System Requirements

Get 100% PC Performance for Your Photos

Zoner Photo Studio uses the full power of today’s processors and graphics cards. Thanks to this, demanding graphics operations run lightning-fast compared to the competition.

Everything You Need for Your Pictures

Only Zoner Photo Studio gives you a first-class photo processing tool and maximum color fidelity for your pictures.

  • Support for 4K resolution
  • Support for high DPI on small monitors
  • Integrated color management
  • Support for pressure-sensitive drawing tablets
  • Optimizations for touch controls

Minimum System Requirements

Operating system: 64-bit Windows 10 or Windows 10 version 1809 and newer. Windows Server and LTSC editions are not supported.
Processor: 64-bit Intel processor or AMD with dual graphics and SSE2 support
RAM: 4 GB RAM
Hard disk: 1 GB of available space
Resolution: 1280 × 800 or greater
Internet connection: Required for installation and logging in to your Zoner account

Recommended Systems Requirements

Processor (CPU)
Quad-core and multi-core processor. ZPS is fully optimized for working with multi-core processors. 

Memory (RAM)
A minimum of 4 GB of RAM is sufficient for editing one photograph at a resolution of up to 25 Mpix in the Editor or Develop modules. In order to process larger photos or if you are running other applications such as an internet browser, we recommend at least 8 GB of RAM. Processing multiple photographs simultaneously may require up to 3 GB of RAM for each additional 25 Mpix photo. 

Graphics card (GPU)
ZPS utilizes graphics cards to display images and increase computation speed. Make sure your drivers are up-to-date. 

An integrated graphics card is sufficient for displaying images. 

To increase computation speed, ZPS uses CUDA and OpenCL technologies. Processing images requires more memory than displaying them so we recommend a graphics card with a minimum of 4 GB of RAM.

Hard drive (HDD)
For working with ZPS, we recommend SSD. These drives provide much higher read and write speeds for your files. Because the SSD market is constantly evolving, choose the right product based on current independent reviews.

Supported Formats

Bitmap formats
JPEG, GIF, TIFF, PNG, PSD, PSB, PCD, BMP, PCX, TGA, ICO, RLE, WPG, DIB, BMI, PSP, PSPIMAGE, THM, HDP, WDP, JP2, J2K, JPC, PNM, PPM, PAM, PBM, PGM, WBMP, BMS, JPS, PNS, KDC, MPO, JXR, HDR, ZPS

RAW formats
3FR, ARW, CR2, CR3, CRW, CS1, DNG, ERF, FFF, GPR, KDC, MEF, MRW, NEF, NRW, ORF, ORI, PEF, RAF, RAW, RW2, RWL, SR2, SRF, SRW, X3F
For viewing purposes only, you can expand the range of supported formats by installing extra WIC codecs (e.g. WebP)

Video formats
Zoner Photo Studio X supports the same media files as Windows Media Foundation. These include files that can be played by standard MS Windows tools without installing additional codecs.

Hardware Compatibility

Zoner Photo Studio can talk to the other devices that you use for work with your photos. Zoner Photo Studio can download photos from any memory card or removable disk. Naturally it’s also compatible with drawing tablets and touchscreen monitors.