Older Versions of Max/MSP/Jitter and Cyclops

    • Max is a fully functional demo for the first 30 days. No serial number or authorization required.
    • Want to purchase Max after the demo period expires? Get instructions for buying Max.
    • Beginning with Max version 7, you no longer need a separate runtime version. Instead, after 30 days you can still run and edit Max patches. Saving is disabled.
    • Some system requirements listed below. Find other system requirements here.
    Max 8.3.1

    Release Notes - released 10 May 2022

    Max 8.3.0

    Release Notes - released 26 April 2022

    Max 8.2.2

    Release Notes - released 08 February 2022

    Max 8.1.11

    Release Notes - released 13 April 2021

    Max 8.0.8

    Release Notes - released 8 August 2019

    Max 7.3.6 for Mac

    Release Notes - released 16 October 2018

    Max 7.3.5

    Release Notes - released 7 March 2018

    Max 7.2.5

    Release Notes - released 15 September 2016

    Max 7.0.6

    Release Notes - released 30 September 2015

    Mira for Max 7.0.1 or Older
    Max 6.1.10

    Release Notes

    Max 6.0.8
    Max 5.1.9
    Max 5.0.8
    Cyclops 1.4.1 and 1.3.2

    Max 5 and 6 users should use version 1.4.1.

    Jitter 1.6.3
    Max 4.6

    Mac

    Max/MSP 4.6 System Requirements: Max/MSP 4.6 requires a Mac PPC or Intel machine running OS X 10.3.9 or later (10.4 recommended), 512 MB minimum of system memory recommended. Not compatible with Intel based Macs and OS 10.5+. This is a free update for registered users of Max 4.5.

    Windows

    System Requirements: Windows XP (Home or Pro), with 500 Mhz P3 or better processor and 256 MB of system memory recommended. A full install of Quicktime for Windows is required for MP3 import, movie playback, and use of image files other than PICT. An ASIO-compatible sound card is recommended for optimium audio performance.

    Note:

    • If Max fails to run, and reports an error, "User privileges insufficient to start a low level driver", then you need to install the PACE License Suport drivers. Please see the "Read Me - Legacy Installers.pdf" in the PACE License Support folder for details.
    • Run "InterLok Driver Setup Win32.exe" if you are on a 32 bit version of Windows.
    • Run "InterLok Driver Setup Win64.exe" if you are on a 64 bit version of Windows.
    • After installing the proper InterLok Driver Setup you will need to restart your computer.
    Max 4.5.7

    Mac

    Released 3/7/2006 for Mac OS X (10.2 and later).

    Max/MSP 4.5.7 System Requirements: Max/MSP 4.5 requires OS X 10.2 or later, 256 MB minimum of system memory recommended. Not compatible with Intel based Macs and OS 10.5+.

    Windows

    Released 3/7/2006 for Windows XP.

    Important Installation Notes: If you are a Pluggo and/or Jitter user, you will need to also download and install the Pluggo version 3.5.4 and/or Jitter version 1.5.2 in order for them to work with Max/MSP 4.5.7. Documentation is in PDF format.

    System Requirements: Max/MSP 4.5-4.6.2 requires Windows XP (Home or Pro), with 500 Mhz P3 or better processor and 256 MB of system memory recommended. A full install of Quicktime for Windows is required for MP3 import, movie playback, and use of image files other than PICT. An ASIO-compatible sound card is recommended for optimium audio performance.

    Note:

    • If Max fails to run, and reports an error, "User privileges insufficient to start a low level driver", then you need to install the PACE License Suport drivers. Please see the "Read Me - Legacy Installers.pdf" in the PACE License Support folder for details.
    • Run "InterLok Driver Setup Win32.exe" if you are on a 32 bit version of Windows.
    • Run "InterLok Driver Setup Win64.exe" if you are on a 64 bit version of Windows.
    • After installing the proper InterLok Driver Setup you will need to restart your computer.
    Max 4.3.2

    Mac

    Released 2/19/2004 for Mac OS X (10.2 and later).

    Max/MSP 4.3.2 System Requirements: Max/MSP 4.3 requires OS X 10.2, 256 MB minimum of system memory recommended. Not compatible with Intel based Macs and OS 10.5+.

    Windows

    Released 2/19/2004 for Windows XP.

    System Requirements: Max/MSP 4.3.2 Windows XP (Home or Pro), with 500 Mhz P3 or better processor and 256 Mb of system memory recommended. A full install of Quicktime for Windows is required for MP3 import, movie playback, and use of image files other than PICT. An ASIO-compatible sound card is recommended for optimium audio performance.

