an unsupported operating system.
Windows 11
| Edition | 64-bit |
|---|---|
| Windows 11 Home | |
| Windows 11 Pro | |
| Windows 11 Enterprise | |
Windows 10
For more information on Esko products supporting Windows 10 see: KB344821882: Which versions of Windows 10 are supported?
| Edition | 32-bit | 64-bit |
|---|---|---|
| Windows 10 Home | | |
| Windows 10 Pro | | |
| Windows 10 Enterprise | | |
Windows Server 2022
| Edition | 64-bit |
|---|---|
| Windows Server 2022 Standard | |
| Windows Server 2022 Datacenter | |
| Windows Server 2022 Essentials | |
Windows Server 2019
| Edition | 64-bit |
|---|---|
| Windows Server 2019 Standard | |
| Windows Server 2019 Datacenter | |
| Windows Server 2019 Essentials | |
Windows Server 2016
| Edition | 64-bit |
|---|---|
| Windows Server 2016 Standard | |
| Windows Server 2016 Datacenter | |
| Windows Server 2016 Essentials | |
| Windows Storage Server 2016 | |
Windows Server 2012 R2
| Edition | 64-bit |
|---|---|
| Windows Server 2012 R2 Standard | |
| Windows Server 2012 R2 Datacenter | |
| Windows Server 2012 R2 Essentials | |
| Windows Server 2012 R2 Foundation | |
| Windows Storage Server 2012 R2 Workgroup | |
| Windows Storage Server 2012 R2 Standard | |
Windows Server 2012
| Edition | 64-bit |
|---|---|
| Windows Server 2012 Standard | |
| Windows Server 2012 Datacenter | |
| Windows Server 2012 Essentials | |
| Windows Server 2012 Foundation | |
| Windows Storage Server 2012 Workgroup | |
| Windows Storage Server 2012 Standard | |
Unsupported Operating Systems
- All 32-bit Windows Systems
- Windows 8 and 8.1 (all editions)
- Windows 7 (all editions)
- Windows 2000 (all editions)
- Windows Vista (all editions)
- Windows XP (all editions)
- Windows Server 2008 R2 (all editions)
- Windows Server 2008 (all editions)
- Windows Server 2003 (all editions)
Operating Systems to become unsupported soon
- Windows Server 2012 R2 (all editions)
- Windows Server 2012 (all editions)
| System Requirements | |
|---|---|
| Applies to | Automation Engine Client |
| Version | 23.03 |
| Last revised |
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