System requirements for 100.12.0

This page lists system requirements for the 100.12 release of ArcGIS Runtime SDK for .NET, which contains APIs to develop apps for Windows Presentation Foundation (WPF), Universal Windows Platform (UWP), Xamarin.Android, Xamarin.iOS, and Xamarin.Forms (cross-platform projects for Android, iOS, and UWP). Each API has specific system requirements for your development machine as well as for the machines and devices to which you deploy your app.

System requirements for recent previous releases are linked to from the bottom of this page. For older system requirements, see past guide versions in PDF format on the downloads page.

Requirements for app development

App development platforms and operating systems

The following table gives an overview of supported development configurations for each ArcGIS Runtime SDK for .NET platform.

	Windows 8.1	Windows 10	macOS
Development Environment	Visual Studio	Visual Studio	Visual Studio for Mac
Windows Presentation Foundation (WPF)	Yes	Yes	No
Universal Windows Platform (UWP)	No	Yes	No
Xamarin.Android	Yes	Yes	Yes
Xamarin.iOS	Yes	Yes	Yes
Xamarin.Forms	Android, iOS	Android, iOS, UWP	Android, iOS

Visual Studio workloads

The following list describes the Visual Studio installation workloads required for the application platforms you choose to target when using ArcGIS Runtime API for .NET.

• Workload: .NET desktop development
  • WPF .NET Framework
  • WPF .NET Core 3.1
  • WPF .NET 5
• Workload: Universal Windows Platform development
  • UWP
• Workload: Mobile development with .NET
  • Xamarin.Android
  • Xamarin.iOS
  • Xamarin.Forms (Android, iOS, and UWP)

WPF requirements

Operating systems

• Windows 10 version 1909 (19H2, build 18363) minimum
• Windows 8.1

Development environments

• Visual Studio 2019 16.4 minimum (with workload '.NET desktop development')

  • Project templates for all supported application development platforms when using ArcGIS Runtime SDK for .NET Project Templates from the Visual Studio Marketplace. For more information see Install and set up.
  • Project templates for all supported application development platforms and local NuGet repository when using ArcGIS Runtime SDK for .NET from the ArcGIS Developer site. For more information see Install and set up.

• Visual Studio 2017 15.9 minimum (with workload '.NET desktop development')

  • NuGet packages can be referenced from NuGet.org or downloaded to the existing Esri local NuGet repository (%localappdata%\Esri\NuGet)

• Visual Studio 2015 Update 3 minimum

  • NuGet packages can be referenced from NuGet.org or downloaded to the existing Esri local NuGet repository (%localappdata%\Esri\NuGet).

.NET Runtimes

• .NET Framework 4.6.1 minimum
• .NET Core 3.1
• .NET 5.0 Target Framework net5.0-windows10.0.18362.0 or later

Graphics

ArcGIS Runtime SDK for .NET uses DirectX to provide high-performance rendering of maps and scenes.

• Direct3D feature level 10_0 minimum
• Default: DirectX 11 hardware support
• Fallback to DirectX 11 software rendering if hardware support is not available.

UWP requirements

Operating systems

• Windows 10 version 1909 (19H2, build 18363) minimum

Development environments

• Visual Studio 2019 16.4 minimum (with workload 'Universal Windows Platform development')

  • Project templates for all supported application development platforms when using ArcGIS Runtime SDK for .NET Project Templates from the Visual Studio Marketplace. For more information see Install and set up.
  • Project templates for all supported application development platforms and local NuGet repository when using ArcGIS Runtime SDK for .NET from the ArcGIS Developer site. For more information see Install and set up.

• Visual Studio 2017 15.9 minimum (with workload 'Universal Windows Platform development')

  • NuGet packages can be referenced from NuGet.org or downloaded to the existing Esri local NuGet repository (%localappdata%\Esri\NuGet)

Graphics

ArcGIS Runtime SDK for .NET uses DirectX to provide high-performance rendering of maps and scenes.

• Direct3D feature level 10_0 minimum
• Default: DirectX 11 hardware support
• Fallback to DirectX 11 software rendering if hardware support is not available.

Xamarin.Android requirements

Requirements for using ArcGIS Runtime SDK for .NET (Xamarin.Android) for development on different platforms are described here. For information on setting up your development environment for Xamarin.Android or Xamarin.Forms see the following Microsoft topics:

• Requirements for using Xamarin
• Installation
• Requirements for Xamarin.Forms
• Current Xamarin Releases

Developing apps on macOS

Operating systems

• macOS Big Sur 11.0
• macOS Catalina 10.15

Development environments

• Visual Studio 2019 for Mac
  • NuGet packages can be referenced from NuGet.org or downloaded to a local NuGet repository

Developing apps on Windows

Operating systems

• Windows 10 version 1909 (19H2, build 18363) minimum
• Windows 8.1

Development environments

• Visual Studio 2019 16.4 minimum (with workload Mobile development with .NET)
  • Project templates for all supported application development platforms when using ArcGIS Runtime SDK for .NET Project Templates from the Visual Studio Marketplace. For more information see Install and set up.
  • Project templates for all supported application development platforms and local NuGet repository when using ArcGIS Runtime SDK for .NET from the ArcGIS Developer site. For more information see Install and set up.

