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. Please note that all dedicated plugin products require a 64bit DAW.
Dedicated Plugins | NKS | Mac OS | Apple Silicon | Windows OS | RAM | |
Abbey Road One | Yes | 10.15 - OS 13 | Yes | Win 10 - 11 | 8GB minimum | |
Abbey Road Orchestra | No | 10.15 - OS 14 | Yes | Win 10 - Win 11 | 8GB minimum | |
Abbey Road Two - Iconic Strings | Yes | 10.15 - OS 13 | Yes | Win 10 - Win 11 | 8GB minimum | |
Abbey Road Two - Iconic Strings Professional | Yes | 10.15 - OS 13 | Yes | Win 10 - Win 11 | 8GB minimum | |
Air Studios Reverb | N/A | 0S 11 - OS 14 | Yes | Win 10 - Win 11 | 8GB minimum | |
Appassionata Strings | Yes | 10.15 - OS 13 | Yes | Win 10 - Win 11 | 8GB minimum | |
BBC Symphony Orchestra Professional | Yes | 10.15 - OS 13 | Yes | Win 10 - Win 11 | 8GB minimum | |
BBC Symphony Orchestra Core | Yes | 10.15 - OS 13 | Yes | Win 10 - Win 11 | 8GB minimum | |
BBC Symphony Orchestra Discover | Yes | 10.15 - OS 13 | Yes | Win 10 - Win 11 | 6GB minimum | |
British Drama Toolkit - Brass & Reeds | Yes | 10.15 - OS 13 | Yes | Win 10 - Win 11 | 8gb minimum | |
Polaris | No | 10.13 - OS 13 | Yes | Win 10 - Win 11 | 8GB Minimum | |
Aperture - The Stack | Yes | 10.15 - OS 13 | Yes | Win 10 - Win 11 | 8GB Minimum | |
Aperture - Cassette Symphony | Yes | 10.15 - OS 13 | Yes | Win 10 - Win 11 | 8GB Minimum | |
Symphonic Motions | Yes | 10.15 - OS 13 | Yes | Win 10 - Win 11 | 6GB minimum | |
Hammers | Yes | 10.15 - OS 13 | Yes | Win 10 - Win 11 | 8GB minimum | |
Hans Zimmer Strings | Yes | 10.15 - OS 13 | Yes | Win 10 - Win 11 | 8GB minimum | |
Eric Whitacre Choir | Yes | 10.15 - OS 13 | Yes | Win 10 - Win 11 | 8GB minimum | |
BT Phobos | No | 10.15 - OS 13 | Yes | Win 10 - Win 11 | 8GB minimum | |
Orbis | No | 10.15 - OS 13 | Beta | Win 10 - Win 11 | 8GB minimum | |
Fragile String Evolutions | No | 10.15 - OS 13 | Yes | Win 10 - Win 11 | 8GB minimum | |
Angular String Evolutions | No | 10.15 - OS 13 | Beta | Win 10-11 | 8GB minimum | |
Woodwind Evolutions | No | 10.15 - OS 13 | Yes | Win 10-11 | 8GB minimum | |
LABS | No | OS 11 - OS 13 | Yes | Win 10-11 | 6GB minimum | |
Alev Lenz - 3 | No | 10.15 - OS 13 | Yes | Win 10-11 | 6GB minimum | |
Oliver Patrice Weder - OPW | No | 10.15 - OS 13 | Yes | Win 10-11 | 6GB minimum | |
Lea Bertucci - Acoustic Shadows | No | 10.15 - OS 13 | Yes | Win 10-11 | 6GB minimum | |
Alex Epton - Entropy | No | 10.15 - OS 13 | Yes | Win 10-11 | 6GB minimum | |
Raven Bush - Moonglades | No | 10.15 - OS 13 | Yes | Win 10-11 | 6GB minimum | |
Darkstar - Haunted House | No | 10.15 - OS 13 | Yes | Win 10-11 | 8GB minimum | |
Oliver Patrice Weder - Pool Project | No | 10.15 - OS 13 | Yes | Win 10-11 | 6GB minimum | |
Originals Cinematic Frozen Strings | Yes | 10.15 - OS 13 | Yes | Win 10-11 | 6GB minimum | |
Originals Felt Piano | No | 10.15 - OS 13 | Yes | Win 10-11 | 6GB minimum | |
Originals Cinematic Percussion | No | 10.15 - OS 13 | Yes | Win 10-11 | 6GB minimum | |
Originals Cinematic Soft Piano | Yes | 10.15 - OS 13 | Yes | Win 10-11 | 6GB minimum | |