    Note:

    • If Max fails to run, and reports an error, "User privileges insufficient to start a low level driver", then you need to install the PACE License Suport drivers. Please see the "Read Me - Legacy Installers.pdf" in the PACE License Support folder for details.
    • Run "InterLok Driver Setup Win32.exe" if you are on a 32 bit version of Windows.
    • Run "InterLok Driver Setup Win64.exe" if you are on a 64 bit version of Windows.
    • After installing the proper InterLok Driver Setup you will need to restart your computer.
    Max 4.2.1

    Released 4/28/2003 for Mac OS X (10.2 and later).

    Max/MSP 4.2 System Requirements: Requires OS X 10.2, 256 MB minimum of system memory recommended. Not compatible with Intel based Macs and OS 10.5+.

    Max 4.1

    Released 8/19/2002 for Mac OS 9. Not compatible with OS 10+.

    Jitter 1.1.1-1.6.2 - Mac

    Mac OS X

    Max/MSP 4.3.2 System Requirements: Max/MSP 4.3 requires OS X 10.2, 256 MB minimum of system memory recommended. Not compatible with Intel based Macs and OS 10.5+.

    Jitter 1.6.2 for OS X System Requirements: A PowerPC or Intel Mac computer. MacOS X 10.3.9 or higher (10.4 recommeded) and 512 MB of RAM. Max/MSP 4.6 or later installed on your system. QuickTime 6.0 or later. OpenGL 1.5 or later installed on your system. An OpenGL hardware-accelerated video card is recommended.

    Jitter 1.5.1 for OS X System Requirements: A PowerPC MacOS computer. MacOS X 10.3 or higher and 256 MB of RAM. Max/MSP 4.5.5 or later installed on your system. QuickTime 6.0 or later. OpenGL 1.5 or later installed on your system. An OpenGL hardware-accelerated video card is recommended.

    Jitter 1.2.4 for OS X System Requirements: A PowerPC MacOS computer (G3/300 or faster with an OpenGL hardware-accelerated video card is recommended). Mac OS X 10.2 or higher and 256 MB of RAM. Max/MSP 4.3.2 (for OSX) or later installed on your system. QuickTime 5.0 or later. OpenGL 1.2 or later installed on your system.

    Mac OS 9

    Jitter 1.1.4 System Requirements: A PowerPC MacOS computer (G3/300 or faster with an OpenGL hardware-accelerated video card is recommended). MacOS 9.x and 64 MB of RAM. Max/MSP 4.1 (for OS9) or later installed on your system. QuickTime 5.0 or later. OpenGL 1.2 or later installed on your system.

    Jitter 1.2.4-1.6.2 - Windows

    Version 1.5 was a paid upgrade for owners of 1.2.4 or earlier.

    Important Installation Notes: Jitter 1.5.2 requires Max/MSP 4.5.5 (or later). Documentation is in HTML and PDF format. There are no updaters to go from previous versions of Jitter to the current version. After downloading and installing Max/MSP/Jitter, you should start with the Jitter Manual (JitterManual.pdf) and the Jitter Tutorial. Or, to get a quick sense of some things that Jitter can do, look in the jitter-examples folder (inside of your 'examples' folder) for a wide range of demos and example patches.

    Jitter 1.6.1 for Windows XP System Requirements: Windows XP, 256 MB of RAM, 1 GHz processor or higher, OpenGL hardware-accelerated video card, Max/MSP 4.6 or later installed on your system. OpenGL 1.5 or later installed on your system (please contact your graphics card manufacturer for the latest OpenGL drivers--e.g. NVidia, ATI, etc.).

    Jitter 1.5 for Windows XP System Requirements: Windows XP, 256 MB of RAM, 1 GHz processor or higher, OpenGL hardware-accelerated video card, Max/MSP 4.5.5 or later installed on your system. OpenGL 1.5 or later installed on your system (please contact your graphics card manufacturer for the latest OpenGL drivers--e.g. NVidia, ATI, etc.).

    Jitter 1.2.4 for Windows XP System Requirements: Windows XP, 256 MB of RAM, 1 GHz processor or higher, OpenGL hardware-accelerated video card, Max/MSP 4.3.1 or later installed on your system. QuickTime 6.0 or later. OpenGL 1.2 or later installed on your system (please contact your graphics card manufacturer for the latest OpenGL drivers--e.g. NVidia, ATI, etc.).