Operating system
- Windows 11
- Windows 10 64-bit version, Build 17763 or newer (Windows 10 versions older than Build 17763 are not supported by the installer
NOTE: Windows 10 will no longer be officially supported starting October 2025, in line with Microsoft's end-of-life policy
Installation environment
- Install and use on a local computer
- Using OCTOPUZ on a virtual machine (via remote access) is not officially supported and may result in degraded performance or unexpected behavior
Hard drive
- Recommended: solid-state drive (SSD) with 20 GB of available space
- Minimum: hard disk drive (HDD) with 20 GB of available space
CPU
- Intel
- Recommended: Intel Core i7 3.5 GHz processor or similar
- Minimum: Intel Core i5 2.7 GHz processor or similar
- AMD
- Recommended: AMD Ryzen 7 3.5 GHz processor or similar
- Minimum: AMD Ryzen 5 2.7 GHz processor or similar
Memory
- Recommended: 16 GB or higher
- Minimum: 8 GB
Graphics
- NVIDIA
- Recommended: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 10 series with 8 GB memory or similar
- Minimum: NVIDIA Quadro 1000 with 4 GB memory or similar
- AMD
- Recommended: AMD Radeon RX Vega 56 with 8 GB memory or similar
- Minimum: AMD Radeon RX 640 4 GB memory or similar
Internet connection
- Required for account log in/activation (offline license activation is also possible and does not require internet on the activated device)
- Required to access and download online library components and templates
- Required to access in-app Academy content
- Required to receive in-app software updates