Requirements

shapeXT is available for Microsoft Windows, macOS, and GNU/Linux.

• CPU:
  • Supported 64-bit architectures:
    • x86-64 with AVX2 instruction set
    • Apple silicon (M series SoCs)
  • Supported CPUs:
    • AMD (x86-64):
      • Ryzen (all generations)
      • Ryzen Threadripper (all generations)
      • Epyc (all generations)
    • Intel (x86-64):
      • Core (4th generation or newer)
      • Xeon (Sandy Bridge or newer)
    • Apple (Apple silicon):
      • Apple M1/M2/M3/M4
• OS:
  • Microsoft Windows 10/11 (64-bit)¹⁾
  • macOS 15+
  • GNU/Linux (see List of Supported GNU/Linux Distributions)
• Graphics card:
  • Vulkan 1.3 or higher compatible (see List of Supported Graphics Cards (GPUs))
  • Video Memory: 4 GiB
• Memory: 8 GiB RAM
• Storage: 100 MB available space

• AMD
  • Radeon RX 9000 series
  • Radeon RX 7000 series
  • Radeon RX 6000 series
  • Radeon RX 5000 series
  • Radeon RX 600 series
  • Radeon RX 500 series
  • Radeon RX 400 series
  • Radeon RX Vega series
• Nvidia
  • GeForce 50 series
  • GeForce 40 series
  • GeForce 30 series
  • GeForce 20 series
  • GeForce 10 series
  • GeForce 900 series
• Intel Arc
• AMD (integrated graphics)
• Intel (integrated graphics)
• Apple Silicon (integrated graphics)

Note that only larger and up-to-date GNU/Linux distributions are officially supported. Thus, the list of supported GNU/Linux distributions may change in the future. Please note also that shapeXT is only supported on GNU/Linux distributions running on the x86-64 platform.

As of July 2026, the list of supported GNU/Linux distributions is as follows:

• Debian 13 and above
• Ubuntu 24.04 LTS and above
• Fedora Linux 43 and above