Technical Specifications for FoCal Products

FoCal running on a Windows PC

Windows

Hardware

  • Windows-based PC (64-bit)
  • Minimum of 8GB RAM recommended
  • Approximately 300MB of hard drive space
  • 1280x768 display size or larger

Software

  • Windows® 11 (23H2 or later)
  • Windows® 10 22H2 (may work, not officially supported)

FoCal running on a MacBook

Mac

Hardware

  • Mac Pro, Mac Studio, iMac, iMac Pro, MacBook, MacBook Pro, MacBook Air, Mac mini
  • Native Apple Silicon and Intel processor support (Intel Macs: up to macOS 26)
  • Minimum of 8GB RAM recommended
  • Approximately 300MB of hard drive space
  • 1280x768 display size or larger

Software

  • macOS 27
  • macOS Tahoe (macOS 26)
  • macOS Sequoia (macOS 15)
  • macOS Sonoma (macOS 14) (may work, not officially supported)
  • FoCal 4.x only: macOS Ventura (macOS 13)

FoCal Mobile running on an iPhone and an iPad

iPhone / iPad

Hardware

Compatible with*:

  • iPhone
  • iPad

* Lightning devices will require a USB camera adapter, e.g. Apple Lightning to USB 3 Camera Adapter. USB-C devices can connect directly to the camera.

Software

  • iOS 15.0 or later
  • iPadOS 15.0 or later

FoCal Mobile running on two Android phones

Android

Hardware

Any Android phone or tablet* that supports:

  • USB Host functionality (this can be confirmed with free versions of FoCal apps)
  • Minimum of 4GB RAM recommended

* Micro-USB devices require a generic USB-OTG adapter. USB-C devices can connect directly to the camera.

Software

  • Android 12 or later