Originals Epic Brass & Woodwinds | No | 10.15 - OS 13 | Yes | Win 10-11 | 6GB minimum | |
Originals Epic Strings | No | 10.15 - OS 13 | Yes | Win 10-11 | 6GB minimum | |
Originals Intimate Strings | Yes | 10.15 - OS 13 | Yes | Win 10-11 | 6GB minimum | |
Originals Firewood Piano | Yes | 10.15 - OS 13 | Yes | Win 10-11 | 6GB minimum | |
Originals Drumline | Yes | 10.15 - OS 13 | Yes | Win 10-11 | 6GB minimum | |
Originals Cimbalom | Yes | 10.15 - OS 13 | Yes | Win 10-11 | 6GB minimum | |
Originals Mrs Mills Piano | Yes | 10.15 - OS 13 | Yes | Win 10-11 | 6GB minimum | |
Originals Cinematic Pads | Yes | 10.15 - OS 13 | Yes | Win 10-11 | 6GB minimum | |
Originals Jangle Box Piano | Yes | 10.15 - OS 13 | Yes | Win 10-11 | 6GB minimum | |
Originals Abe Laboriel Jr Drums | Yes | 10.15 - OS 13 | Yes | Win 10-11 | 6GB minimum | |
Originals Intimate Grand Piano | Yes | 10.15 - OS 13 | Yes | Win 10-11 | 6GB minimum | |
Originals - Media Toolkit | Yes | 10.15 - OS 13 | Yes | Win 10-11 | 6GB minimum | |
Originals - Epic Choir | Yes | 10.15 - OS 13 | Yes | Win 10-11 |
6GB minimum |
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Originals - Wurli | Yes | 10.15 - OS 13 | Yes | Win 10-11 |
6GB minimum |
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Originals - Rare Flutes | Yes | 10.15 - OS 13 | Yes | Win 10-11 |
6GB minimum |
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GAIKA - War Island | No | 10.15 - OS 13 | Yes | Win 10-11 |
8GB Minimum |
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Heirloom | Yes | 10.15 - OS 13 | Yes | Win 10-11 |
8GB Minimum |
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Polaris | No | 10.15 - OS 13 | Yes | Win 10-11 |
8GB Minimum |
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Fink - Signatures | Yes | 10.15 - OS 13 | Yes | Win 10-11 |
8GB Minimum |
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Resonate | Yes | 10.15 - OS 13 | Yes | Win 10-11 |
8GB Minimum |
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Nok Cultural Ensemble - Tape Percussion | Yes | 10.15 - OS 13 | Yes | Win 10-11 |
8GB Minimum |
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Mabe Fratti and Concepción Huerta - Estática | No | 10.15 - OS 13 | Yes | Win 10-11 |
8GB Minimum |
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Hainbach - Landfill Totems | No | 10.15 - OS 13 | Yes | Win 10-11 | 8GB Minimum | |
Blankfor.ms - Tape Synths | Yes | 10.15 - OS 13 | Yes | Win 10-11 | 8GB Minimum | |
Mercury | No | 10.15 - OS 13 | Yes | Win 10-11 | 8GB Minimum | |
Lea Bertucci - Xtended Vox | Yes | 10.15 - OS 13 | Yes | Win 10-11 | 8GB Minimum | |
Yair Elazar Glotman - Speculative Memories | Yes | 10.15 - OS 13 | Yes | Win 10-11 | 8GB Minimum | |
Albion Colossus | Yes | 10.15 - OS 13 | Yes | Win 10-11 | 16GB Minimum | |
Solar - Jupiter by Trevor Horn | No | 10.15 - OS 13 | Yes | Win 10-11 | 8GB Minimum | |
Eric Whitacre Contrast | No | 10.15 - OS 14 | Yes | Win 10-11 | 8GB Minimum | |
Kontakt products will be supported if your system requirements meet the current Native Instruments compatibility advice.
