For more information on Kontakt compatibility with older versions of Mac OS, please see the following article from Native Instruments
The chart below should help you understand whether your computer is compatible with the library that you are interested in.
| Dedicated Plugins | NKS compatible | Mac OS | Windows OS | RAM | |
| BBC Symphony Orchestra Professional | Yes | 10.10 or higher | Win7 or higher | 8GB minimum | |
| BBC Symphony Orchestra Core | Yes | 10.10 or higher | Win7 or higher | 8GB minimum | |
| BBC Symphony Orchestra Discover | Yes | 10.10 or higher | Win7 or higher | 6GB minimum | |
| Symphonic Motions | Yes | 10.10 or higher | Win7 or higher | 6GB minimum | |
| Hans Zimmer Strings | Yes | 10.10 or higher | Win7 or higher | 8GB minimum | |
| Eric Whitacre Choir | Yes | 10.10 or higher | Win7 or higher | 8GB minimum | |
| BT Phobos | No | 10.10 or higher | Win7 or higher | 8GB minimum | |
| Orbis | No | 10.10 or higher | Win7 or higher | 8GB minimum | |
| Spitfire LABS | No | 10.10 or higher | Win7 or higher | 6GB minimum | |
| Alev Lenz - 3 | No | 10.10 or higher | Win7 or higher | 6GB minimum | |
| Oliver Patrice Weder - OPW | No | 10.10 or higher | Win7 or higher | 6GB minimum | |
| Lea Bertucci - Acoustic Shadows | No | 10.10 or higher | Win7 or higher | 6GB minimum | |
| Alex Epton - Entropy | No | 10.10 or higher | Win7 or higher | 6GB minimum | |
| Raven Bush - Moonglades | No | 10.10 or higher | Win7 or higher | 6GB minimum | |
| Darkstar - Haunted House | No | 10.10 or higher | Win7 or higher | 8GB minimum | |
| Originals Felt Piano | No | 10.10 or higher | Win7 or higher | 6GB minimum | |
| Originals Cinematic Percussion | No | 10.10 or higher | Win7 or higher | 6GB minimum | |
| Originals Cinematic Soft Piano | Yes | 10.10 or higher | Win7 or higher | 6GB minimum | |
| Originals Epic Brass & Woodwinds | No | 10.10 or higher | Win7 or higher | 6GB minimum | |
| Originals Epic Strings | No | 10.10 or higher | Win7 or higher | 6GB minimum | |
| Originals Intimate Strings | Yes | 10.10 or higher | Win7 or higher | 6GB minimum | |
| Originals Firewood Piano | Yes | 10.10 or higher | Win7 or higher | 6GB minimum | |
| Originals Drumline | Yes | 10.10 or higher | Win7 or higher | 6GB minimum | |
| Kontakt Full | Kontakt Version | NKS compatible | Mac OS | Windows OS | RAM |
| Martyn Ware NIC | Kontakt FULL 5.6.8 or higher | No | 10.10 or higher | Win7 or higher | 6GB minimum |
| Samuel Sim Chrysalis | Kontakt FULL 5.6.8 or higher | No | 10.10 or higher | Win7 or higher | 6GB minimum |
| Joey Santiago | Kontakt FULL 5.6.8 or higher | No | 10.10 or higher | Win7 or higher | 6GB minimum |
| Mandolin Swarm | Kontakt FULL 5.6.8 or higher | No | 10.10 or higher | Win7 or higher | 6GB minimum |
| Harp Swarm | Kontakt FULL 5.6.8 or higher | No | 10.10 or higher | Win7 or higher | 6GB minimum |
| Marimba Swarm | Kontakt FULL 5.6.8 or higher | No | 10.10 or higher | Win7 or higher | 6GB minimum |
| Skaila Kanga - Harp | Kontakt FULL 5.6.8 or higher | No | 10.10 or higher | Win7 or higher | 6GB minimum |
| Union Chapel Organ | Kontakt FULL 5.6.8 or higher | No | 10.10 or higher | Win7 or higher | 6GB minimum |
| Sacconi Strings - Quartet | Kontakt FULL 5.6.8 or higher | No | 10.10 or higher | Win7 or higher | 6GB minimum |
| Orchestral Grand Piano | Kontakt FULL 5.6.8 or higher | No | 10.10 or higher | Win7 or higher | 6GB minimum |
| Cimbalom | Kontakt FULL 5.6.8 or higher | No | 10.10 or higher | Win7 or higher | 6GB minimum |
| Aluphone | Kontakt FULL 5.6.8 or higher | No | 10.10 or higher | Win7 or higher | 6GB minimum |
| Spitfire Harpsichord | Kontakt FULL 5.6.8 or higher | No | 10.10 or higher | Win7 or higher | 6GB minimum |
