Compatible operating systems

Stata will run on the platforms listed below. While Stata software is platform-specific, your Stata license is not; therefore, you need not specify your operating system when placing your order for a license.

Learn about running Stata on a dual-core, multicore, or multiprocessor computer.

Platforms

Stata for Windows

• Windows 8 *
• Windows 7 *
• Windows Vista *
• Windows XP Pro/Home *
• Windows Server 2008 *
• Windows Server 2003 *

* 64-bit and 32-bit Windows varieties for x86-64 and x86 processors made by Intel and AMD
Find out if your OS is 64-bit compliant.

Stata for Mac

• 64-bit Stata requires Intel-based Mac with a 64-bit processor and Mac OS X 10.5 or greater
  Find out if your OS is 64-bit compliant.
• 32-bit Stata for any Mac running Mac OS X 10.5 or greater
  (Universal binary for all processors including Intel and PowerPC.)

• Linux
  • Any 64-bit (x86-64 or compatible) or 32-bit (x86 or compatible) running Linux
  
  
• Oracle Solaris
  • Any 64-bit SPARC running Solaris 9 or higher
  • 64-bit x86-64 Solaris version also available
  
  

Hardware requirements

• Minimum of 512 MB of RAM
• Minimum of 500 MB of disk space
• DVD-ROM drive
• Stata for Unix requires a video card that can display thousands of colors or more (16-bit or 24-bit color)