Pro Tools For Mac System Requirements



Minimum System Requirements. The minimum system requirements state the minimal specification your computer must have to be able to use the software. A more powerful system may be required for certain tasks or larger projects. You can find more information about computer system. Mac mini 2018 With Expansion Chassis. For Pro Tools HDX users there isn’t any need to rule out the Mac Mini 2018. By adding one of the Sonnet expansion chassis you can put together a very cost effective HDX 1 system and we have plans to take our Mac mini 2018.

Whether you use SketchUp for Web on a computer or Chromebook, your device needs mouse and keyboard input.

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You can use SketchUp for Web on most internet-connected computers via a recommended browser (Chrome 59+ or Firefox 52+).

To use SketchUp for Web on a Chromebook, your Chromebook needs to meet the minimum specifications. However, the minimum requirements don't offer the best experience using SketchUp for Web on a Chromebook. Ideally, your Chromebook meets the following recommended specifications.

Minimum SpecificationsRecommended Specifications
2.1+ GHz Intel processor2.8+ GHz Intel processor
4GB RAM8GB+ RAM
700MB of available hard-disk spaceAt least 1GB of available hard-disk space
Intel HD integrated graphics card with at least 512MB video memoryDiscrete Graphics card such as AMD Radeon R9 M37X 2048 MB

We recommend choosing the largest available offering of RAM for any listed Chromebook. 4GB is strongly preferable to 2GB.

SketchUp for Web supports Retina (high DPI) displays.

Like many computer programs, SketchUp requires certain hardware and software specifications in order to install and run. These are basic requirements, though, so you may want to use our recommended suggestions to improve performance.

Windows 10, Windows 8+ and Windows 7+
  • Software
    • An internet connection is required to install and authorize SketchUp and to use some of the features.
    • Microsoft® Internet Explorer 9.0 or higher.
    • SketchUp Pro requires .NET Framework version 4.5.2. For more information about the .NET framework, click here.
    SketchUp requires a 64-bit version of Windows. Also, to install SketchUp, Windows 8.1 must be current with Windows Update.
    Boot Camp, VMWare, and Parallels are not supported environments.
  • Recommended hardware
    • 2+ GHz processor
    • 8+ GB RAM
    • 700MB of available hard-disk space
    • 3D class video card with 1 GB of memory or higher and support for hardware acceleration. Please ensure that the video card driver supports OpenGL 3.1 or higher and is up to date.
      SketchUp's performance relies heavily on the graphics card driver and its ability to support OpenGL 3.1 or higher. To test your graphics card's compatibility, please download and run the SketchUp Checkup application. Historically, people have seen problems with Intel-based cards with SketchUp. We don't recommend using these graphics cards with SketchUp at this time.
    • 3-button, scroll-wheel mouse.
  • Minimum hardware
    • 1 GHz processor
    • 4GB RAM
    • 500MB of free hard-disk space
    • 3D class video card with 512 MB of memory or higher and support for hardware acceleration. Please ensure that the video card driver supports OpenGL 3.1 or higher and is up to date.
Mac OS 10.15+ (Catalina), Mac OS 10.14+ (Mojave), and Mac OS 10.13+ (High Sierra).
  • Software
    • An internet connection is required to authorize SketchUp and to use some of the features.
    • QuickTime 5.0 and web browser for multimedia tutorials.
    • Safari
    Boot Camp, VMWare, and Parallels are not supported environments.
  • Recommended hardware
    • 2.1+ GHz processor
    • 8GB RAM
    • 700MB of available hard-disk space
      Alert: Please be aware, SketchUp is unable to support case sensitive hard drives with our installation. If you use a case sensitive hard drive you'll experience crashes at launch which cannot be resolved.
    • 3D class video card with 1 GB of memory or higher and support for hardware acceleration. Please ensure that the video card driver supports OpenGL version 3.1 or higher and is up to date.
    • 3-button, scroll-wheel mouse
  • Minimum hardware
    • 2.1+ GHz Intel™ processor
    • 4GB RAM
    • 500MB of available hard-disk space.
    • 3D class video card with 512 MB of memory or higher and support for hardware acceleration. Please ensure that the video card driver supports OpenGL version 3.1 or higher and up to date.
    • 3-button, scroll-wheel mouse.
To use your license with SketchUp Pro you must have internet access. For additional details concerning these internet requirements, please read Understanding Your License.
Compatibility Changes

SketchUp 2020
With the release of SketchUp 2020 we've removed support for Mac OS X 10.12 (Sierra). When signing into web features such as the Warehouses you'll be taken to an external browser to complete the signin process.

