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ChemDraw Prime/ChemDraw Professional for Windows

Following are the system requirements for the latest version of ChemDraw

OS
  • Windows 7 Professional and Ultimate (32 bit)
  • Windows 7 Professional and Ultimate (64 bit)
  • Windows 8.1 and 8.1 Pro (32 bit)
  • Windows 8.1 and 8.1 Pro (64 bit)
  • Windows 10 (32 bit)
  • Windows 10 (64 bit)
Plugin/Control
ChemDraw plugin/ActiveX control supports:
  • Microsoft Internet Explorer 9.0 (32 and 64 bit)
  • Microsoft Internet Explorer 10.x (32 and 64 bit)
  • Microsoft Internet Explorer 11.x (32 and 64 bit)
  • Firefox 28 or higher
  • Chrome 32 - 44

Due to changes in the Google Chrome environment and their deprecated support for global NPAPI’s, we can no longer offer CDAX on the Google Chrome browser after version 45. We are currently addressing the need in the market for support of the latest version of Chrome and we will update our customer base when that support becomes available. We apologize for the inconvenience this causes to our current customer base.

RAM
  • 32 bit OS: 1 GB
  • 64 bit OS: 2 GB
Microsoft Office
  • Microsoft Office 2010
  • Microsoft Office 2013 (SP1)
  • Office 365
  • PLEASE NOTE: only 32-bit versions of these Office products will allow the plugin to function
Screen

Resolution: 1024 x 768

Disk Space

minimum 300 MB - 1 GB, recommended 10 GB

Other

.Net Framework 4.0 and 4.5

Important Notes:
  • .Net Framework 3.5 is part of the installer and should not be uninstalled
  • .Net Framework 3.5 and 4.0 can operate successfully side-by-side
 

ChemDraw Prime / ChemDraw Professional for Macintosh

Following are the system requirements for the latest version of ChemDraw.

OS
  • Mac OS X 10.10 (Yosemite)
  • Mac OS X 10.11 (El Capitan)
Plugin/Control
ChemDraw plugin/ActiveX control supports:
  • Safari 9.x
  • Firefox 28 or higher
  • Chrome 32 - 38

Due to changes in the Google Chrome environment and their deprecated support for global NPAPI’s, we can no longer offer CDAX on the Google Chrome browser after version 39. We are currently addressing the need in the market for support of the latest version of Chrome and we will update our customer base when that support becomes available. We apologize for the inconvenience this causes to our current customer base.

Microsoft Office
  • Microsoft Office 2011
  • Microsoft Office 2016
  • Office 365
Screen

Resolution: 1024 x 768 or higher

Disk Space
  • 32 bit OS: 1 GB
  • 64 bit OS: 2 GB
 
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