System Requirements

Microsoft Windows

 

Operating System:	Microsoft ® Windows™ 8.1, 10, 11 64-bit Windows™ version required
CPU:	Intel or AMD 64-bit processor (CPU) (recent multi-core CPU advised for best performance)
Display	1280 x 720 resolution and above (1920 x 1080 or higher advised)

Mac OS × or other operating systems

You can run PlanogramBuilder on a Mac, Linux or Solaris computer by installing Windows™ on these systems. If you already have access to Windows from your Apple, Linux or Solaris computer, you can directly install and run PlanogramBuilder.

If you don’t have Windows on your computer, our recommended solution is to install Windows and PlanogramBuilder inside your OS environment so you can run PlanogramBuilder directly from your preferred OS. There are several software solutions to achieve this:

for Intel chips:

• Oracle VirtualBox (https://www.virtualbox.org/): for Mac OS X, Linux and Solaris. Free license.
• VMware Player (https://www.vmware.com/products/player/): for Linux. Free license.
• VMware Fusion (https://www.vmware.com/products/fusion/): for Mac OS X.
• Parallels Desktop (https://www.parallels.com/products/desktop/): for Mac OS X.

Another solution to run PlanogramBuilder on a non-Windows computer is to install Windows as an alternative OS with dual-boot. This method will however require you to restart your computer every time you want to switch between your OS and Windows/PlanogramBuilder. For a Mac, consult instructions at https://www.apple.com/support/bootcamp/.

for Apple M1 / M2 chips:

If your Mac has a newer non-intel CPU (M series), there are fewer solutions and there are limitations (see Program Compatibility Troubleshooter on Arm | Microsoft Learn):

• UTM (https://mac.getutm.app/). Free license.
• Parallels Desktop (https://www.parallels.com/).
• VMware Fusion (https://www.vmware.com/products/fusion.html).

You can see a comparison of the 3 above solutions here for example: Windows 11 ARM on Mac? Parallels vs VMware vs UTM - YouTube

Parallels is the officially supported method, but is not free.

If you want to try UTM, there is an install video tutorial here for example: Install x86 x64 Windows 10 on an M1 or M2 Mac - YouTube

Note: the requirements for the Operating System and the display are the same as listed for Microsoft Windows.