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    System Requirements

    Minimum and recommended system requirements for ScreenKite.

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    Minimum Requirements

    • macOS 15 (Sequoia) or later
    • Apple Silicon (M1/M2/M3/M4) or Intel Mac with Metal support
    • 4 GB RAM (8 GB recommended)
    • 500 MB free disk space

    Why macOS 15?

    ScreenKite uses Apple's latest screen capture and video technologies that require macOS 15 (Sequoia) as the minimum version.

    macOS Version Feature Gates

    Some features require newer macOS versions. ScreenKite detects your OS version and enables features accordingly:

    FeatureMinimum macOS
    Screen recording15
    HEVC (H.265) export13.0+
    HDR recording15.0

    Apple Silicon and Intel Feature Support

    Screen recording, editing, and export work on both Apple Silicon and Intel Macs. On-device WhisperKit transcription requires Apple Silicon. On Intel Macs, configure ElevenLabs under Settings -> Transcription for word-level captions and transcript-based editing.

    Recommended Setup

    For the best experience:

    • Apple Silicon Mac — Metal-accelerated rendering and export is significantly faster on unified memory
    • 16 GB RAM — for recording large displays at high frame rates
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