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System requirements

Business Plan Pro and Marketing Plan Pro are both designed to run on any reasonably up-to-date Windows PC. See the official system requirements below for hardware specifications.

Requirements for Business Plan Pro and Marketing Plan Pro

Versions covered: Business Plan Pro 15th Anniversary Edition, Version 11.0, and 2007
Marketing Plan Pro powered by Duct Tape Marketing and Version 9.0
Computer: IBM-compatible Pentium or higher (either 32 bit or 64 bit is fine)
Operating system: Microsoft Windows 7*, Vista, XP Service Pack 2, or 2000 Service Pack 4
* Only Business Plan Pro 15th Anniversary Edition and Marketing Plan Pro powered by Duct Tape Marketing are certified for Windows 7, though the other versions also work in Windows 7 without major problems
** No Mac OS or Linux support
Memory: Same RAM requirements as the operating system
Hard disk space: Typically 100 MB of free space. The downloadable installer is roughly 50 MB.
Monitor: Minimum SVGA (800x600) with 256 colors (1024x768 with 16-bit color or higher recommended)
CD-ROM drive: A CD-ROM or DVD drive is required to install the software from the CD. Alternatively, the installer can be downloaded from our website and installed without an optical drive.
Internet connection: An Internet connection is required if you want to use the product's optional Internet-enabled features.
Printer: Any printer supported by the above operating systems.

Sorry, no Mac version

Due to weak demand and high development costs, we no longer offer a dedicated version of Business Plan Pro for Mac OS, nor do we have a Mac version of Marketing Plan Pro. You can use the software on a Mac running Windows via Boot Camp, Parallels, or VMware.