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Kontakt Full | Kontakt Version | NKS | Mac OS | Apple Silicon | Windows OS | RAM |
Martyn Ware NIC | Kontakt FULL 5.6.8 or higher | No | OS 11 - OS 13 | Yes, Kontakt 7 | Windows 10 or 11 | 6GB minimum |
Samuel Sim Chrysalis | Kontakt FULL 5.6.8 or higher | No | OS 11 - OS 13 | Yes, Kontakt 7 | Windows 10 or 11 | 6GB minimum |
Joey Santiago | Kontakt FULL 5.6.8 or higher | No | OS 11 - OS 13 | Yes, Kontakt 7 | Windows 10 or 11 | 6GB minimum |
Mandolin Swarm | Kontakt FULL 5.6.8 or higher | No | OS 11 - OS 13 | Yes, Kontakt 7 | Windows 10 or 11 | 6GB minimum |
Harp Swarm | Kontakt FULL 5.6.8 or higher | No | OS 11 - OS 13 | Yes, Kontakt 7 | Windows 10 or 11 | 6GB minimum |
Marimba Swarm | Kontakt FULL 5.6.8 or higher | No | OS 11 - OS 13 | Yes, Kontakt 7 | Windows 10 or 11 | 6GB minimum |
Skaila Kanga - Harp | Kontakt FULL 5.6.8 or higher | No | OS 11 - OS 13 | Yes, Kontakt 7 | Windows 10 or 11 | 6GB minimum |
Union Chapel Organ | Kontakt FULL 5.6.8 or higher | No | OS 11 - OS 13 | Yes, Kontakt 7 | Windows 10 or 11 | 6GB minimum |
Sacconi Strings - Quartet | Kontakt FULL 5.6.8 or higher | No | OS 11 - OS 13 | Yes, Kontakt 7 | Windows 10 or 11 | 6GB minimum |
Orchestral Grand Piano | Kontakt FULL 5.6.8 or higher | No | OS 11 - OS 13 | Yes, Kontakt 7 | Windows 10 or 11 | 6GB minimum |
Aluphone | Kontakt FULL 5.6.8 or higher | No | OS 11 - OS 13 | Yes, Kontakt 7 | Windows 10 or 11 | 6GB minimum |
Spitfire Harpsichord | Kontakt FULL 5.6.8 or higher | No | OS 11 - OS 13 | Yes, Kontakt 7 | Windows 10 or 11 | 6GB minimum |
Hg2O | Kontakt FULL 5.6.8 or higher | No | OS 11 - OS 13 | Yes, Kontakt 7 | Windows 10 or 11 | 6GB minimum |
Steel Drums | Kontakt FULL 5.6.8 or higher | No | OS 11 - OS 13 | Yes, Kontakt 7 | Windows 10 or 11 | 6GB minimum |
Evo Grid 3 | Kontakt FULL 5.6.8 or higher | No | OS 11 - OS 13 | Yes, Kontakt 7 | Windows 10 or 11 | 6GB minimum |
Glass and Steel | Kontakt FULL 5.6.8 or higher | No | OS 11 - OS 13 | Yes, Kontakt 7 | Windows 10 or 11 | 6GB minimum |
Ricotti Mallets | Kontakt FULL 5.6.8 or higher | No | OS 11 - OS 13 | Yes, Kontakt 7 | Windows 10 or 11 | 6GB minimum |
Andy Findon Kitbag | Kontakt FULL 5.6.8 or higher | No | OS 11 - OS 13 | Yes, Kontakt 7 | Windows 10 or 11 | 6GB minimum |
Andy Findon Kitbag 2 | Kontakt FULL 5.6.8 or higher | No | OS 11 - OS 13 | Yes, Kontakt 7 | Windows 10 or 11 | 6GB minimum |
Igneous Electric Cello | Kontakt FULL 5.6.8 or higher | No | OS 11 - OS 13 | Yes, Kontakt 7 | Windows 10 or 11 | 6GB minimum |
Euphone | Kontakt FULL 5.6.8 or higher | No | OS 11 - OS 13 | Yes, Kontakt 7 | Windows 10 or 11 | 6GB minimum |
Goldfinger Percussion | Kontakt FULL 5.6.8 or higher | No | OS 11 - OS 13 | Yes, Kontakt 7 | Windows 10 or 11 | 6GB minimum |
