System Requirements

This guide outlines the minimum recommended hardware and software specifications for optimal performance of Serendipity products, and apply to the current version of all Serendipity Software Solutions.


If you are upgrading operating systems, we recommend you visit this link to confirm the OS is supported before upgrading.

macOS System Requirements

Operating System 26 Tahoe
15 Sequoia
14 Sonoma
13 Ventura
12 Monterey
11 Big Sur
10.15 Catalina
10.14 Mojave
10.13 High Sierra
Hardware Platform Intel Core i3 (2018) or later
Apple M Series
Memory Minimum 8GB RAM
Storage Minimum 100GB of free disk space
Dongle macOS 10.15 Catalina and above require a Serendipity Driverless USB Dongle for the software to function. Legacy Sentinel SuperPro USB dongles are only compatible with macOS 10.14 and below.

Windows System Requirements

Operating System Microsoft Windows 10 (64-bit) and above
Windows Server 2016 (64-bit) and above
Hardware Platform Intel Core i3
AMD Zen Series
Memory Minimum 8GB RAM
Storage Minimum 100GB of free disk space

Linux System Requirements

Operating System AlmaLinux 9 (64-bit)
CentOS 9 (64-bit)
Ubuntu 24.04 (64-bit)
Debian 12 (64-bit)
Rocky Linux 9 (64-bit)
Hardware Platform Intel Core i3
AMD Zen Series
Memory Minimum 8GB RAM
Storage Minimum 100GB of free disk space
Dongle All Linux platforms require a Serendipity Driverless USB Dongle for the software to function.

Note 1: The above hardware recommendations are a minimum to achieve performance levels described in our literature.

Note 2: Serendipity brand software may be installed on a system used by other installed software. This negates the need to purchase an additional computer for Serendipity Blackmagic, Megarip or Veripress. Under such installations additional memory and CPU are recommended to avoid performance degradation.