| Hg2O | Kontakt FULL 5.6.8 or higher | No | 10.10 or higher | Win7 or higher | 6GB minimum |
| Steel Drums | Kontakt FULL 5.6.8 or higher | No | 10.10 or higher | Win7 or higher | 6GB minimum |
| Evo Grid 3 | Kontakt FULL 5.6.8 or higher | No | 10.10 or higher | Win7 or higher | 6GB minimum |
| Glass and Steel | Kontakt FULL 5.6.8 or higher | No | 10.10 or higher | Win7 or higher | 6GB minimum |
| Ricotti Mallets | Kontakt FULL 5.6.8 or higher | No | 10.10 or higher | Win7 or higher | 6GB minimum |
| Andy Findon Kitbag | Kontakt FULL 5.6.8 or higher | No | 10.10 or higher | Win7 or higher | 6GB minimum |
| Andy Findon Kitbag 2 | Kontakt FULL 5.6.8 or higher | No | 10.10 or higher | Win7 or higher | 6GB minimum |
| Igneous Electric Cello | Kontakt FULL 5.6.8 or higher | No | 10.10 or higher | Win7 or higher | 6GB minimum |
| Euphone | Kontakt FULL 5.6.8 or higher | No | 10.10 or higher | Win7 or higher | 6GB minimum |
| Goldfinger Percussion | Kontakt FULL 5.6.8 or higher | No | 10.10 or higher | Win7 or higher | 6GB minimum |
| DC Noisemaker | Kontakt FULL 5.6.8 or higher | No | 10.10 or higher | Win7 or higher | 6GB minimum |
| Sound Dust Vol. 1 | Kontakt FULL 5.6.8 or higher | No | 10.10 or higher | Win7 or higher | 6GB minimum |
| Sound Dust Vol. 2 | Kontakt FULL 5.6.8 or higher | No | 10.10 or higher | Win7 or higher | 6GB minimum |
| EFM RD01 Trailer Giant | Kontakt FULL 5.6.8 or higher | No | 10.10 or higher | Win7 or higher | 6GB minimum |
| Kontakt Player | Kontakt Version | NKS compatible | Mac OS | Windows OS | RAM |
| Ambient Guitars | Kontakt Player 5.6.8 or higher | Yes | 10.10 or higher | Win7 or higher | 6GB minimum |
| Spitfire Symphonic Strings | Kontakt Player 5.6.8 or higher | Yes | 10.10 or higher | Win7 or higher | 6GB minimum |
| Spitfire Symphonic Woodwinds | Kontakt Player 5.6.8 or higher | Yes | 10.10 or higher | Win7 or higher | 6GB minimum |
| Spitfire Symphonic Brass | Kontakt Player 5.6.8 or higher | Yes | 10.10 or higher | Win7 or higher | 6GB minimum |
| Masse | Kontakt Player 5.6.8 or higher | Yes | 10.10 or higher | Win7 or higher | 6GB minimum |
| Spitfire Chamber Strings | Kontakt Player 5.6.8 or higher | Yes | 10.10 or higher | Win7 or higher | 6GB minimum |
| Spitfire Symphonic Strings Evolutions | Kontakt Player 5.6.8 or higher | Yes | 10.10 or higher | Win7 or higher | 6GB minimum |
| Spitfire Studio Strings | Kontakt Player 5.6.8 or higher | Yes | 10.10 or higher | Win7 or higher | 6GB minimum |
| Spitfire Studio Brass | Kontakt Player 5.6.8 or higher | Yes | 10.10 or higher | Win7 or higher | 6GB minimum |
| Spitfire Studio Woodwinds | Kontakt Player 5.6.8 or higher | Yes | 10.10 or higher | Win7 or higher | 6GB minimum |
| Albion ONE | Kontakt Player 5.6.8 or higher | Yes | 10.10 or higher | Win7 or higher | 6GB minimum |
| Albion NEO | Kontakt Player 5.6.8 or higher | Yes | 10.10 or higher | Win7 or higher | 6GB minimum |
| Albion III - Iceni | Kontakt Player 5.6.8 or higher | No | 10.10 or higher | Win7 or higher | 6GB minimum |
| Albion IV - Uist | Kontakt Player 5.6.8 or higher | No | 10.10 or higher | Win7 or higher | 6GB minimum |
| Albion V - Tundra | Kontakt Player 5.6.8 or higher | Yes | 10.10 or higher | Win7 or higher | 6GB minimum |
| Kepler Orchestra | Kontakt Player 5.6.8 or higher | Yes | 10.10 or higher | Win7 or higher | 6GB minimum |
| Hauschka Composer Toolkit | Kontakt Player 5.6.8 or higher | Yes | 10.10 or higher | Win7 or higher | 6GB minimum |
| Bernard Herrmann Composer Toolkit | Kontakt Player 5.6.8 or higher | Yes | 10.10 or higher | Win7 or higher | 6GB minimum |