DC Noisemaker | Kontakt FULL 5.6.8 or higher | No | OS 11 - OS 13 | Yes, Kontakt 7 | Windows 10 or 11 | 6GB minimum |
Sound Dust Vol. 1 | Kontakt FULL 5.6.8 or higher | No | OS 11 - OS 13 | Yes, Kontakt 7 | Windows 10 or 11 | 6GB minimum |
Sound Dust Vol. 2 | Kontakt FULL 5.6.8 or higher | No | OS 11 - OS 13 | Yes, Kontakt 7 | Windows 10 or 11 | 6GB minimum |
EFM RD01 Trailer Giant | Kontakt FULL 5.6.8 or higher | No | OS 11 - OS 13 | Yes, Kontakt 7 | Windows 10 or 11 | 6GB minimum |
Scraped Percussion | Kontakt FULL 5.6.8 or higher | No | OS 11 - OS 13 | Yes, Kontakt 7 | Windows 10 or 11 | 6GB minimum |
Kontakt Player | Kontakt Version | NKS | Mac OS | Apple Silicon | Windows OS | RAM |
Contemporary Drama Toolkit | Kontakt Player 5.6.8 or higher | Yes | OS 11 - OS 13 | Yes, Kontakt 7 | Windows 10 or 11 | 6GB minimum |
Ambient Guitars | Kontakt Player 5.6.8 or higher | Yes | OS 11 - OS 13 | Yes, Kontakt 7 | Windows 10 or 11 | 6GB minimum |
Spitfire Symphonic Strings | Kontakt Player 5.6.8 or higher | Yes | OS 11 - OS 13 | Yes, Kontakt 7 | Windows 10 or 11 | 6GB minimum |
Spitfire Symphonic Woodwinds | Kontakt Player 5.6.8 or higher | Yes | OS 11 - OS 13 | Yes, Kontakt 7 | Windows 10 or 11 | 6GB minimum |
Spitfire Symphonic Brass | Kontakt Player 5.6.8 or higher | Yes | OS 11 - OS 13 | Yes, Kontakt 7 | Windows 10 or 11 | 6GB minimum |
Masse | Kontakt Player 5.6.8 or higher | Yes | OS 11 - OS 13 | Yes, Kontakt 7 | Windows 10 or 11 | 6GB minimum |
Spitfire Chamber Strings | Kontakt Player 5.6.8 or higher | Yes | OS 11 - OS 13 | Yes, Kontakt 7 | Windows 10 or 11 | 6GB minimum |
Spitfire Chamber Strings Essentials | Kontakt Player 6.5.3 or higher | No | OS 11 - OS 13 | Yes, Kontakt 7 | Windows 10 or 11 | 6GB minimum |
Spitfire Symphonic Strings Evolutions | Kontakt Player 5.6.8 or higher | Yes | OS 11 - OS 13 | Yes, Kontakt 7 | Windows 10 or 11 | 6GB minimum |
Spitfire Studio Strings | Kontakt Player 5.6.8 or higher | Yes | OS 11 - OS 13 | Yes, Kontakt 7 | Windows 10 or 11 | 6GB minimum |
Spitfire Studio Brass | Kontakt Player 5.6.8 or higher | Yes | OS 11 - OS 13 | Yes, Kontakt 7 | Windows 10 or 11 | 6GB minimum |
Spitfire Studio Woodwinds | Kontakt Player 5.6.8 or higher | Yes | OS 11 - OS 13 | Yes, Kontakt 7 | Windows 10 or 11 | 6GB minimum |
Albion ONE | Kontakt Player 5.6.8 or higher | Yes | OS 11 - OS 13 | Yes, Kontakt 7 | Windows 10 or 11 | 6GB minimum |
Albion NEO | Kontakt Player 5.6.8 or higher | Yes | OS 11 - OS 13 | Yes, Kontakt 7 | Windows 10 or 11 | 6GB minimum |
Albion Solstice | Kontakt Player 5.6.8 or higher | Yes | OS 11 - OS 13 | Yes, Kontakt 7 | Windows 10 or 11 | 6GB minimum |
Albion III - Iceni | Kontakt Player 5.6.8 or higher | No | OS 11 - OS 13 | Yes, Kontakt 7 | Windows 10 or 11 | 6GB minimum |
