	SOLIDWORKS 2024	SOLIDWORKS 2025	SOLIDWORKS 2026
Operating Systems
Windows 11, 64 bits
Windows 10, 64-bit
Windows Server 2025		(SW2025 SP3)
Windows Server 2022
Windows Server 2019
SQL Server
SQL 2025			To be announced
SQL 2022
SQL 2019	SQL 2019 CU22 required	SQL 2019 CU22 required	SQL 2019 CU22 required (End of Life: SW 2026)
SQL 2017
MS Office
Word, Excel, PowerPoint	2021	2021 2024 (SW2025 SP3)	2021 (End of Life: SW 2026) 2024
Hardware
Processor	x86_64 (Intel 64 or AMD64)
RAM	16 GB or more PDM Contributor/Viewer or Electrical Schematic: 8 GB or more
Graphics Card	Certified cards and drivers
Drives	SSD drives recommended for optimal performance
Hypervisors (Virtual Environments)
VMware vSphere ESXi	8.0.1 U1	8.0.3 U3	To be announced
VMware Workstation	17.0.2	17.6.0	To be announced
Microsoft Hyper-V	2022	2022	To be announced
Parallels Desktop, Mac	18.3.2	20.2.0	To be announced
Citrix XenServer	To be announced	To be announced	To be announced
Antivirus	Antivirus products
eDrawings for Mac
macOS Tahoe (26.0)			To be announced
macOS Sequoia (15.0)			(End of Life: eDrawings 2027)
macOS Sonoma (14.0)			(End of Life: eDrawings 2026)
macOS Ventura (13.0)
macOS Monterey (12.0)
Microsoft/Apple Products Support Lifecycle (SOLIDWORKS 2024 – 2026)	Start of Support	End of Support
Windows 11, 64-bit	SW 2022 SP2	Active
Windows 10, 64-bit	SW 2015 SP5	SW 2025 SP5
Windows Server 2025	SW 2025 SP3	Active
Windows Server 2022	SW 2022 SP4	SW 2028 SP5
Windows Server 2019	SW 2019 SP3	SW 2025 SP5
SQL Server 2025	To be announced	To be announced
SQL Server 2022	SW 2023 SP2	Active
SQL Server 2019	SW 2020 SP0	SW 2026 SP5
SQL Server 2017	SW 2018 SP0	SW 2024 SP5
Excel, Word 2024 (64-bit recommended)	SW 2025 SP3	Active
Excel, Word 2021 (64-bit recommended)	SW 2022 SP2	SW 2026 SP5
macOS Tahoe (26.0)	To be announced	To be announced
macOS Sequoia (15.0)	eDrawings 2025	eDrawings 2027
macOS Sonoma (14.0)	eDrawings 2024	eDrawings 2026
macOS Ventura (13.0)	eDrawings 2023	eDrawings 2025
macOS Monterey (12.0)	eDrawings 2022	eDrawings 2024
Microsoft/Apple Products Support Lifecycle (SOLIDWORKS 2023 and older)	Start of Support	End of Support
Windows 8.1, 64-bit	SW 2014 SP1	SW 2018 SP5
Windows 7, 64-bit	SW 2010 SP1	SW 2020 SP5
Windows 7, 32-bit	SW 2010 SP1	SW 2014 SP5
Windows Vista, 64-bit	SW 2008 SP3.1	SW 2013 SP5
Windows Vista, 32-bit	SW 2008 SP0	SW 2013 SP5
Windows XP, 64-bit	SW 2006 SP4	SW 2012 SP5
Windows XP, 32-bit	SW 2001Plus SP0	SW 2013 SP5
Windows Server 2012 R2	SW 2014 SP3	SW 2019 SP5
Windows Server 2012	SW 2014 SP0	SW 2018 SP5
Windows Server 2008 R2, SP1	SW 2009	SW 2017 SP5
Windows Server 2008	SW 2008	SW 2014 SP5
SQL Server 2012	SW 2013 SP2	SW 2019 SP5
SQL Server 2008 R2	SW 2010 SP4	SW 2017 SP5
IE 11	SW 2014 SP3	Ended
IE 10	SW 2013 SP0	SW 2016 SP5
IE 9	SW 2011 SP4	SW 2015 SP5
IE 8	SW 2009 SP5	SW 2014 SP5
Excel, Word 2013	SW 2013 SP4	SW 2020 SP5
Excel, Word 2010	SW 2010 SP5	SW 2018 SP5
Excel, Word 2007	SW 2008 SP1	SW 2014 SP5
macOS High Sierra (10.13)	eDrawings 2019	eDrawings 2020
macOS Sierra (10.12)	eDrawings 2017	eDrawings 2019
OS X El Capitan (10.11)	eDrawings 2017	eDrawings 2018
OS X Yosemite (10.10)	eDrawings 2015	eDrawings 2018

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