Pro Tools 9 Mac System Requirements

SketchUp 2019
With the release of SketchUp 2019 we've removed support for Mac OS X 10.11 (El Capitan). You need to sign in with a Trimble ID to access the SketchUp Pro 2019 subscription or to participate in a Free Trial. SketchUp Desktop 2019 Classic licenses do not require a sign-in.

SketchUp 2018
With the release of SketchUp 2018 we've removed support for Mac OS X 10.10 (Yosemite). There is no longer a SketchUp Make for download, our free version of SketchUp is called SketchUp Free and available in all modern web browsers.

SketchUp 2017
With the release of SketchUp 2017, we've removed support for 32-bit operating systems, OpenGL 2.0, and software rendering of models (as opposed to hardware acceleration). We also removed support for OS X 10.9 (Mavericks.)

SketchUp 2016
With the release of SketchUp 2016 we’ve removed support for OS X 10.8 (Mountain Lion) and earlier.

SketchUp 2015
With the release of SketchUp 2015 we’ve removed support for Windows Vista, Windows XP and OS X 10.7 (Lion) and earlier. SketchUp 2015 and earlier isn't supported on Mac OS X Sierra, but is supported on Mac OS X Mountain Lion, Mavericks, and Yosemite. Additionally you must have Microsoft Internet Explorer 9 or greater.

SketchUp 2014
No System requirement changes were made.

SketchUp 2013
With the release of SketchUp 2013 we reduced the level of support we can offer for Windows XP and removed support for OS X 10.6 (Snow Leopard) and earlier.

SketchUp 8
With the release of SketchUp 8 we removed support for OS X 10.4 (Tiger) and earlier.

SketchUp 7
With the release of SketchUp 7 we removed support for Windows 2000 and earlier.

High DPI Support
SketchUp is DPI aware and can adjust the sizes of Icons and drawing elements so they are sized correctly for High DPI screens. Icons are sized when SketchUp starts up. If you adjust your DPI or scaling (Microsoft Windows – but only up to 150%) you will need to restart SketchUp to see correctly sized Icons and drawing elements.

Unsupported environments

Mac OS X 10.12 (Mojave)
SketchUp 2018 has a known issue that leads to a one-time crash of SketchUp 2018 on MacOS Mojave in the first 10-15 minutes (or so).

Windows Vista and older
These versions of Windows are no longer supported.

Pro Tools Recommended Specs

Mac OS X 10.12 (Sierra) and older
These versions of OS X are no longer supported.

Linux
A Linux version of SketchUp isn't available at this time. However, you may be interested to see how others have had success running SketchUp on Linux using Wine.

Virtualized Environments
At this time, SketchUp doesn't support operation in a virtualized environments such as VMWare or Citrix.
Per the SketchUp Pro License in section 1.1: You may not use or host the Software in a virtual server environment.

Boot Camp/Parallels/VMWare
Neither Boot Camp, VMWare nor Parallels are supported environments.

Remote Desktop Connections
Due to hardware restrictions in shared environments we can't reliably predict how SketchUp will perform. At this time SketchUp is not supported via a Remote Desktop Connection (RDC) on any platform.

Pro Tools For Mac System Requirements
Note: SketchUp will run on multiple-processor machines; however, SketchUp will only use one processor. SketchUp doesn't support hyper-threading or multi-threading at this time.
Note: You can use Logitech 3D Motion Controllers from 3Dconnexion to create models in SketchUp. The 3Dconnexion website has more information about these controllers.

Avid, the makers of Pro Tools have announced Pro Tools 11.3.1 for both Mac and PC.

The update resolves bugs for both Mac and Windows users of Pro Tools 11.

Pro Tools 11.3.1 System Requirements

Mac
  • Pro Tools 11.3.1 supports Mac OS X 10.10 & 10.10.1 (Yosemite), 10.9.5 (Mavericks) and 10.8.5 (Mountain Lion)
  • Pro Tools 11.3.1 supports Windows 8, Windows 8.1, Windows 7 and Windows 7 SP1

A full list of issues resolved are shown below.

