System Requirements

Overview

Aspose.Slides for .NET does not require Microsoft PowerPoint to be installed because Aspose.Slides is an independent Microsoft PowerPoint document creation, conversion, page layout, and rendering engine.

Supported Operating Systems

Aspose.Slides for .NET supports any 32-bit or 64-bit operating system where .NET or Mono framework is installed including (but not limited to):

Windows

  • Microsoft Windows 2000 Server ( x64, x86)
  • Microsoft Windows 2003 Server ( x64, x86)
  • Microsoft Windows 2022 Server
  • Microsoft Windows Vista ( x64, x86)
  • Microsoft Windows XP ( x64, x86)
  • Microsoft Windows 7 ( x64, x86)
  • Microsoft Windows 8, 8.1 ( x64, x86)
  • Microsoft Windows 10 ( x64, x86)
  • Microsoft Azure

Linux

  • Linux (Ubuntu, OpenSUSE, CentOS, and others)

Mac

  • Mac OS X

Supported Frameworks

Aspose.Slides for .NET supports .NET and Mono frameworks:

.NET Frameworks

  • .NET Framework 2.0
  • .NET Framework 3.5
  • .NET Framework 4.0
  • .NET Framework 4.0_ClientProfile
  • .NET Framework 4.5.0
  • .NET Framework 4.5.1
  • .NET Framework 4.5.2
  • .NET Framework 4.6.0
  • .NET Framework 4.6.2
  • .NET Framework 4.5.0
  • .NET Framework 4.5.1
  • .NET Framework 4.6.0
  • .NET Framework 4.6.2
  • .NET Framework 4.7
  • .NET Framework 4.7.2
  • .NET 5
  • .NET 6
  • .NET 7
  • .NET Core
  • COM Interop support (COM, C++, VBScript)

Mono Framework

  • MONO Support in MAC and Linux platforms

Development Environments

Aspose.Slides for .NET can be used to develop applications in any development environment that targets the .NET platform, but these environments are explicitly supported:

  • Microsoft Visual Studio 2005
  • Microsoft Visual Studio 2008
  • Microsoft Visual Studio 2010
  • Microsoft Visual Studio 2012
  • Microsoft Visual Studio 2013
  • Microsoft Visual Studio 2015
  • Microsoft Visual Studio 2017
  • Microsoft Visual Studio 2019