What are Sessionwire's minimum system requirements?

What are Sessionwire's minimum system requirements?

Sessionwire recommends the following as minimum recommended system specs:

Mac Minimum Recommendations

  • Intel Mac with macOS 11 (Big Sur) or later
  • Intel Core i9 processor
  • 16GB RAM or more recommended

Windows Minimum Recommendations

  • Intel/AMD PC Windows 10 Home, Pro and Enterprise 64-bit editions
  • Intel Core i5 or Equivalent
  • 16GB RAM or more recommended

Mobile Recommendations

  • iOS using a Chromium based mobile browser - Chrome is recommended
  • Android OS using a Chromium based mobile browser - Chrome is recommended

Warning
(Due to the limitations of mobile browsers being built using web kit, Sessionwire is limited in functionality on mobile devices. For the best experience, use Sessionwire on a macOS or Windows machine)

Warning
iPadOS devices are not currently supported

Sessionwire performs best on any Chromium based web browsers including the following:

  • Microsoft Edge (macOS Catalina and up, Windows 10 and up)
  • Google Chrome (macOS Catalina and up, Windows 10 and up)
  • Brave (macOS Catalina and up, Windows 10 and up)
  • Vivaldi**
  • Opera**
  • Torch**
  • Arc**

**not officially tested by Sessionwire

Warning

Safari and Firefox do not fully support Sessionwire's functionality. 

Safari and Firefox users would find that the audio output of Sessionwire will be summed to one device and down sampled significantly, whereas with a Chromium based browser, separate output devices can be selected for the Talkback and HQ Audio streams.

 


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