Issues Resolved in Pro Tools | Software 11.3.1 - Mac

  • The Pro Tools | HD Native Thunderbolt driver doesn’t load properly after upgrading to Mac OS X Yosemite. (PT-200137)
  • When multiple E3 engines are connected together (as part of a shared input VENUE S3L-X system), and at least one E3 engine in the system is connected to a Pro Tools computer, only one of the available E3 engines may be listed twice in the Playback Engine pop-up menu of the connected computer. (VSW-9462)
  • Pro Tools | Software 11.3.1 and Pro Tools | HD Software 11.3.1 on Mac OS X 10.8.x, 10.9.x, and 10.10.x — 2/6/15 3
  • Analyze mode in AudioSuite does not work as expected when processing mode is set to “clip-by-clip”. (PTSW-197540)
  • Pro Tools quits unexpectedly when instantiating the default EQ or dynamic plug-in from a EuControl surface. (EUCON-3494)
  • Automation lags when delay is induced by plug-ins further in the signal chain. (PTSW-196906)
  • A Pro Tools Satellite is disconnected from the Satellite network posts a “Pro Tools Cannot Stop Playback” dialog. (PT-200219)
  • When a large session on a Satllite system receives a play command while attempting to auto-save, Pro Tools reports a “Pro Tools Cannot Stop Playback” message. (PTSW-197689)
  • If automation data is lost after using the “TCE Edit to Timeline Selection” command, the command cannot be undone to recover the lost automation data. (PT-199196)
  • Pro Tools quits unexpectedly when recording in QuickPunch mode while banking on an S6 (PT-200272/PTSW-200359)
  • When using a Video Satellite system, scrubbing in Pro Tools results in an assertion in Media Composer. (PTSW-197583)
  • Consolidated clips lose embedded rig settings with Eleven Rack. (PTSW-189327)
  • When stopping DPE recording, the playhead “parks” (rolls back into previous recording). Consequently, when playback is engaged, you hear the last bit of the previous recording. (PTSW-193265)
  • EQ knobs and buttons on a EUCON control surface do not respond when they are changed from the plug-in GUI in Pro Tools. (PTSW-200325)
  • Automation is delayed when using a VCA track. (PT-200538)
  • With more than 90 ISIS workspaces mounted, AVE connections time out. (UME-1126)

Issues Resolved in Pro Tools | Software 11.3.1 - Windows

  • Analyze mode in AudioSuite does not work as expected when processing mode is set to “clip-by-clip”. (PTSW-197540)
  • Pro Tools quits unexpectedly when instantiating the default EQ or dynamic plug-in from a EuControl surface. (EUCON-3494)
  • Automation lags when delay is induced by plug-ins further in the signal chain. (PTSW-196906)
  • A Pro Tools Satellite is disconnected from the Satellite network posts a “Pro Tools Cannot Stop Playback” dialog. (PT-200219)
  • When a large session on a Satllite system receives a play command while attempting to auto-save, Pro Tools reports a “Pro Tools Cannot Stop Playback” message. (PTSW-197689)
  • If automation data is lost after using the “TCE Edit to Timeline Selection” command, the command cannot be undone to recover the lost automation data. (PT-199196)
  • Pro Tools quits unexpectedly when recording in QuickPunch mode while banking on an S6 (PT-200272/PTSW-200359)
  • When using a Video Satellite system, scrubbing in Pro Tools results in an assertion in Media Composer. (PTSW-197583)
  • Consolidated clips lose embedded rig settings with Eleven Rack. (PTSW-189327)
  • When stopping DPE recording, the playhead “parks” (rolls back into previous recording). Consequently, when playback is engaged, you hear the last bit of the previous recording. (PTSW-193265)
  • EQ knobs and buttons on a EUCON control surface do not respond when they are changed from the plug-in GUI in Pro Tools. (PTSW-200325)
  • Automation is delayed when using a VCA track. (PT-200538)
  • With more than 90 ISIS workspaces mounted, AVE connections time out. (UME-1126)

Registered owners can download the update from their Avid user account.