| British Drama Toolkit | Kontakt Player 5.6.8 or higher | Yes | 10.10 or higher | Win7 or higher | 6GB minimum |
| London Contemporary Orchestra Strings | Kontakt Player 5.6.8 or higher | Yes | 10.10 or higher | Win7 or higher | 6GB minimum |
| London Contemporary Orchestra Textures | Kontakt Player 5.6.8 or higher | Yes | 10.10 or higher | Win7 or higher | 6GB minimum |
| Hans Zimmer Drums (formerly HZ02) | Kontakt Player 5.6.8 or higher | Yes | 10.10 or higher | Win7 or higher | 6GB minimum |
| Hans Zimmer Percussion | Kontakt Player 5.6.8 or higher | Yes | 10.10 or higher | Win7 or higher | 6GB minimum |
| Hans Zimmer Piano | Kontakt Player 5.6.8 or higher | Yes | 10.10 or higher | Win7 or higher | 6GB minimum |
| Olafur Arnalds Chamber Evolutions | Kontakt Player 5.6.8 or higher | Yes | 10.10 or higher | Win7 or higher | 6GB minimum |
| Olafur Arnalds Evolutions | Kontakt Player 5.6.8 or higher | Yes | 10.10 or higher | Win7 or higher | 6GB minimum |
| Olafur Arnalds Composer Toolkit | Kontakt Player 5.6.8 or higher | Yes | 10.10 or higher | Win7 or higher | 6GB minimum |
| North 7 Vintage Keys | Kontakt Player 5.6.8 or higher | No | 10.10 or higher | Win7 or higher | 6GB minimum |
| The Grange | Kontakt Player 5.6.8 or higher | No | 10.10 or higher | Win7 or higher | 6GB minimum |
| E DNA Earth | Kontakt Player 5.6.8 or higher | Yes | 10.10 or higher | Win7 or higher | 6GB minimum |
| Orchestral Swarm | Kontakt Player 5.6.8 or higher | Yes | 10.10 or higher | Win7 or higher | 6GB minimum |
| Percussion Swarm | Kontakt Player 5.6.8 or higher | Yes | 10.10 or higher | Win7 or higher | 6GB minimum |
| Symphonic Organ | Kontakt Player 5.6.8 or higher | Yes | 10.10 or higher | Win7 or higher | 6GB minimum |
| Spitfire Solo Strings | Kontakt Player 5.6.8 or higher | Yes | 10.10 or higher | Win7 or higher | 6GB minimum |
| Spitfire Solo Violin | Kontakt Player 5.6.8 or higher | No | 10.10 or higher | Win7 or higher | 6GB minimum |
| Spitfire Solo Cello | Kontakt Player 5.6.8 or higher | No | 10.10 or higher | Win7 or higher | 6GB minimum |
| Alternative Solo Strings | Kontakt Player 5.6.8 or higher | Yes | 10.10 or higher | Win7 or higher | 6GB minimum |
| Spitfire Percussion | Kontakt Player 5.6.8 or higher | No | 10.10 or higher | Win7 or higher | 6GB minimum |
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Where is Orbis?
Apologies Elena, Orbis is added now
I have spitfire's strings 2 also I have kontakt 6 player both have been downloaded can't get any farther to get them to open in cubase10.5 what would be a suggestion.
Open Cubase 10.5 and in the Studio tab select VST Manager. This shows tables of all the VST effects and VST instruments available to Cubase from your computer drives. Look for Kontact in the VST instrument table. Click on it in the table (it should be in the left column of the pane on the left). It should then show you on the right hand pane where it is listed on your Cubase instruments. If it doesn’t show on the right pane it just means it has not been recognised yet. Drag it from the left pane into the right pane into any order (I usually put them in alphabetically). Then quit Cubase and restart. Next time you open a project in Cubase and open instrument, Kontact will be there.
Kontact just opens like a regular VST - like Halton Sonic SE etc. Once its open you can use all your NI and other plug ins in the usual way. Spitfire’s Kontact libraries (like yours) open in Kontact this way - you don’t load them like VSTs direct - you have to open Kontact VST and load the Spitfire libraries into Kontact.
It’s worth it in the end.
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