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   - **Desktop Integration:** When you run shapeXT for the first time, it will ask if you want to apply desktop integration. If you agree, the software will install a ''.desktop'' file and register the corresponding MIME types. This will add shapeXT to your system's application launcher and enable double-click support for structure files.    - **Desktop Integration:** When you run shapeXT for the first time, it will ask if you want to apply desktop integration. If you agree, the software will install a ''.desktop'' file and register the corresponding MIME types. This will add shapeXT to your system's application launcher and enable double-click support for structure files. 
   - **Manual Integration:** If you skipped the initial prompt, you can always integrate shapeXT into your desktop environment later by navigating to **Options -> Create Desktop Entry...** within the application.   - **Manual Integration:** If you skipped the initial prompt, you can always integrate shapeXT into your desktop environment later by navigating to **Options -> Create Desktop Entry...** within the application.
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-===== Requirements ===== 
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-shapeXT is currently available for Microsoft Windows and GNU/Linux. macOS support is in development and will be released later. 
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-==== System Requirements ==== 
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-  * CPU:  
-    * Supported 64-bit architectures: 
-      * [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/X86-64|x86-64]] with [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/AVX2|AVX2]] instruction set 
-      * [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Apple_silicon|Apple silicon]] (M series SoCs) 
-    * Supported CPUs:  
-      * AMD ([[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/X86-64|x86-64]]): 
-        * Ryzen (all generations) 
-        * Ryzen Threadripper (all generations) 
-        * Epyc (all generations) 
-      * Intel ([[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/X86-64|x86-64]]): 
-        * Core (4th generation or newer) 
-        * Xeon (Sandy Bridge or newer) 
-      * Apple ([[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Apple_silicon|Apple silicon]]): 
-        * Apple M1/M2/M3/M4 
-  * OS:  
-    * Microsoft Windows 10/11 (64-bit)((shapeXT is not supported on Windows 10/11 on ARM processors.)) 
-    * macOS 15+ 
-    * GNU/Linux (see [[start#Supported Linux distributions|supported GNU/Linux distributions]]) 
-  * Graphics card:  
-    * Vulkan 1.3 or higher compatible (see [[start#Supported graphics card|supported graphics card]]) 
-    * Video Memory: 4 GiB 
-  * Memory: 8 GiB RAM 
-  * Storage: 100 MB available space 
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-=== Supported Graphics Card === 
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-  * AMD 
-    * Radeon RX 9000 series 
-    * Radeon RX 7000 series 
-    * Radeon RX 6000 series 
-    * Radeon RX 5000 series 
-    * Radeon RX 600 series 
-    * Radeon RX 500 series 
-    * Radeon RX 400 series 
-    * Radeon RX Vega series 
-  * Nvidia 
-    * GeForce 50 series 
-    * GeForce 40 series 
-    * GeForce 30 series 
-    * GeForce 20 series 
-    * GeForce 10 series 
-    * GeForce 900 series 
-  * Intel Arc 
-  * AMD (integrated graphics) 
-  * Intel (integrated graphics) 
-  * Apple Silicon (integrated graphics) 
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-=== Supported GNU/Linux Distributions === 
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-Note that only larger and up-to-date GNU/Linux distributions are officially supported. Thus, the list of supported GNU/Linux distributions may change in the future. Please note also that shapeXT is only supported on GNU/Linux distributions running on the [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/X86-64|x86-64]] platform. 
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-As of June 2026, the list of supported GNU/Linux distributions is as follows: 
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-  * Debian 13 
-  * Ubuntu 24.04 LTS 
-  * Fedora Linux 43 
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