System Specifications

Authoring Content with SoftChalk 7
Hardware
Memory 1 Gigabyte RAM recommended
Software
Operating System Windows 7, VISTA, Windows XP
Macintosh OS X 10.6 or higher
Please read this FAQ if you are running Macintosh OS X 10.5.8
Adobe Flash Player Adobe Flash Player 10 or higher
Java Windows 7, VISTA: Java Runtime 6 (1.6.0_24) or higher
Windows XP: Java Runtime 6 (1.6.0_24) or higher
Macintosh OS X 10.6 or higher:  Java Runtime 6 (1.6.0_24) or higher
Browsers Windows: IE 8 or above, Mozilla/Firefox 4 or higher
Apple: Safari 1.2 or higher, Firefox
Google Chrome is NOT supported
Supported Media Types Images: gif, jpg, png
Audio: wav, au, mp3, mp4, aiff, ram
Video: avi, mov, mpg Other: PowerPoint, Excel, Word, Flash—most files can be linked into a lesson.
Viewing Content with SoftChalk 7
Hardware
Memory/Disk Space SoftChalk content is viewed in a web browser, so no additional RAM or disk space is required beyond that required by the browser.
Software
Operating Systems Windows: 98 SE, ME, 2000, XP, VISTA, Windows 7
Apple: Macintosh OS X
Browsers Windows: IE 8 or above, Mozilla/Firefox 4 or higher
Apple: Safari 1.x or higher, Firefox
Google Chrome is NOT supported
Flash Player Free Adobe Flash player 10 or higher (needed for the viewing some of the activities created by SoftChalk.)
Mobile Devices Viewing content on most smart phones and tablets is supported. No”App” is required. SoftChalk content can be viewed with most mobile-device web browsers.SoftChalk content has been tested with IPads, IPhones, and smart phones/tablets running Android 2 or higher operating system. (Opera-mobile browser is recommended for use with Android devices.)

For more details on viewing SoftChalk content, please see our Student Guide to SoftChalk Lessons.