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.
Windows 11, Windows 10
- Software Requirements
- An internet connection is required to install and authorize your SketchUp subscription and to use some of the features.
- SketchUp Pro requires .NET Framework version 4.5.2.
For more information about the .NET framework, click here. - Recommended Hardware Requirements
- 2+ GHz processor
- Discrete Graphics card such as a current generation AMD or NVIDIA
- At least 8GB RAM
- At least 2GB of available hard-disk space
- 3D class video card with 1 GB of memory or higher and support for hardware acceleration. Please ensure that the video card driver supports OpenGL 3.1 or higher and is up to date.
SketchUp's performance relies heavily on the graphics card driver and its ability to support OpenGL 3.1 or higher. To test your graphics card's compatibility, please download and run the SketchUp Checkup application.
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- 3-button, scroll-wheel mouse.
- Minimum hardware
- 1 GHz processor
- 4GB RAM
- 1.5GB of free hard-disk space
- 3D class video card with 512 MB of memory or higher and support for hardware acceleration. Please ensure that the video card driver supports OpenGL 3.1 or higher and is up to date.
Mac OS 14+ (Sonoma) 13+ (Ventura), 12+ (Monterey) and 11+ (Big Sur).
- Software Requirements
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- An internet connection is required to install and authorize your SketchUp subscription and to use some of the features.
- QuickTime 5.0 and web browser for multimedia tutorials.
- Safari.
- Recommended Hardware Requirements
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- 2.1+ GHz processor or current generation Apple M1 processor
- 8GB RAM
- 2GB of available hard-disk space
- 3D class video card with 1 GB of memory or higher and support for hardware acceleration. Please ensure that the video card driver supports OpenGL version 3.1 or higher and is up to date.
- 3-button, scroll-wheel mouse.
- Minimum Hardware
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- 2.1+ GHz Intel™ processor
- 4GB RAM
- 1.5GB of available hard-disk space.
- 3D class video card with 512 MB of memory or higher and support for hardware acceleration. Please ensure that the video card driver supports OpenGL version 3.1 or higher and up to date.
- 3-button, scroll-wheel mouse.
SketchUp's New Graphics Engine
Sketchup 2024 introduces a powerful new graphics engine that comes with some additional requirements:
- For MacOS, you must use version 12.3.1 or above. We recommend at least 13 and above for optimal performance.
- The following MacOS GPUs are unsupported:
- Intel HD Graphics 5000
- Intel HD Graphics 6000
- Intel Iris Graphics
- Intel Iris Graphics 6100
- Intel Iris Pro Graphics
- The following Windows GPUs are unsupported:
- Intel HD Graphics 4x00 series
- For MacOS, the new renderer requires Metal 2 support. For more information on MacOS versions satisfying this requirement see Apple's Metal support page.
- For Windows, the new renderer requires DirectX12, feature level 11.0 support. See the Direct X diagnostic tool for more information.
For more information on how to change between the new and classic graphics engine, see Graphics.
SketchUp's New Graphics Engine
Sketchup 2024 introduces a powerful new graphics engine that comes with some additional requirements:
- For MacOS, you must use version 12.3.1 or above. We recommend at least 13 and above for optimal performance.
- The following MacOS GPUs are unsupported:
- Intel HD Graphics 5000
- Intel HD Graphics 6000
- Intel Iris Graphics
- Intel Iris Graphics 6100
- Intel Iris Pro Graphics
- The following Windows GPUs are unsupported:
- Intel HD Graphics 4x00 series
- For MacOS, the new renderer requires Metal 2 support. For more information on MacOS versions satisfying this requirement see Apple's Metal support page.
- For Windows, the new renderer requires DirectX12, feature level 11.0 support. See the Direct X diagnostic tool for more information.
For more information on how to change between the new and classic graphics engine, see Graphics.
Compatibility Changes
SketchUp 2024
With the release of SketchUp 2024 we have added support for MacOS 14.0 (Sonoma).
SketchUp 2023
With the release of SketchUp 2023 we’ve removed support for MacOS 10.15 (Catalina). We have added support for MacOS 13.0 (Ventura).
SketchUp 2022
With the release of SketchUp 2022 we’ve removed support for MacOS 10.14 (Mojave). We have added support for MacOS 12.0 (Monterey). Additionally, SketchUp 2022 has been compiled for native compatibility with the Apple M1 processors.
SketchUp 2021
With the release of SketchUp 2021 we’ve removed support for MacOS 10.13 (High Sierra) as well as Windows 7 and 8. We have added support for MacOS 11.0 (Big Sur).
SketchUp 2020
With the release of SketchUp 2020 we've removed support for Mac OS X 10.12 (Sierra). When signing into web features such as the Warehouses you'll be taken to an external browser to complete the sign-in process.
SketchUp 2019
With the release of SketchUp 2019 we've removed support for Mac OS X 10.11 (El Capitan). You need to sign in with a Trimble ID to access the SketchUp Pro 2019 subscription or to participate in a Free Trial. SketchUp Desktop 2019 Classic licenses do not require a sign-in.
SketchUp 2018
With the release of SketchUp 2018 we've removed support for Mac OS X 10.10 (Yosemite). There is no longer a SketchUp Make for download, our free version of SketchUp is called SketchUp Free and available in all modern web browsers.
SketchUp 2017
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). We also removed support for OS X 10.9 (Mavericks.)
High DPI Support
SketchUp is DPI aware and can adjust the sizes of Icons and drawing elements so they are sized correctly for High DPI screens. Icons are sized when SketchUp starts up. If you adjust your DPI or scaling (Microsoft Windows – but only up to 150%) you will need to restart SketchUp to see correctly sized Icons and drawing elements.
Unsupported environments
ARM Processors- While SketchUp 2022 will run on the new Apple M1 Computers running MacOS (Big Sur), SketchUp for Windows is not tested on, nor developed for ARM based processors and is unsupported.
32-Bit Operating Systems- SketchUp is now optimized solely for 64-Bit and no longer available for Windows or MacOS in any 32-bit capacity.
MacOS 10.13 (High Sierra)- With SketchUp 2021 we no longer support MacOS 10.13 (High Sierra).
Windows 7, Windows 8- We no longer actively test features or bugs on these older versions of Windows. While the software may still run properly, there may be some issues with features that haven’t been tested.
Mac OS X 10.12 (Sierra)- SketchUp 2018 has a known issue that leads to a one-time crash of SketchUp 2018 on MacOS Sierra in the first 10-15 minutes (or so).
Windows Vista and older- These versions of Windows are no longer supported.
Mac OS X 10.12 (Sierra) and older- These versions of OS X are no longer supported.
Linux- A Linux version of SketchUp isn't available at this time. However, you may be interested to see how others have had success running SketchUp on Linux using Wine.
Parallels/VMWare- Neither VMWare nor Parallels are supported environments.
Remote Desktop Connections- Due to hardware restrictions in shared environments we can't reliably predict how SketchUp will perform. At this time SketchUp is not supported via a Remote Desktop Connection (RDC) on any platform.
Virtual Environments - For subscribers activating versions of SketchUp 2022 and newer, using SketchUp in virtual environments is allowed as a product-specific exception to Trimble’s General Product Terms. Learn more about using SketchUp in virtual environments.
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