System Requirements

Canvas System Requirements

If you have a functioning installation of CygNet Software v9.7 or later, the Canvas applications are compatible with your system.

Components

The following required files are included in the CygNet\Bin folder:

Component	File(s)
Canvas executables and libraries	Executable files: Canvas.exe Canvas.View.exe Canvas.View.Lite.exe Canvas.Debug.exe Multiple dynamic link library files: Canvas.*.dll
CygNet support libraries	Multiple dynamic link library files: CygNet.*.dll
Other third-party support libraries	Multiple dynamic link library files: Alternet..dll SharpVectors..dll SkiSharp..dll Telerik.dll

Component

File(s)

Canvas executables and libraries

Executable files:

Canvas.exe

Canvas.View.exe

Canvas.View.Lite.exe

Canvas.Debug.exe

Multiple dynamic link library files:

Canvas.*.dll

CygNet support libraries

Multiple dynamic link library files:

CygNet.*.dll

Other third-party support libraries

Multiple dynamic link library files:

Alternet.*.dll

SharpVectors.*.dll

SkiSharp.*.dll

Telerik*.dll

Environment

The following operating systems support CygNet Software v9.7 or later and the Canvas applications.

For CygNet Hosts	For CygNet Clients (including Canvas)
Microsoft Windows Server 2022 Microsoft Windows Server 2019 Microsoft Windows Server 2016	Microsoft Windows 11 Microsoft Windows 10

For CygNet Hosts

For CygNet Clients (including Canvas)

Microsoft Windows Server 2022

Microsoft Windows Server 2019

Microsoft Windows Server 2016

Microsoft Windows 11

Microsoft Windows 10

See the pdf icon CygNet v9.7 System Requirements for more information.

Other Software

The following software requirements support your Canvas application. The recommended software is helpful in managing and referencing system assemblies.

Description	Requirement
Visual C++ Libraries — Runtime components This package installs runtime components of Visual C++ libraries and can be used to run such applications on a computer even if it does not have Visual Studio installed.	Microsoft Visual C++ Redistributable for Visual Studio 2015-2019 (x86) - v14.28.29325 or later Refer to Microsoft Visual Studio Downloads for more information and instructions.
Windows Software Developer Pack and Development Kit (SDK) The .NET Framework helps run mobile, desktop, and web applications that run on Windows PCs, devices and servers.	Canvas Not required, but recommended: Microsoft .NET Framework 4.7.2 Developer Pack or later Refer to Microsoft Download Center for download information and instructions. Thin Web Client Required: Microsoft .NET 8.0 (installed by the TWC installer) Refer to Microsoft Download Center for download information and instructions.

Description

Requirement

Visual C++ Libraries — Runtime components

This package installs runtime components of Visual C++ libraries and can be used to run such applications on a computer even if it does not have Visual Studio installed.

Microsoft Visual C++ Redistributable for Visual Studio 2015-2019 (x86) - v14.28.29325 or later

Refer to Microsoft Visual Studio Downloads for more information and instructions.

Windows Software Developer Pack and Development Kit (SDK)

The .NET Framework helps run mobile, desktop, and web applications that run on Windows PCs, devices and servers.

Canvas

Not required, but recommended:

Microsoft .NET Framework 4.7.2 Developer Pack or later

Refer to Microsoft Download Center for download information and instructions.

Thin Web Client

Required:

Microsoft .NET 8.0 (installed by the TWC installer)

Refer to Microsoft Download Center for download information and instructions.