# Installation Requirements

iRedistrict® Desktop can run on both Windows and Mac computers.

Please make sure the operating system is 64-bit and the memory is no less than 16G. The more memory the better.

iRedistrict® is a Java-based software program that requires **64-bit Java 8** to be installed on your computer in order to run.

You can verify whether Java is installed on your computer and which java edition is installed at this link: <https://www.wikihow.com/Determine-Java-Version#/Image:Determine-Java-Version-Step-1-Version-2.jpg>

Please download 64-bit Java 8 at: <https://www.oracle.com/technetwork/java/javase/downloads/jre8-downloads-2133155.html>

If Java 10 was installed, please uninstall it before installing Java 8.


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