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Requirements

In this section, you will get all the information you need to start using Genymotion Desktop in terms of requirements, installation and license. You will also be guided through the very first actions to quickly have a virtual device ready to run an application.

Warning

  • Genymotion Desktop cannot run in virtual machines.
  • Server systems are not supported.

Prerequisite

An Internet connection is required to use Genymotion Desktop.

In order to use Genymotion for PC & Mac, you need to create and activate a Genymotion Desktop account:

  1. Create an account here
  2. An email will be sent to you, click on the validation link to activate your account.
  3. Follow the instructions from the activation confirmation page to activate a free trial and/or download Genymotion for your system.

Supported Systems

Genymotion Desktop is available for:

Unsupported systems

The following systems are not supported:

  • 32bit (x86) systems.
  • Virtual machines, hypervisor or VPS.
  • Servers.

Hardware requirements

Info

  • PC: Intel VT-x or AMD-V/SMV capability must be enabled in the Bios/UEFI.
  • Mac: Rosetta must be enabled on Mac M series.
  • Windows: NVIDIA or AMD GPUs are strongly recommended on Windows systems.
Component Requirement
CPU PC: 64-bit Intel 6th generation or AMD Ryzen
Mac: 64-bit Intel or Apple silicon SoC (Mac M)
Graphics OpenGL 3.3 or higher capable video card.*
RAM Memory 16GB or more
Display resolution 1920x1080 or higher
Free HD space 300MB for Genymotion + 2GB per virtual devices

*There are compatibility issues with Intel integrated GPUs on Windows.