System Requirements

Rhino runs on Windows and Mac desktop and laptop computers with:

 Rhino 8 for Windows

Hardware

• 64-bit Intel or AMD processor (Not ARM)

• At least 8 GB (RAM) memory is recommended

• 5 GB disk space

• OpenGL 4.1 capable video card is recommended

• At least 4 GB Video card memory is recommended

• A multi-button mouse with a scroll wheel is recommended

• SpaceNavigator optional

• Apple Intel hardware with Boot Camp optional
  (Boot Camp is not supported on Apple Silicon Macs.)

Windows Operating Systems

• Windows 11

• Windows 10

Internet connection for

• Download

• License validation

• Rhino account for:

  • Technical support on the forum

  • Cloud Zoo license management

User recommendations

Since we can’t test every possible hardware combination, you can get hardware recommendations from other users…

Not supported

• Windows 8.1 and older

• Windows Server (any version)

• Boot Camp on Apple Silicon Macs

• Virtualization systems such as VMWare, Remote Desktop, and Parallels

• Linux

• ARM processors including the Microsoft SQ® 1 and 2

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 Rhino 8 for Mac

Hardware

• Mac with Intel or Apple processor

• At least 8 GB memory (RAM) is recommended

• 10 GB disk space

• A multi-button mouse with a scroll wheel is recommended

• SpaceNavigator and SpaceMouse Wireless optional

macOS Operating Systems

• macOS 14 (Sonoma)

• macOS 13 (Ventura)

• macOS 12.4 (Monterey)

Internet connection for

• Download

• License validation

• Rhino account for:

  • Technical support on the forum

  • Cloud Zoo license management

Not supported

• macOS 11 (Big Sur) or older

• Digitizers (Faro, MicroScribe)

• iPad and iPad Pro