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=== Minimum 'PanelForge Studio' Requirements ===
=== Minimum 'PanelForge Studio' Requirements ===


PanelForge 5.0 recommends the following for a production studio environment:
PanelForge 6.0 recommends the following for a production studio environment:


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=== Minimum 'PanelForge Indie' Requirements ===
=== Minimum 'PanelForge' & 'PanelForge Indie' Requirements ===


PanelForge 5.0 recommends the following as a minimum for a working environment:
PanelForge 6.0 recommends the following as a minimum for a working environment:


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=== Unsupported Base Minimum Requirements ===
=== Unsupported Base Minimum Requirements ===


Although not recommended or officially supported PanelForge 5.0 may function with the following minimum system hardware.  
Although not recommended or officially supported PanelForge 6.0 may function with the following minimum system hardware.  


Complex 3D 'Stage' scenes and 2D 'Canvas' with a large number of layers may not be possible:
Complex 3D 'Stage' scenes and 2D 'Canvas' with a large number of layers may not be possible:
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Latest revision as of 19:06, 1 April 2025


Before attempting to install PanelForge make sure that the following minimum requirements are met by your computer.

PanelForge project scenes of high complexity may require hardware of higher specification than the minimal requirements specified.


Minimum 'PanelForge Studio' Requirements

PanelForge 6.0 recommends the following for a production studio environment:

Operating System: Microsoft Windows 11

Microsoft Windows 10 (64bit, version 1809 or Newer)
Apple macOS 11.7 'Big Sur' or Newer

Processor: Intel Core 2nd Gen Quad Core

AMD Ryzen Quad Core
Apple Silicon

Memory: 16GB
Graphics Card/Chipset: Nvidia OpenGL 4.5 supported GPU with 4GB+ Memory
Display: 1920x1080 pixels
Drawing Tablet: Wacom Cintiq, Intuos Pro.


Minimum 'PanelForge' & 'PanelForge Indie' Requirements

PanelForge 6.0 recommends the following as a minimum for a working environment:

Operating System: Microsoft Windows 11

Microsoft Windows 10 (64bit, version 1809 or Newer)
Apple macOS 11.7 'Big Sur' or Newer

Processor: Intel Core 2nd Gen Quad Core

AMD Ryzen Quad Core
Apple Silicon

Memory: 8GB
Graphics Card/Chipset: OpenGL 4.1 supported GPU with 1GB+ Memory
Display: 1600x900 pixels
Drawing Tablet: Wacom Cintiq, Intuos Pro, Intuos or Bamboo.

Microsoft Surface input. Huion Branded graphic tablets.


Unsupported Base Minimum Requirements

Although not recommended or officially supported PanelForge 6.0 may function with the following minimum system hardware.

Complex 3D 'Stage' scenes and 2D 'Canvas' with a large number of layers may not be possible:

Operating System: Microsoft Windows 11

Microsoft Windows 10 (64bit, version 1809 or Newer)
Apple macOS 11.7 'Big Sur' or Newer

Processor: Intel Dual Core

Apple Silicon

Memory: 4GB
Graphics Card/Chipset: OpenGL 3.3 supported GPU with 512MB+ Memory
Display: 1600x900 pixels
Drawing Tablet: Wacom Cintiq, Intuos Pro, Intuos, Graphire or Bamboo.

Microsoft Surface input & Huion Branded graphic tablets.


Optional Hardware

The following optional hardware is also supported:

  • 'macOS Retina' and 'Windows UI' scaling with High-Resolution monitors.
  • Three-button mice with optional scroll wheel.
  • Track-Pad with scroll/pinch gestures.
  • Multiple monitors when using the same graphics card/chipset.