NOTE: With the release of ARES Commander 2022, there are new System Requirements, therefore this article is now superseded. If you are installing ARES Commander 2022 or later, please refer to the System Requirements for that version here: https://help.graebert.com/en/articles/5119888-ares-commander-2022-sp0-system-requirements-minimum-recommended-configurations
Windows
Minimum
64-bit version: Windows 8.1 or Windows 10 (with latest Updates and Service Packs)
32-bit version: Windows 8.1 or Windows 10 (with latest Updates and Service Packs)
Intel® Core™ 2 Duo, or AMD® Athlon™ x2 Dual-Core processor
1.5 GB free hard disk space depending on accessory applications installed
2 GB RAM
3D Graphics accelerator card with OpenGL version 1.4
Display with 1280 x 768 pixels resolution
Mouse
Recommended
64-bit version: Microsoft Windows Windows 10 (with latest Updates and Service Packs)
32-bit version: Microsoft Windows Windows 10 (with latest Updates and Service Packs)
Intel Core i5 processor, AMD Athlon/Ryzen™ 5/Phenom™ x4 processor, or better
1.5 GB free hard disk space depending on accessory applications installed
8 GB RAM
3D Graphics accelerator card with OpenGL version 3.2 or better
Full HD monitor
Wheel mouse, or 3D mouse
Mac OSx
Mac® with Intel® Core™ 2 Duo processor or better
mac OS X v10.13 (High Sierra), or v10.14 (Mojave), or v10.15 (Catalina)
2 GB of RAM (8 GB or more recommended)
1 GB of available hard-disk space for installation
3D Graphics accelerator card with OpenGL version 1.4 (OpenGL version 3.2 or better recommended)
Display with 1280 x 768 pixels resolution, or better
Mouse
Linux
Ubuntu® 16.04 LTS, Fedora® 27 Gnome and KDE, OpenSUSE® 12.2 Gnome and KDE, OpenSUSE 13.2 Gnome
Intel® Core™ 2 Duo, AMD® Athlon™ X2 Dual-Core processor, or better
2 GB of RAM (8 GB recommended)
1.5 GB of available hard-disk space for installation
3D Graphics accelerator card with OpenGL version 1.4 (OpenGL version 3.2 or better recommended)
Display with 1280 x 768 pixels resolution, or better
Mouse (Wheel mouse recommended)
Note: Product activation requires a network interface card. Windows Terminal Servers are not supported.