Please find the latest download links of ARES Commander 2027 below.
Note: For ARES Commander, Mechanical and Electrical 2026 SP1 and their newer versions used with FlexNetwork License, you need to use the Flex Network License Manager 2026 SP1 or a more recent version!
Note: In early 2021, we have changed our product naming convention: The products including 2022 in the product name were released during the 2021 calendar year, and ARES Commander 2022 SP0 follows ARES Commander 2019 SP3 in the product release sequence.
Note: From ARES Commander 2022 SP3.2 version onwards, ARES Commander is available only for 64-bit architecture.
Please find the latest download links of ARES Commander 2027 below.
Windows installers:
ARES Commander | Build | Released | Download |
2027 SP0 | 27.0.1.1128 | 20/03/2026 |
MacOS installers:
ARES Commander | Build | Released | Download Intel | Download ARM M1/M2 |
2027 SP0 (ARM 64bit) | 27.0.1.1128 | 20/03/2026 |
Linux installers:
ARES Commander | Build | Released | for Ubuntu or Debian (.deb) | for Suse or Fedora (.rpm) | for other distributions (.tbz2) |
2027 SP0 | 27.0.1.1128 | 20/03/2026 |
System Requirements
Windows OS
Minimum
64-bit version: Microsoft® Windows 10 or Windows 11 (with latest Updates and Service Packs)
Intel® i5/ Ultra5 processor (i5-8500 or better) alternatively an AMD® Ryzen® 5 (with Zen® 2 architecture or better)
5 GB free hard disk space on SSD depending on accessory applications installed
8 GB RAM (depending on the size of the drawings)
3D Graphics accelerator card with 1 GB GPU memory and DirectX 11 compliant (OpenGL version 3.3 or better). The GPU should be recommended for Windows 11 (no more Kepler-series or older GPUs are supported)
Display with 1280 x 768 pixels resolution with True Color (100% DPI scaling)
Mouse
For a good experience we recommend
64-bit version: Microsoft® Windows® 11 (with latest Updates and Service Packs)
CPU Intel® i7/i9 /Ultra7/Ultra9 processor (8th generation or better) or a corresponding Xeon®, AMD® Ryzen® 7/9 processor (Zen® 2 or better) or a corresponding Threadripper® / Epyc®
5 GB free hard disk space on SSD depending on accessory applications installed
32 GB RAM (or more)
3D Graphics accelerator card with 1 GB or 2 GB GPU memory and DirectX 12 compliant (OpenGL version 4.3 or better) | (NVIDIA® GeForce RTX 20/30/40 series, GeForce GTX 16 series, GeForce MX 300/400/500 series or AMD®)
Full HD monitor (1920 x 1080 pixels) or 4K Display (3840 x 2160 pixels) with True Color
Wheel mouse or 3D mouse
MacOS
Intel Version: Mac® with Intel® Core™ i5 processor or better
ARM Version: Apple M1 ARM-based systems or better
macOS v14 (Sonoma), v15 (Sequoia) or v26 (Tahoe)
8 GB of RAM (16 GB or more recommended)
5 GB of available hard-disk space for installation
3D Graphics accelerator card with OpenGL version 2.0 (OpenGL version 3.3 or better recommended)
Display with 1280 x 768 pixels resolution, or better
Mouse (Wheel mouse recommended)
Linux
Ubuntu® 22.04 (or newer), Fedora® 42 (or newer)
Intel® i5/ Ultra5 processor (i5-8500 or better) alternatively an AMD® Ryzen® 5 (with Zen® 2 architecture or better)
8 GB of RAM (16 GB or more recommended)
5 GB of available hard-disk space on SSD for installation
3D Graphics accelerator card with OpenGL version 2.0 (OpenGL version 3.3 or better recommended)
Display with 1280 x 768 pixels resolution, or better
Mouse (Wheel mouse recommended)