In order to use Synthesia effectively you must ensure that your computer meets the minimum requirements below to run Chrome, which is the recommended browser for Synthesia.
Windows
To use Chrome Browser on Windows, you'll need:
Windows 10 or later or Windows Server 2016 or later
An Intel Pentium 4 processor or later that's SSE3 capable
Chrome Support timelines
OS version | Chrome deprecation release and date | Microsoft deprecation date |
Windows 7 | Chrome 109 is the last version to support this operating system. Chrome 109 was released January 10, 2023. | |
Windows 8/8.1 | Chrome 109 is the last version to support this operating system. Chrome 109 was released January 10, 2023. | |
Windows Server 2012 Windows Server 2012 R2 | Chrome 109 is the last version to support these operating systems. To ease customer transitions, critical severity security fixes and fixes for bugs where Google is aware of existing exploits will be issued, when feasible, to Chrome 109 on these operating systems until October 10, 2023. | |
Windows 10 | Not yet scheduled | |
Windows 11 | Not yet scheduled | Not yet scheduled |
Windows Server 2016 | Not yet scheduled | |
Windows Server 2019 | Not yet scheduled | |
Windows Server 2022 | Not yet scheduled | Not yet scheduled |
Mac
To use Chrome browser on Mac, you'll need:
macOS Catalina 10.15 or later
Linux
To use Chrome browser on Linux, you'll need:
64-bit Ubuntu 18.04+, Debian 10+, openSUSE 15.2+, or Fedora Linux 32+
An Intel Pentium 4 processor or later that's SSE3 capable