SketchUp Pro Hardware and Software Requirements
Posted by Geoff Powell on
Like many computer programs, SketchUp requires certain hardware and software specifications in order to install and run. These are basic requirements, though, so you may want to use our recommended suggestions to improve performance.
Summary of Windows Requirements
Software
- An internet connection is required to install and authorize SketchUp and to use some of the features.
- Microsoft® Internet Explorer 9.0 or higher (Google Chrome is the recommended browser)
- SketchUp Pro requires .NET Framework version 4.5.2. For more information about the .NET framework, click here.
Boot Camp, VMWare, and Parallels are not supported environments.
Operating System
SketchUp 2021
Windows 10
SketchUp 2020
Windows 10, Windows 8+ and Windows 7+
Software
- An internet connection is required to authorize SketchUp and to use some of the features.
- QuickTime 5.0 and web browser for multimedia tutorials.
- Safari (Google Chrome is the recommended browser)
SketchUp 2020
Mac OS 10.15+ (Catalina),
Mac OS 10.14+ (Mojave),
Mac OS 10.13+ (High Sierra).
SketchUp 2019
Mac OS 10.15+ (Catalina),
Mac OS 10.14+ (Mojave),
Mac OS 10.13+ (High Sierra),
Mac OS X 10.12 (Sierra),
SketchUp 2018
Mac OS 10.15+ (Catalina),
Mac OS 10.13+ (High Sierra),
Mac OS X 10.12 (Sierra),
Mac OS X 10.11 (El Capitan).
Mac OS X 10.14 (Mojave)
SketchUp 2018 has a known issue that leads to a one-time crash of SketchUp 2018 on Mac OS 10.14+ (Mojave) in the first 10-15 minutes (or so).
SketchUp 2017
Mac OS 10.15+ (Catalina),
Mac OS 10.13+ (High Sierra),
Mac OS X 10.12 (Sierra),
Mac OS X 10.11 (El Capitan).
With the release of SketchUp 2017, we've removed support for 32-bit operating systems, OpenGL 2.0, and software rendering of models (as opposed to hardware acceleration).
SketchUp 2016
Mac OS 10.15+ (Catalina),
Mac OS 10.13+ (High Sierra),
Mac OS X 10.12 (Sierra),
Mac OS X 10.11 (El Capitan).
Mac OS X 10.9 (Mavericks.)