System Requirements

This document provides an overview of the system requirements for Aspose.Cells for .NET, including supported operating systems, .NET frameworks, NuGet packages, Mono framework requirements, and supported development environments.

1. Supported Operating Systems

OS TypeSupported Operating Systems
WindowsMicrosoft Windows 2000 (x64, x86), XP (x64, x86), Server 2003 (x64, x86), Server 2008 (x64, x86), Server 2012 (x64, x86), Server 2016 (x64, x86), Server 2019 (x64, x86), Vista (x64, x86), 7 (x64, x86), 8 (x64, x86), 10 (x64, x86), 11, Windows Azure
LinuxLinux (Ubuntu, openSUSE, CentOS, Debian, Alpine, and others)
MacMac OS X, macOS High Sierra, etc.

2. Supported .NET Frameworks

FrameworksVersions
.NET Framework2.0, 3.0, 3.5, 4.0, 4.5, 4.5.1, 4.5.2, 4.6, 4.6.1, 4.6.2, 4.7.1, 4.7.2, 4.8, 4.8.1
.NET Standard.NET Standard 2.0 (for .NET Core 2.1/3.1)
.NET Core / .NET.NET 5.0, .NET 6.0, .NET 7.0, .NET 8.0

3. NuGet Packages

For Aspose.Cells for .NET Standard

Package NameVersionNotes
System.Drawing.Common5.0.3
System.Text.Encoding.CodePages4.7.0
System.Security.Cryptography.Pkcs5.0.1

For Aspose.Cells for .NET6, .NET7 and .NET8

Package NameVersionNotes
System.Text.Encoding.CodePages4.7.0
System.Security.Cryptography.Pkcs6.0.3
System.Drawing.Common6.0.0(On Windows systems)
SkiaSharp2.88.3(On non-Windows systems)

4. Mono Framework

RequirementVersion
Mono1.2 or newer

5. Development Environments

IDESupported Versions
Microsoft Visual Studio2005, 2008, 2010, 2012, 2013, 2015, 2017, 2019, 2022

Note: Microsoft Excel is not required to run the Aspose.Cells library. However, to view the generated spreadsheets, at least Microsoft Excel Viewer must be installed.