These system requirements are for the latest version of Capture One.
Capture One may run on other and older equipment than that listed below, but to ensure the best possible results we recommend that your computer conforms to the specifications provided below.
If you have an older version of Capture One, you can always refer to the Release Notes Archive or refer to the articles to check the compatibility of Capture One versions with Apple operating systems and Windows operating systems.
IMPORTANT: Consider that newer operating system versions (that are not supported by any Capture One version) may cause erratic and unstable behavior of the software. It is recommended to test an upgraded operating system extensively before putting it into production.
Microsoft® Windows® minimum requirements
- Intel or AMD CPU with 2 cores
- 8 GB of RAM
- 10 GB of free hard disk space
- Calibrated monitor with 1280x800, 24-bit resolution at 96dpi
- Windows 8.1® 64-bit or Windows 10® 64-bit* or Windows 11®
* Windows 10 is supported for builds from 1607 through to build 21H2.
Apple® Macintosh® minimum requirements
- Intel® Core™ i3 (1st generation)
- 8 GB of RAM
- 10 GB of free hard disk space
- Calibrated monitor with 1280x800, 24-bit resolution at 96dpi
- macOS 10.13, macOS 10.14, macOS 10.15, macOS 11*
* MacOS 11 is supported for builds up to 11.6
Recommended system requirements
If working with high-resolution images and doing calculation-heavy adjustments, we recommend the following:
- Intel CPU with 4+ cores
- 16+ GB of RAM
- Solid State Disk (SSD)
- NVIDIA or AMD GPU with 8GB+ RAM
- Calibrated monitor with at least 1920x1200, 24-bit resolution at 96dpi
NOTE: Due to the significant additional calculation overhead, systems using 4k/5k monitors will require additional resources in addition to the above-recommended specification (both in GPU and CPU power). For professional experience, we recommend at least doubling the specification above for these configurations.
We often get asked which graphics cards we recommend and the truth is, we cannot recommend a specific card or component as these are consistently being updated/replaced with newer models.
Generally speaking, the more RAM available to the graphics card and the more CUDA cores (NVIDIA) and Stream Processors (AMD), the higher the performance gain.
Comments
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I have Capture One Pro 12.1.3 and I want to update to version 12.1.5
What should I do?
Regards
Hi Angel Azkune,
Thank you for the comment.
Please, download Capture One 12.1.5 from here - https://account.captureone.com/en/account/download-previous
Then follow the steps 5-13 (for Mac computers) or 5-14 (for Windows computer) from this article - How to update Capture One?
I cannot log out and cannot pay the subscription
Zmieniłem komputer. Poprzedni uległ zniszczeniu, a tam miałem zainstalowany Capture One Pro 10 z wieczystą licencją. W jaki sposób mogę zainstalować ten sam program na nowym komputerze, tzw składaku?
pozdrawiam Wojtek
Hi Wojteck,
Thank you for your question.
You need to download and install Capture One on your new computer. Please, refer to these pages -
Afterwards, log in to your account on the captureone.com website and go to the Manage licenses section. There you will find the license key for your Capture One Pro 10 perpetual license which you can use to activate software. Please, refer to this article:
Hello Lily,
I neither use Windows or MacOS. I use Chrome OS and Linux.
Are there any plans to support other operating systems or – even better – to bring Capture One to the cloud?
Thank you for your answer,
Florian
Hello,
I'm still waiting for a Linux version. Until then, I will continue using other (very good) application.
Inform me when you are ready.
regards
mippo
hi there, I cannot system update my Mac so its still on MAC SIERRA 10.12.6 , is there an older version I can download at all. thanks
Hello,
Thank you for the comment.
You can download the previous version of Capture One from here - https://account.captureone.com/en/account/download-previous
Hello!
Why in "Recommended system requirements" you are requesting an Intel processor only? What's wrong with AMDs?
It says "recommended" , not "only". A nuance, but still. It runs fine on AMD, at least for me! YMMV.
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