Mac Models Compatible with Chief Architect X16 and Home Designer 2025

Reference Number: KB-03167

Last Modified: October 2, 2024

The information in this article applies to:

Chief Architect Premier or Chief Architect Interiors

Home Designer Professional or Home Designer Architectural or Home Designer Suite

QUESTION

Which Mac models are compatible with Chief Architect X16 and Home Designer 2025 products?

ANSWER

A listing of all supported Apple Mac models that are compatible with the current version of Chief Architect products can be found below. Each model that is listed begins with the Model Name and is followed by its Model Identifier.

Note: To identify the model of your Mac, please access the "Locating Your Computer Specifications" resource in the Related Articles section below. Alternatively, you can access the following Apple resource: Find your Mac model name and serial number.

Supported Mac Models

16 GB of RAM (unified memory) is a minimum requirement for the current version of Chief Architect products. Please compare your computer specifications with the applicable system requirements resource in the Related Articles section below.

Also, please access our Known Incompatibilities page to view a list of software and hardware incompatibilities.

Mac Studio

Mac Studio (2023) - Mac14,13 and Mac14,14
Mac Studio (2022) - Mac13,1 and Mac13,2

iMac & iMac Pro

iMac (24-inch, 2023) - Mac15,4 and Mac15,5
iMac (24-inch, M1, 2021) - iMac21,1 and iMac21,2
iMac (Retina 5K, 27-inch, 2020) - iMac20,1 and iMac20,2
iMac (Retina 5K, 27-inch, 2019) - iMac19,1
iMac (Retina 4K, 21.5-inch, 2019) - iMac19,2
iMac Pro (2017) - iMacPro1,1
iMac (Retina 5K, 27-inch, 2017) - iMac18,3
iMac (Retina 4K, 21.5-inch, 2017) - iMac18,2
iMac (21.5-inch, 2017) - iMac18,1 (macOS Ventura & macOS Sonoma)

MacBook Pro

MacBook Pro (16-inch, Nov 2023) - Mac 15,7, Mac 15,9, and Mac15,11
MacBook Pro (14-inch, Nov 2023) - Mac15,3, Mac15,6, Mac15,8, and Mac15,10
MacBook Pro (16-inch, 2023) - Mac14,6 and Mac14,10
MacBook Pro (14-inch, 2023) - Mac14,5 and Mac14,9
MacBook Pro (13-inch, M2, 2022) - Mac14,7
MacBook Pro (16-inch, 2021) - MacBookPro18,1 and MacBookPro18,2
MacBook Pro (14-inch, 2021) - MacBookPro18,3 and MacBookPro18,4
MacBook Pro (13-inch, M1, 2020) - MacBookPro17,1
MacBook Pro (13-inch, 2020, Two Thunderbolt 3 ports) - MacBookPro16,3 (macOS Ventura & macOS Sonoma)
MacBook Pro (13-inch, 2020, Four Thunderbolt 3 ports) - MacBookPro16,2 (macOS Ventura & macOS Sonoma)
MacBook Pro (16-inch, 2019) - MacBookPro16,1 and MacBookPro16,4
MacBook Pro (15-inch, 2019) - MacBookPro15,1 and MacBookPro15,3
MacBook Pro (13-inch, 2019, Two Thunderbolt 3 ports) - MacBookPro15,4 (macOS Ventura & macOS Sonoma)
MacBook Pro (13-inch, 2019, Four Thunderbolt 3 ports) - MacBookPro15,2 (macOS Ventura & macOS Sonoma)
MacBook Pro (15-inch, 2018) - MacBookPro15,1
MacBook Pro (13-inch, 2018, Four Thunderbolt 3 ports) - MacBookPro15,2 (macOS Ventura & macOS Sonoma)
MacBook Pro (15-inch, 2017) - MacBookPro14,3
MacBook Pro (13-inch, 2017, Four Thunderbolt 3 ports) - MacBookPro14,2 (macOS Ventura & macOS Sonoma)
MacBook Pro (13-inch, 2017, Two Thunderbolt 3 ports) - MacBookPro14,1 (macOS Ventura & macOS Sonoma)

Mac mini

Mac mini (2023) - Mac14,3 and Mac14,12
Mac mini (M1, 2020) - Macmini9,1
Mac mini (2018) - Macmini8,1 (macOS Ventura & macOS Sonoma)

MacBook Air

MacBook Air (15-inch, M3, 2024) - Mac15,13
MacBook Air (13-inch, M3, 2024) - Mac15,12
MacBook Air (15-inch, M2, 2023) - Mac14,15
MacBook Air (M2, 2022) - Mac14,2
MacBook Air (M1, 2020) - MacBookAir10,1
MacBook Air (Retina, 13-inch, 2020) - MacBookAir9,1 (macOS Ventura & macOS Sonoma)
MacBook Air (Retina, 13-inch, 2019) - MacBookAir8,2 (macOS Ventura & macOS Sonoma)
MacBook Air (Retina, 13-inch, 2018) - MacBookAir8,1 (macOS Ventura & macOS Sonoma)

Mac Pro

Mac Pro (2023) - Mac14,8
Mac Pro (2019) - MacPro7,1
Mac Pro (2013) - MacPro6,1