Supported platforms

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.

Stata for Windows

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

* 32-bit and 64-bit Windows varieties for x86-64 and x86

Stata for Mac

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

Stata for Unix

  • Linux
    Any 32-bit (x86 or compatible), or 64-bit (x86-64 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
  • Stata for Unix requires a video card that can display thousands of colours or more (16-bit or 24-bit colour)
  • DVD-ROM drive