GroupDocs.Viewer for .NET (including GroupDocs.Viewer.CrossPlatform) does not require any external software to be installed such as Microsoft Word, Microsoft Excel or Microsoft PowerPoint. To install GroupDocs.Viewer for .NET just follow one of the ways as described in the Installation section.
Supported Operating Systems
GroupDocs.Viewer for .NET can be used on any 32-bit or 64-bit operating system where .NET Framework 4.6.2 and upper, .NET 6 and upper is installed including, but not limited to:
Windows
GroupDocs.Viewer for .NET:
Microsoft Windows Server 2003 and later
Microsoft Windows XP (x64, x86)
Microsoft Windows Vista (x64, x86)
Microsoft Windows 7, 8, 8.1 (x64, x86)
Microsoft Windows 10 (x64, x86)
Microsoft Windows 11 (x64)
GroupDocs.Viewer.CrossPlatform can be used on x86 and x64 Microsoft Windows versions, which also support .NET 6.0:
Microsoft Windows 7.1 SP1
Microsoft Windows 8.1
Microsoft Windows 10 Version 1607+
Microsoft Windows 11 Version 22000+
Microsoft Windows Server 2012+
Microsoft Windows Server Core 2012+
Microsoft Nano Server Version 1809+
Linux
Linux (Ubuntu, OpenSUSE, CentOS and others)
Mac
Both GroupDocs.Viewer for .NET and GroupDocs.Viewer.CrossPlatform support Mac OS X. GroupDocs.Viewer.CrossPlatform requires macOS version 10.15+.
Supported Frameworks and Target Runtimes
GroupDocs.Viewer for .NET supports .NET Framework and .NET platforms. Current version supports .NET Framework 4.6.2 and above, .NET 6 and above. Older versions of GroupDocs.Viewer for .NET also have supported older .NET Frameworks: .NET Framework 2.0 and 3.5 support was dropped since v22.3, and .NET Framework 4.0 - 4.6.0 was dropped since v23.8.
GroupDocs.Viewer.CrossPlatform does not support .NET Framework. Its minimum requirement is .NET 6.0 and above.
Development Environments
GroupDocs.Viewer for .NET can be used to develop applications in any development environment that targets .NET, but the following environments are explicitly supported:
Microsoft Visual Studio 2010 and later
Microsoft Visual Studio for Mac
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