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 10 *
• Windows 8 *
• Windows Server 2019, 2016, 2012 *

* Stata requires 64-bit Windows for x86-64 processors made by Intel® or AMD (Core i3 equivalent or better)
Find out if your OS is 64-bit compliant.

Stata for Mac®

• Mac with Apple Silicon or Intel processor (Core i3 or better)
• macOS 11.0 (Big Sur) or newer for Macs with Apple Silicon and macOS 10.12 (Sierra) or newer for Macs with 64-bit Intel processors

Stata for Linux

• Any 64-bit (Core i3 equivalent or better) running Linux
• Minimum requirements include the GNU C library (glibc) 2.17 or better
  • Check the output of ldd -v within a terminal
• For xstata, you need to have GTK 2.24 installed

Hardware requirements

Package	Memory	Disk space
Stata/MP	4 GB	2 GB
Stata/SE	2 GB	2 GB
Stata/BE	1 GB	2 GB

Stata for Linux requires a video card that can display thousands of colors or more (16-bit or 24-bit color)