Hardware and Operating System

Windows 11 (on processors with Intel and ARM architectures).
Apple macOS (including new M1-M5 ARM-based CPU). In the newest version 26.17, the performance of computations on ARM‑based CPUs, including Apple M1–M5, has increased by at least 30%.
Linux-based OS (tested at Ubuntu 24.04.1 LTS)
Windows 10 is still supported (on processors with Intel architecture). Please note: https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/end-of-support

Option 1. Install Parallels Desktop for macOS ( https://www.parallels.com) and Windows 11 on your Mac computer. You will need to purchase licenses for these products. After this adjustment, OTF Studio can be smoothly and transparently used on your Mac.
Option 2. Install Crossover (https://www.codeweavers.com/crossover) for macOS; in this case, a Windows installation is not required. Nevertheless, you still need to purchase a license for Crossover, which is quite affordable.
Option 3. Install Wine for macOS (https://www.winehq.org/about). It is a free and open-source project; however, manual configurations are required on your Mac.

Option 1. Install Crossover (https://www.codeweavers.com/crossover) for Linux. You need to purchase a license for Crossover, which is quite affordable.
Option 2. Install Wine for Linux (https://www.winehq.org/about). It is a free and open-source project.

Michael Trubetskov is winner of all recent optical interference coatings design contests