Platform

Q++Studio Workstations must be installed on a physical PC-based computer (not a Virtual Machine and not on an emulator such as Parallels).

Processor

Pentium Quad-Core processor 2.8 GHz.

RAM

8 GB

Operating System

The recommended version of Windows to use with the XE3 version of Q++Studio, is Windows 10 64-bit, even for the 32-bit version of Q++Studio (more details).

See also: QuarkXPress/Windows compatibility.

Screen

A 22 inch display with a screen resolution in between 1366x1200 and 1920x1200 (optimum).

➢Another, costlier, option is to use a screen with a resolution of 2560x1440, as long as the screen is at least 30 inch in size.

Avoid higher resolution screens, such as 4K or 8K screens, as they are very expensive, and additionally require an expensive graphics card, and, most importantly, make many programs' dialogs, such as Q++Studio look very small.

Disk Space

200 GB of free disk space

Network

A good quality gigabit network card.

Bandwidth

For LAN connections, bandwidth requirements are negligible.

Security

See anti-virus and firewall settings.

Separately Purchased Software

To use QuarkXPress to generate diaries and calendars, using Q++Studio, you need a valid license to use, and a properly installed and activated copy of QuarkXPress 5-2024 (see the Operating System section, above, for a list of the versions of Windows compatible with different versions of QuarkXPress).

Currently (April 2024), the minimum recommended version of QuarkXPress to use with the XE3 version of Q++Studio is either QuarkXPress 9 (with Windows XP) or QuarkXPress 2018 (with Windows 10 or Windows 11), which has all the advantages of the excellent 2017 version, but also handles large font families with multiple font styles.