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