Camtasia System Requirements
Camtasia (Windows)
| Minimum Specifications | Recommended Specifications | |
| Operating System | Microsoft Windows 10 (64-bit) 20H2 version or later | Microsoft Windows 11 (64-bit) 22H2 version or later |
| Processor |
Advanced Vector Extensions 2 (AVX2) Support required Minimum Processors that are supported:
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Intel® 12th Gen or newer CPU – or AMD Ryzen™ 4000 Series or newer CPU |
| RAM | 8GB of RAM. | 16GB of RAM or more. |
| GPU | 2GB of video memory available (integrated or dedicated GPU) | 4GB or more video memory available (dedicated GPU) |
| Local Storage | 4GB of available disk space. | SSD with 4GB of available disk space. |
| Media Location | Local drives only. OneDrive, iCloud, Dropbox, etc., not supported during recording or editing. | Local drives only. OneDrive, iCloud, Dropbox, etc., not supported during recording or editing. |
| Display | 1366x768 | 1920x1080 or greater |
| Microphone | Internal microphone | USB or other external microphone for voice recording |
| Internet |
Internet access is required to sign in/activate Camtasia and/or its trial |
Internet access is required to sign in/activate Camtasia and/or its trial |
| More System Requirements | Microsoft .NET 4.7.2 or later (included), WebView2 Runtime (included), Microsoft Visual C++ 2019 Redistributable (included), Windows N requires the MediaFeature pack for Windows N. Playback using the Smart Player is supported on Microsoft Edge, Chrome, Firefox, and Safari, iOS 17 or later (Safari only), Android 13 or later. | Microsoft .NET 4.7.2 or later (included), WebView2 Runtime (included), Microsoft Visual C++ 2019 Redistributable (included), Windows N requires the MediaFeature pack for Windows N. Playback using the Smart Player is supported on Microsoft Edge, Chrome, Firefox, and Safari, iOS 17 or later (Safari only), Android 13 or later. |
Feature-specific requirements (Windows)
- Powerpoint Import and Camtasia Add-in for PowerPoint require PowerPoint 2013, 2016, 2019 (64 bit)
- Playback using the Smart Player is supported on Microsoft Edge (Windows 10 Anniversary Update or later), latest version for Chrome, Firefox, and Safari, iOS 11+ (Safari), Android 5+ (Latest Chrome required)
- Camera video recording requires a USB Web Camera
- Guidelines for 4K, 60 FPS, and Behaviors
Camtasia (Mac)
| Minimum Specifications | Recommended Specifications | |
| Operating System | macOS 12.0 | macOS 13.0 or later |
| Processor | Intel® Core™ i5 Processor with 4 CPU Cores; or gen 1 M1 SoC | 2.4 Ghz Intel® Core™ i5 Processor with 4 CPU Cores or better; gen 1 M1 Pro / Pro Max SoC |
| RAM | 8GB of RAM. | 16GB of RAM or more. |
| Local Storage | 4GB of available disk space. | SSD with 4GB of available disk space. |
| Media Location | Local drives only. OneDrive, iCloud, Dropbox, etc., not supported during recording or editing. | Local drives only. OneDrive, iCloud, Dropbox, etc., not supported during recording or editing. |
| Microphone | Internal microphone. | USB or other external microphone for voice recording. |
| Internet | Internet connection and a TechSmith account are required for the trial | Internet connection and a TechSmith account are required for the trial |
| More System Requirements | PowerPoint Import requires Powerpoint 2016, 2019 or later for Mac, Playback using the Smart Player is supported on Microsoft Edge, Chrome, Firefox, and Safari, iOS 17 or later (Safari only), Android 13 or later. | PowerPoint Import requires Powerpoint 2016, 2019 or later for Mac, Playback using the Smart Player is supported on Microsoft Edge, Chrome, Firefox, and Safari, iOS 17 or later (Safari only), Android 13 or later. |