Windows System Requirements

Igor Pro 10 is a 64-bit Windows application and requires Windows 10 (build 1809 or later) or Windows 11. It does not run on macOS except under Windows virtual environments.

As a native x64 application, WaveMetrics only supports running Igor Pro 10 on machines with Intel/AMD CPUs. However, the Igor Pro 10 installer should also allow Igor to be installed on Windows ARM64 machines (both virtual and non-virtual). In order to run Igor 10, your machine/OS will need to support x64 emulation (we recommend Windows 11 24H2 or later for best results). Note that WaveMetrics does not explicitly support running Igor Pro 10 under ARM emulation, but we may do so in the future. Please report bugs to us if you are using such a configuration, but realize that our ability to fix them may be limited.

Unlike Igor Pro versions 7-9, which shipped as both 32-bit and 64-bit applications, Igor Pro 10 is 64-bit only. This means that any XOPs you use with Igor Pro 10 must also be 64-bit.

macOS System Requirements

Igor Pro 10 does not run on macOS except under Windows virtual environments.

See the announcement of discontinuing Igor development for macOS here.

Igor Pro 9 runs on macOS 10.13 - 10.14. Igor Pro 9 for Mac is only available as a 64-bit application.

An Igor 10 license includes the right to run Igor Pro 9; just ask sales@wavemetrics.com for an Igor 9 license key.

Igor Pro 9 does run on macOS 10.15 (Catalina) and later, but see this discussion of caveats and known issues.

Since Igor Pro 9  is compiled for the Intel processor, Rosetta 2 is required for ARM-based Macintoshes. See this page for more about Igor and ARM processors,

Igor Pro and Linux

Igor does not run under Linux.

Some users have had some success running Igor via Wine and via CodeWeavers' CrossOver Office Wine-based product. You can read about their experiences by searching the Igor mailing list database for "Linux" or you can view a summary in the Are you porting Igor to Linux? article in the forum.