> For the complete documentation index, see [llms.txt](https://zillion.gitbook.io/iredistrict/llms.txt). Markdown versions of documentation pages are available by appending `.md` to page URLs; this page is available as [Markdown](https://zillion.gitbook.io/iredistrict/installation-requirements.md).

# 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.