Flare 2021 System Requirements

 Article #: IAR1033F  Product: Flare   Version: 2021

An internet connection is required to download certain components of the requirements

  • 8 GB memory (RAM)

  • 1.6 GB available hard drive space

  • Windows 10, 32 or 64 bit, including all required updates

  • Microsoft .NET Framework 4.8

    • Servers hosting WebHelp Plus or Server-Based HTML5 also need .NET Framework

  • Source Control integration supports the following:

    • Team Foundation Server 2010, 2012, 2013, 2015, 2017, or 2018

    • Subversion 1.5.3, 1.6, 1.7, 1.8 or 1.9

    • Perforce Helix Core 2020.1

    • Git 2.21 and newer

    • Git integration using Git.exe requires version 2.21 and newer.

      • Git.exe is not required for Git integration but provides improved performance

  • Equation rendering requires Java Runtime Environment (JRE) version 7.51, OpenJDK 1.8, or newer

  • Building targets using Elasticsearch locally on your machine requires Java Development Kit (JDK) version 1.8 (64-bit)

    • Servers hosting Elasticsearch also require JDK 1.8 (64-bit) (or OpenJDK 1.8), IIS, and .NET Core 3.1.1 Hosting Bundle

  • Support of EPS and PDF images requires Ghostscript

  • SharePoint integration supports: SharePoint 2007, 2010, 2013, 2016, and 365

  • Adobe FrameMaker 7 through 2020 (for import of FrameMaker content)

  • WebHelp output and HTML5 output supports the following browsers:

    • Google Chrome, Mozilla Firefox, Edge, and Internet Explorer 11 and newer

Note: We recommend a hard drive speed of 7200 rpm or above for optimum performance and reduced compile times

MadCap products currently require Microsoft Windows. Several users have installed Windows on their Macs using programs that enable them to run Windows. The system requirements remain the same for the version of Windows running on a Mac.

Last updated:

4/5/2021

Author:

Marvin Mallari

Contributions by:

MadCap QA