Emulators

• Google Android Emulator

AR toolkit

AR Toolkit for Xamarin.Android requires use of the d8 compiler. Using the legacy dx compiler results in a compile-time error.

Xamarin.iOS requirements

Requirements for using ArcGIS Runtime SDK for .NET (Xamarin.iOS) for development on different platforms is described below. For information on setting up your development environment for Xamarin.iOS or Xamarin.Forms see the following Microsoft topics:

• Requirements for using Xamarin
• Installation
• Requirements for Xamarin.Forms
• Current Xamarin Releases

Developing apps on macOS

Operating systems

• macOS Big Sur 11.0
• macOS Catalina 10.15

Development environments

• Visual Studio 2019 for Mac
  • NuGet packages can be referenced from NuGet.org or downloaded to a local NuGet repository

Developing apps on Windows

Operating systems

• Windows 10 version 1909 (19H2, build 18363) minimum
• Windows 8.1

Development environments

• Visual Studio 2019 16.4 minimum (with workload Mobile development with .NET)
  • Project templates for all supported application development platforms when using ArcGIS Runtime SDK for .NET Project Templates from the Visual Studio Marketplace. For more information see Install and set up.
  • Project templates for all supported application development platforms and local NuGet repository when using ArcGIS Runtime SDK for .NET from the ArcGIS Developer site. For more information see Install and set up.

Simulators

• iOS Simulator

Xamarin.Forms requirements

Requirements for building applications with ArcGIS Runtime SDK for .NET and Xamarin.Forms are described below. For information on setting up your development environment for Xamarin.Android, Xamarin.iOS or Xamarin.Forms see the following topics in the Microsoft docs:

• System Requirements (Xamarin)
• Requirements for Xamarin.Forms
• Current Xamarin Releases

Developing apps on macOS

Operating systems

• macOS Big Sur 11.0
• macOS Catalina 10.15

Development environments

• Visual Studio 2019 for Mac
  • NuGet packages can be referenced from NuGet.org or downloaded to a local NuGet repository

Developing apps on Windows

Operating systems

• Windows 10 version 1909 (19H2, build 18363) minimum
• Windows 8.1 (Android and iOS only)

Development environments

• Visual Studio 2019 16.4 minimum (with workload Mobile development with .NET)
  • Project templates for all supported application development platforms when using ArcGIS Runtime SDK for .NET Project Templates from the Visual Studio Marketplace. For more information see Install and set up.
  • Project templates for all supported application development platforms and local NuGet repository when using ArcGIS Runtime SDK for .NET from the ArcGIS Developer site. For more information see Install and set up.

Emulators/simulators

• Android: Google Android Emulator
• iOS: iOS Simulator

Requirements for app deployment

WPF requirements

Operating systems

• Windows Server 2019 (64-bit)
• Windows 10 version 1909 (19H2, build 18363) minimum
• Windows Server 2016
• Windows 8.1
• Windows Server 2012 R2
• Windows Server 2012

CPU architectures

• x86
• x64
• AnyCPU, AnyCPU (prefer 32-bit) For more information, see Runtime DLLs and resources for WPF apps

Prerequisites

Deployment of applications built with ArcGIS Runtime SDK for .NET (WPF) require:

• Microsoft Visual C++ Redistributable for Visual Studio 2019 version 14.28.29333 minimum

UWP requirements

Operating systems

• Windows 10 version 1909 (19H2, build 18363) minimum

CPU architectures

• x86
• x64
• ARM64 (AArch64)

Prerequisites

Deployment of applications built with ArcGIS Runtime SDK for .NET (UWP) require:

• Microsoft Visual C++ Redistributable for Visual Studio 2019 version 14.28.29333 minimum

Xamarin.Android requirements

Operating systems

• Android version 6.0, Marshmallow (API level 23) minimum

Graphics

• 2D (MapView): OpenGL ES 2.0
• 3D (SceneView): OpenGL ES 3.0

CPU architectures

• armeabi-v7a - For targeting Android-supported devices with CPUs based on the 32-bit ARMv7 architecture.
• arm64-v8a - For targeting Android-supported devices with CPUs based on the 64-bit ARMv8 architecture.
• x86 - For targeting Android-supported devices with CPUs that support the x86 (or IA-32) instruction set (typically emulators).
• x86_64 - For targeting Android-supported devices with CPUs that support the Intel64 architecture (the instruction set commonly referred to as "x86-64").

