System Requirements

NetLogo 2.1.0 User Manual

NetLogo is designed to run on almost any type of computer, but some older or less powerful systems are not supported. The exact requirements are summarized below. If you have any trouble with NetLogo not working on your system, we would like to offer assistance. Please write bugs@ccl.northwestern.edu.

System Requirements: Application

On all systems, approximately 25MB of free hard drive space is required.

Windows

Windows NT, 98, ME, 2000, or XP
64 MB RAM (or probably more for NT/2000/XP)

You can choose to include a suitable Java Virtual Machine when downloading NetLogo. If you want to use a JVM that you install separately yourself, it must be version 1.4.1 or later. 1.4.2 or later is preferred.

Windows 95 is no longer supported by the current version of NetLogo. Windows 95 users should use NetLogo 1.3 instead. We plan to continue to support NetLogo 1.3.

Mac OS X

OS X version 10.2.6 or later (10.3 or later is recommended)
128 MB RAM (256 MB RAM recommended)

On OS X, the Java Virtual Machine is supplied by Apple as part of the operating system. OS X 10.3 includes an appropriate JVM. OS X 10.2 users must install Java 1.4.1 Update 1, which is available from Apple through Software Update.

For OS X 10.3 users, installing Java 1.4.2 Update 1 is recommended, for improved application reliability. The update is available from Apple through Software Update.

Mac OS 8 and 9

These operating systems are no longer supported by the current version of NetLogo. MacOS 8 and 9 users should download NetLogo 1.3 instead. We plan to continue to support NetLogo 1.3.

Other platforms

NetLogo should work on any platform on which a Java Virtual Machine, version 1.4.1 or later, is available and installed. Version 1.4.2 or later is preferred. If you have trouble, please contact us (see above).

System Requirements: Saved Applets

NetLogo models saved as Java applets should work on any web browser and platform on which a Java Virtual Machine, version 1.4.1 or later, is available. If you have trouble, please contact us (see above).

On Mac OS X, the Internet Explorer browser does not make use of the 1.4.1 JVM, so it cannot run saved applets. We suggest using Apple's Safari browser instead, or another web browser which uses the newer JVM.