Albion IV - Uist | Kontakt Player 5.6.8 or higher | No | OS 11 - OS 13 | Yes, Kontakt 7 | Windows 10 or 11 | 6GB minimum |
Albion V - Tundra | Kontakt Player 5.6.8 or higher | Yes | OS 11 - OS 13 | Yes, Kontakt 7 | Windows 10 or 11 | 6GB minimum |
Kepler Orchestra | Kontakt Player 5.6.8 or higher | Yes | OS 11 - OS 13 | Yes, Kontakt 7 | Windows 10 or 11 | 6GB minimum |
Hauschka Composer Toolkit | Kontakt Player 5.6.8 or higher | Yes | OS 11 - OS 13 | Yes, Kontakt 7 | Windows 10 or 11 | 6GB minimum |
Bernard Herrmann Composer Toolkit | Kontakt Player 5.6.8 or higher | Yes | OS 11 - OS 13 | Yes, Kontakt 7 | Windows 10 or 11 | 6GB minimum |
British Drama Toolkit | Kontakt Player 5.6.8 or higher | Yes | OS 11 - OS 13 | Yes, Kontakt 7 | Windows 10 or 11 | 6GB minimum |
London Contemporary Orchestra Strings | Kontakt Player 5.6.8 or higher | Yes | OS 11 - OS 13 | Yes, Kontakt 7 | Windows 10 or 11 | 6GB minimum |
London Contemporary Orchestra Textures | Kontakt Player 5.6.8 or higher | Yes | OS 11 - OS 13 | Yes, Kontakt 7 | Windows 10 or 11 | 6GB minimum |
Hans Zimmer Drums (formerly HZ02) | Kontakt Player 5.6.8 or higher | No | OS 11 - OS 13 | Yes, Kontakt 7 | Windows 10 or 11 | 6GB minimum |
Hans Zimmer Percussion | Kontakt Player 5.6.8 or higher | Yes | OS 11 - OS 13 | Yes, Kontakt 7 | Windows 10 or 11 | 6GB minimum |
Hans Zimmer Piano | Kontakt Player 5.6.8 or higher | No | OS 11 - OS 13 | Yes, Kontakt 7 | Windows 10 or 11 | 6GB minimum |
Olafur Arnalds Chamber Evolutions | Kontakt Player 5.6.8 or higher | Yes | OS 11 - OS 13 | Yes, Kontakt 7 | Windows 10 or 11 | 6GB minimum |
Olafur Arnalds Evolutions | Kontakt Player 5.6.8 or higher | Yes | OS 11 - OS 13 | Yes, Kontakt 7 | Windows 10 or 11 | 6GB minimum |
Olafur Arnalds Composer Toolkit | Kontakt Player 5.6.8 or higher | Yes | OS 11 - OS 13 | Yes, Kontakt 7 | Windows 10 or 11 | 6GB minimum |
North 7 Vintage Keys | Kontakt Player 5.6.8 or higher | No | OS 11 - OS 13 | Yes, Kontakt 7 | Windows 10 or 11 | 6GB minimum |
The Grange | Kontakt Player 5.6.8 or higher | No | OS 11 - OS 13 | Yes, Kontakt 7 | Windows 10 or 11 | 6GB minimum |
EDNA Earth | Kontakt Player 5.6.8 or higher | Yes | OS 11 - OS 13 | Yes, Kontakt 7 | Windows 10 or 11 | 6GB minimum |
Orchestral Swarm | Kontakt Player 5.6.8 or higher | Yes | OS 11 - OS 13 | Yes, Kontakt 7 | Windows 10 or 11 | 6GB minimum |
Percussion Swarm | Kontakt Player 5.6.8 or higher | Yes | OS 11 - OS 13 | Yes, Kontakt 7 | Windows 10 or 11 | 6GB minimum |
Symphonic Organ | Kontakt Player 5.6.8 or higher | Yes | OS 11 - OS 13 | Yes, Kontakt 7 | Windows 10 or 11 | 6GB minimum |
Spitfire Solo Strings | Kontakt Player 5.6.8 or higher | Yes | OS 11 - OS 13 | Yes, Kontakt 7 | Windows 10 or 11 | 6GB minimum |
Spitfire Solo Violin | Kontakt Player 5.6.8 or higher | No | OS 11 - OS 13 | Yes, Kontakt 7 | Windows 10 or 11 | 6GB minimum |
