System Requirements
Rhino runs on Windows and Mac desktop and laptop computers with:
Rhino 8 for Windows
Hardware
- 64-bit Intel or AMD processor (Not ARM)
 - At least 8 GB (RAM) memory is recommended
 - 5 GB disk space
 - OpenGL 4.5 capable video card is recommended
 - At least 4 GB Video card memory is recommended
 - A multi-button mouse with a scroll wheel is recommended
 - SpaceNavigator optional
 - Apple Intel hardware with Boot Camp optional
(Boot Camp is not supported on Apple Silicon Macs.) 
Windows Operating Systems
- Windows 11
 - Windows 10
 
Internet connection for
- Download
 - License validation
 - Rhino account for:
- Technical support on the forum
 - Cloud Zoo license management
 
 
User recommendations
Since we can’t test every possible hardware combination, you can get hardware recommendations from other users…
Not supported
- Windows 8.1 and older
 - Windows Server (any version)
 - Boot Camp on Apple Silicon Macs
 - Virtualization systems such as VMWare, Remote Desktop, and Parallels
 - Linux
 - ARM processors including the Microsoft SQ® 1 and 2
 
Rhino 8 for Mac
Hardware
- Apple Mac with Intel or Apple processor
 - At least 8 GB memory (RAM) is recommended
 - 10 GB disk space
 - A multi-button mouse with a scroll wheel is recommended. (Magic Mouse not recommended for use with Rhino.)
 - SpaceNavigator and SpaceMouse Wireless optional
 
macOS Operating Systems
- macOS 15 (Sequoia)
 - macOS 14 (Sonoma)
 - macOS 13 (Ventura)
 - macOS 12.4 (Monterey)
 
Internet connection for
- Download
 - License validation
 - Rhino account for:
- Technical support on the forum
 - Cloud Zoo license management
 
 
Not supported
- macOS 11 (Big Sur) or older
 - Digitizers (Faro, MicroScribe)
 - iPad and iPad Pro
 
