The following specifications are recommended to run SimaPro Craft (formerly SimaPro Desktop). Please contact us if you have any questions regarding specific configurations.
Operating systems
SimaPro Craft is a 32 bits Windows application which also runs on 64 bits Windows. We highly recommend to have the latest service pack installed. Earlier operating systems are not supported. SimaPro 9.2 and newer runs on:
- Windows 11
- Windows 10
- Windows Server 2012
- Windows Server 2012 R2
- Windows Server 2016
- Windows Server 2019
- Windows Server 2022
Note! SimaPro is built for the Windows operating system. Please make sure that you are using genuine Windows on AMD or Intel processor. If you are a Mac user, you can try to have a Windows emulator with sufficient memory to run SimaPro. For further information about this, please refer to this page. It is also important to note that we do not guarantee full functionality and we do not provide technical support related to non-Windows operating systems.
Single and multi-user client
- Internal memory: 4 GB (32 bits), 8 GB (64 bit).
- Screen resolution: minimum resolution is 1280 x 1024. We recommend a higher resolution and a wide-screen monitor.
- Processor: a multi-core processor in combination with a 64 bit operating system is recommended.
- Hard disk: 10 GB free (local) hard disk space for temporary files. Only in the case of single user: an additional 20 GB free disk space for database(s).
SimaPro Database Server (only for multi-user)
- Internal memory: a minimum of 4 GB (32 bit) or 8 GB (64 bit).
- Hard disk: at least 20 GB space is needed for installed databases.
If you are using an Apple or Unix computer you can run SimaPro Craft through a Windows emulator or via a parallel platform. We regret we cannot give technical support for these systems.