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In order to have the best experience with our products, please ensure that your device is in line with these system requirements. For legacy software and additional details about older versions of Max, visit our extended system requirements page.
Max 8
(includes MSP, Jitter, Gen and support for Max for Live)
Mac: OS X 10.11.6 or later, Intel® Core™2 Duo processor. Intel® Core™ i5 processor or faster recommended, 4 GB RAM (8 GB or more recommended).
Windows: Windows 7, Windows 8 or Windows 10, 64-bit Intel® or AMD multi-core processor. Intel® Core™ i5 processor or faster recommended, and GB RAM (8 GB or more recommended). (Note: For 32-bit systems, use Max 7.3.5 or older.)
Mira
Mac: Compatible with iPad and iPad Mini. Requires iOS 5.0 (or later), and Mac OS 10.6 (or later), and Max version 6.1.3 (or later). Requires the Bonjour library which is installed by default on Mac.
Windows: Compatible with iPad and iPad Mini, Windows 7 or 8, and Max version 6.1.4 (or later). Requires the Bonjour library which is not installed by default. Click here to download Bonjour library (print services).
Max 7 (includes MSP, Jitter, Gen and support for Max for Live)
Mac: An Intel® Mac with Mac OS X 10.7 - 10.14, Multicore processor, 2 GB RAM, 1024x768 display, broadband internet connection for installation.
Windows: A PC with Windows 7 - Windows 10, Multicore processor, 2 GB RAM, 1024x768 display, broadband internet connection for installation, Quicktime recommended for Jitter programming in Windows 32-bit.
Max 6 (includes MSP, Jitter, Gen and support for Max for Live)
Mac: Mac Intel machine running OS X 10.5 - 10.11, and 1 GB RAM. Jitter requires QuickTime 7.1 (or later), an OpenGL-compatible graphics card, and OpenGL 1.4 (or later).
Windows: Windows XP, Vista, or Windows 7 machine with a Pentium 4 (R) or Celeron (R) compatible processor or higher and 1 GB RAM. Jitter requires QuickTime 7.1 (or later), an OpenGL-compatible graphics card, and OpenGL 1.4 (or later). An ASIO-compatible sound card recommended for optimum audio performance.
Important note for Windows users regarding Pace copy protection and your CPU type: Interlok, which is the copy protection system created by Pace we employ on all of our products, does not work on all CPU types. Pace copy protection for Windows only works on Intel and AMD processors. This mean that if you have another CPU type, for example a Transmeta CPU - you will not be able to run the full versions of any of our products. You will however, be able to use the runtime versions of Max 6.
For full Max for Live compatibility, Max 6 requires Live 8.2.8 - 8.4.2.