SPOT Software Operating System Compatibility

SPOT Software Operating System Compatibility

Listed below are minimum operating systems required to run specific versions of SPOT software.

Some camera systems require specific software versions and may not be compatible with the latest software. Our camera compatibility list contains information on minimum software required for our camera lines. The operating system compatibility chart contains information on which operating systems are supported.

Click here for the camera compatibility matrix for the original SPOT, SPOT Enhanced, and Insight camera lines.

Click here for the camera compatibility matrix for the Flex, RT, Pursuit, Xplorer, Idea and Boost camera lines.

SPOT 5.1 (PC) For Windows XP SP3 (32-bit), Vista (32 or 64-bit), 7 (32 or 64-bit), and 8 (32 and 64-bit)
SPOT 5.1 (Mac) For Mac OS 10.6 – 10.8
SPOT 5.0 (PC) For Windows XP (32-bit), Vista (32 or 64-bit), and 7 (32 or 64-bit)
SPOT 5.0 (Mac) For Mac OS 10.4 – 10.7
SPOT 4.7 (PC) For Windows XP (32-bit only), Vista (32-bit only), and 7 (32-bit only)
SPOT 4.6.1 (Mac) For MacOS X 10.4 to 10.6.x
SPOT 4.6 (PC) For Windows 98SE – Windows XP (32-bit only)
SPOT 4.6.0 (Mac) For MacOS 10.3.9
SPOT 4.5 (Mac) For MacOS 10.3.9 -10.4.x
SPOT 4.1.x (PC) For Windows 98SE – Windows XP (32-bit only)
SPOT 4.1.x (Mac) For MacOS 10.2.8 – 10.3.9
SPOT 4.0.9 (PC) For Windows 98SE – Windows XP (32-bit only)
SPOT 4.0.9 (Mac) For MacOS 10.2.8 – 10.3.9
SPOT 3.5.9.1 (PC) For Windows 95- Windows 2000 SP1  No firewire support.
SPOT 3.5.9.3 (Mac) For MacOS 9 – 10.2.8.  No firewire support.