Applicable for: All users of Marvelous Designer software
In this document, Marvelous Designer or Marvelous Designer software refers only to the Marvelous Designer software installed on the user's local computer, and does not refer to CLO-SET and various other CLO products.
The hardware components presented in the documents and tables below have been tested directly by Marvelous Designer team or are listed based on feedback from Marvelous Designer users.
Please note that Marvelous Designer team does not provide consulting services such as computer price quotes and hardware performance comparisons. So please carefully review the Marvelous Designer software installation and operating conditions described below.
Windows
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Category |
Minimum |
Recommended |
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OS |
Windows 10 64-bit (1903 or later) |
Windows 10 64-bit (22H2) 1) 2) 3) Windows 11 64-bit (24H2) |
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Processor |
AMD® Ryzen™ 5 1500X Intel® Core-i5 6400 |
AMD® Ryzen™ 7/9 7000 series or higher Intel® Core-i7/i9 14th Gen or higher |
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Memory |
8GB |
32GB or more 5 4) |
|
Graphics card |
NVIDIA® GeForce GTX 960 orNVIDIA® Quadro P2200 |
NVIDIA® GeForce RTX series or NVIDIA® Quadro RTX , RTX A, RTX Ada series 5) 6) 7) |
|
Storage |
HDD 10GB or more |
SSD 20GB or more |
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Screen |
1920x1080(FHD) |
2560x1440(QHD), 3840x2160(UHD, 4K) |
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Input device |
3-button mouse |
3-button mouse |
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Network |
Internet connection required |
Internet connection required |
1) Windows updates and patches are highly recommended. Windows Update - Microsoft Support
2) If dll-related errors occur while installing or running Marvelous Designer, install the latest Microsoft Visual C++ Redistributable. X64 architecture is recommended. Microsoft Visual C++ Redistributable latest supported downloads
3) Marvelous Designer software cannot run on Windows 10/11 N which media features removed. Download and install the Media Feature Pack from the Microsoft website. Media Feature Pack for Windows 10/11 N (February 2023)
4) For smoother operation, 16GB or more of memory is recommended. 32GB or more of memory is recommended if you are using multiple software at the same time and/or dealing with huge and complex garments.
5) Marvelous Designer utilizes Nvidia CUDA acceleration technology for Marvelous Designer GPU-Simulation and Rendering. So computers with only Intel Graphics or AMD graphics card do not benefit from GPU acceleration that speeds up Marvelous Designer simulation. If you want faster GPU-simulation in Marvelous Designer software, look for a computer with a recent Nvidia graphics card.
6) For graphics card related issues, please see the following guide. In particular, please update your graphics card driver to the latest. Graphics Card Problems and Troubleshooting
7) A GPU that supports OpenGL Compatibility Profile 1.3 or higher is required to run Marvelous Designer software. Some mobile GPU processors from AMD and Intel may not fully support OpenGL, which is essential for running Marvelous Designer software, and may not run Marvelous Designer software. If you are using a laptop or graphics card with a built-in CPU, check with the hardware manufacturer for the GPU model and whether it supports OpenGL.
Mac
| Category | Minimum | Recommended |
| Mac models | All Macs released after 2015 1) |
Intel-chip Macs released after 2018 2) Apple Silicon Macs: M1, M2, M3, M4 |
| macOS |
Monterey 12 *For macOS dependencies, check out the notes below 3) |
Ventura 13, Sonoma 14, Sequoia 15 |
| Processor | Intel® Core-i5 4cores | Apple Silicon 4) 5) |
| Memory | 8GB | 24GB or more |
| Storage | HDD 10GB or more | SSD 20GB or more |
| Screen | 1280x800 | Retina 4K, Retina 5K supported |
| Input devices | 3-button mouse | 3-button mouse |
| Network | Internet connection required | Internet connection required |
1) Starting with Marvelous Designer 2024, the minimum macOS has been changed to Monterey 12. See which macs are compatible with macOS Monterey 12 here. macOS Monterey is compatible with these computers.
2) Intel chip macs do not have Nvidia graphics cards, so mac users cannot make use of GPU acceleration, but simulation and rendering are supported normally.
3) macOS dependencies
- Sierra 10.12: users can install and run up to Marvelous Designer 9.
- High Sierra 10.13: users can install and run up to Marvelous Designer 10.
- Mojave 10.14: users can install and run up to Marvelous Designer 10.
- Catalina 10.15: users can install and run up to Marvelous Designer 12.
- Please note that Marvelous Designer 11 and future versions will not run on macOS Mojave or earlier.
4) As of Marvelous Designer 11, provides as a compatible build for both Apple Silicon macs and Intel chip macs. If you want to use version 10 or lower on Apple Silicon Mac, you need to install Apple Rosetta. Visit here for more info. If you need to install Rosetta on your Mac: Apple Support
See also
- Marvelous Designer software does not support garment pattern digitizers.
- Marvelous Designer software have tested and supports Wacom® tablet products, and compatibility issues may occur with third-party tablets.
- Marvelous Designer software does not support BootCamp in macOS, also does not support similar desktop virtualization apps.
- Marvelous Designer software does not support 32-bit OS (e.g. Windows 7 32-bit), Apple iOS, iPad OS, tvOS, Android OS, ChromeOS, Windows Mobile and Linux.
- Marvelous Designer software can be downloaded as .exe or .dmg file format via Marvelous Designer official website. It is not distributed in .msi or .pkg file format.
- Marvelous Designer software can be installed and run in virtual server environments such as Virtual Machine and Virtual Desktop Infrastructure and in cloud services. However, in this case, Marvelous Designer team does not provide technical support.
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