For more information see CPU architectures.

Xamarin.iOS requirements

Operating systems

• iOS 13
• iOS 14

CPU architectures

• ARM64
• iOS simulator (x86_64)

Xamarin.Forms requirements

Android

Operating systems

• Android version 6.0, Marshmallow (API level 23) minimum

Graphics

• 2D (MapView): OpenGL ES 2.0
• 3D (SceneView): OpenGL ES 3.0

iOS

Operating systems

• iOS 13
• iOS 14

UWP

Operating systems

• Windows 10 version 1909 (19H2, build 18363) minimum

Prerequisites

Deployment of applications built with ArcGIS Runtime SDK for .NET (UWP) require:

• Microsoft Visual C++ Redistributable for Visual Studio 2019 version 14.28.29333 minimum

ArcGIS software and connected services

Use this table to determine the lowest Version of the ArcGIS Software that supports a specific ArcGIS Runtime function.

ArcGIS Software	Version	Functionality supported by ArcGIS Runtime
ArcGIS Enterprise	10.9	Honor scale expression in a dictionary renderer Take a dictionary web style (referenced in a web map) offline Read a dictionary renderer from a web map Subtype group layers
	10.8.1	Read CIM symbols from a web map
	10.8	Standard and advanced Named User licensing Web styles
	10.7.1	Scheduled updates to the feature services involved in the preplanned workflow (offline maps)
	10.7	Annotation layers Feature linked annotation
	10.6.1	Offline maps created using the preplanned workflow Feature tiles Branch versioning
	10.4	Web maps and scenes Feature services Tiled services Offline maps created using the on-demand workflow Advanced parameters for the on-demand workflow (offline maps)
ArcGIS Pro	2.7	Honor scale expression in a dictionary renderer Take a dictionary web style (referenced in a web map) offline Read CIM symbols from a web map Read a dictionary renderer from a web map Subtype group layers
	2.6	Online services (for layers and tables) in mobile map and scene packages Publishing web styles Dictionary web styles in mobile map packages
	2.5	Elevation sources can use raster files in a mobile scene package Transportation networks in a mobile scene package Vector tile packages with custom styles in mobile map packages
	2.4	Expiration of mobile map and scene packages (requires the Publisher Extension) Utility network (version 3)
	2.3.2	Create a mobile scene package (.mspk)
	2.3	Create annotation layers and publish in a mobile map package Next generation (.loz) locators
	2.2	Create a mobile map package (.mmpk) Utility network (version 2)
ArcMap	10.4	Create Runtime Content

Local Server version compatibility with ArcGIS Desktop and ArcGIS Pro

Local Server is supported on Windows when using the WPF API. Local Server is not supported on Android or iOS.

ArcGIS Runtime Local Server version	ArcGIS Pro version	ArcGIS Desktop version
100.12.0	2.8	Not supported
100.10.0	2.7	Not supported
100.9.0	2.6	10.8
100.8.0	2.5	10.8
100.6.0	2.4	10.7
100.5.0	2.3	10.7
ArcGIS Runtime 100.4.0 ArcGIS Runtime Local Server 100.3.0	2.2	10.6
100.3.0	2.2	10.6
100.2.0	Not supported	10.5.1

Versions of supported specifications

Specifications supported in this release include the following:

• GeoPackage versions 1.0, 1.1, and 1.2
• Military standards APP-6(B), APP-6(D), MIL-STD-2525B (change 2), MIL-STD-2525C, and MIL-STD-2525D
• Web Feature Service (WFS) versions 2.0.0 and 2.0.2
• Web Map Service (WMS) versions 1.1.0, 1.1.1, and 1.3.0
• WMTS version 1.0.0

Augmented reality: ARCore version 1.8 (Android) and ARKit version 1 (iOS) are supported

On-premises virtualization

On-premises virtual desktop infrastructure (VDI)

VDI Requirements

On-premises virtual desktop infrastructure	Hypervisor	Notes
VMware vSphere 6.7	VMware ESXi 6.7	Use VMware Horizon View 7.0.3 and later only.Use the latest VMware and NVIDIA drivers. See the VMware and NVIDIA GRID websites for the most current driver versions.
VMware vSphere 6.5	VMware ESXi 6.5
Citrix Virtual Apps* and Desktops 7 1912 LTSR	VMware ESXi 6.7	*Deployment via Citrix Virtual Apps is not supported. Use the latest Citrix and NVIDIA drivers. See the Citrix and NVIDIA GRID websites for the most current driver versions.
Citrix XenDesktop 7.15 LTSR CU5	VMware ESXi 6.7

Related topics

• Release notes
• Release notes for 100.12
• Release notes for 100.11
• Release notes for 100.10
• System requirements for 100.11
• System requirements for 100.10
• Install and set up
• Display a map tutorial