Spitfire Solo Cello | Kontakt Player 5.6.8 or higher | No | OS 11 - OS 13 | Yes, Kontakt 7 | Windows 10 or 11 | 6GB minimum |
Alternative Solo Strings | Kontakt Player 5.6.8 or higher | Yes | OS 11 - OS 13 | Yes, Kontakt 7 | Windows 10 or 11 | 6GB minimum |
Spitfire Percussion | Kontakt Player 5.6.8 or higher | No | OS 11 - OS 13 | Yes, Kontakt 7 | Windows 10 or 11 | 6GB minimum |
MG - Soft Nylon Guitar | Kontakt Player 6.7 or higher | No | OS 11 - OS 13 | Yes, Kontakt 7 | Windows 10 or 11 | 6GB minimum |
Jon Meyer - The Feathered Flute | Kontakt Player 6.7 or higher | No | OS 11 - OS 13 | Yes, Kontakt 7 | Windows 10 or 11 | 6GB minimum |
Peter Flint - Tape rooms |
Kontakt Player 6.7 or higher | No | OS 11 - OS 13 | Yes, Kontakt 7 | Windows 10 or 11 | 6GB minimum |
Skyscapeparadise - GAZE | Kontakt Player 6.7 or higher | No | OS 11 - OS 13 | Yes, Kontakt 7 | Windows 10 or 11 | 6GB minimum |
Hearth and Hollow - Plucked Folk Ensemble | Kontakt Player 6.7 or higher | No | OS 11 - OS 13 | Yes, Kontakt 7 | Windows 10 or 11 | 6GB minimum |
Dan Keen - Soft String Textures | Kontakt Player 6.7 or higher | No | OS 11 - OS 13 | Yes, Kontakt 7 | Windows 10 or 11 | 6GB minimum |
Fred Poirier - Afterglow | Kontakt Player 6.7 or higher | No | OS 11 - OS 13 | Yes, Kontakt 7 | Windows 10 or 11 | 6GB minimum |
Aperture Strings | Kontakt Player 5.6.8 or higher | Yes | OS10.15 - OS13 | Yes, Kontakt 7 | Windows 10 or 11 | 6GB minimum |
Aperture Orchestra | Kontakt Player 5.6.8 or higher | Yes | OS10.15 - OS13 | Yes, Kontakt 7 | Windows 10 or 11 | 6GB minimum |
MG - Soft Acoustic Guitar | Kontakt Player 6.7.1 or higher | Yes | OS10.15 - OS13 | Yes, Kontakt 7 | Windows 10 or 11 | 6GB minimum |
Joshua Meltzer - Serendipity | Kontakt Player 6.0.0 or higher | Yes | OS10.15 to OS12 | Yes, Kontakt 7 | Windows 10 or 11 |
4GB minimum |
Aska Matsumiya - Crystal Bowls | Kontakt Player 6.7.0 or higher | Yes | OS11 to OS13 | Yes, from Kontakt 7 | Windows 10 or 11, latest Service Pack |
4GB minimum (6GB recommended) |
Spitfire Symphony Orchestra | Kontakt Player 7.5.2 or higher | Yes | OS11 to OS13 | Yes, from Kontakt 7 | Windows 10 or 11, latest Service Pack |
4GB minimum (6GB recommended) |
Hearth and Hollow - Folk Voices | Kontakt Player 7.7.3 or higher | Yes | OS11 to OS13 | Yes, Kontakt 7 | Windows 10 or 11, latest Service Pack |
4GB minimum (6GB recommended) |
OPW - The Shoe Factory | Kontakt Player 7.0.0 or higher | Yes | OS11 to OS13 (Intel Mac) and OS14 (Silicon Mac) | Yes (Kontakt 7) | Windows 10 or 11, latest Service Pack |
4GB minimum (6GB recommended) |
Spitfire Symphony Orchestra Tutti | Kontakt Player 7.5.2 or higher | Yes | OS11 to OS13 | Yes (Kontakt 7) | Windows 10 or 11, Latest Service Pack |
4GB minimum (6GB recommended) |