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.
Release Notes - released 8 August 2019
Release Notes - released 16 October 2018
- Download Mac Version 7.3.6
- This is a Mac only OS compatibility release - Windows users should download Max 7.3.5
Release Notes - released 15 September 2016
Release Notes - released 30 September 2015
- Download Supporting Files for Mac (939 KB, released 9 April 2014)
- Download Supporting Files for Windows (884 KB, released 9 April 2014)
- Download Installation Guide for Windows
- Download Mac Version 6.1.10 (173.7 MB, released 2 April 2015)
- Download Mac Runtime 6.1.10
- Download Windows Version 6.1.10 32-bit (149.4 MB, released 2 April 2015)
- Download Windows Runtime 6.1.10 32-bit
- Download Windows Version 6.1.10 64-bit (150.8 MB, released 2 April 2015)
- Download Windows Runtime 6.1.10 64-bit
- Download Mac Version 6.0.8 (190 MB, released 8 November 2012)
- Download Mac Runtime 6.0.8
- Download Windows Version 6.0.8 (186 MB, released 8 November 2012)
- Download Windows Runtime 6.0.8
- Download Mac Version 5.1.9 (171 MB, released 11 September 2011)
- Download Mac Runtime 5.1.9
- Download Windows Version 5.1.9 (151 MB, released 11 September 2011)
- Download Windows Runtime 5.1.9
- Download Mac Version 5.0.8 (109 MB, released 15 September 2009)
- Download Mac Runtime 5.0.8
- Download Windows Version 5.0.8 (96 MB, released 15 September 2009)
- Download Windows Runtime 5.0.8
Max 5 and 6 users should use version 1.4.1.
- Download Mac and Windows Version 1.4.1 (221 KB, 14 January 2013)
- Download Mac Version 1.3.2 (6.5 MB, 7 January 2008)
- Download Windows Version 1.3.2 (1.5 MB, 7 January 2008)
- Download Mac Version Version 1.6.3 (48 MB, released 24 May 2007)
- Download Windows Version Version 1.6.3 (48 MB, released 24 May 2007)
Mac
- Max/MSP 4.6.3 (42 MB, released 16 May 2007)
- Max/MSP 4.6.3 Mac Runtime
- Max/MSP 4.6.2 with documentation (41.4 MB, released 22 September 2006)
- Max/MSP 4.6.2 software and examples only (30.4 MB)
- Max/MSP documentation only (10.7 MB)
- Max/MSP 4.5.5 Software Development Kit (SDK) (6.3 MB, released 26 October 2005)
- Max/MSP 4.6.2 Runtime (9.1 MB)
- Software Development Kit (SDK)
- List of Changes/Fixes in version 4.6.3. (26 KB)
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
- Max/MSP 4.6.3 (25 MB, released 16 May 2007)
- Max/MSP 4.6.3 Runtime
- Max/MSP 4.6.2 with documentation (23.5 MB, released 22 September 2006)
- Max/MSP 4.6.2 software and examples only (13.6 MB)
- Max/MSP documentation only (10.7 MB)
- Max/MSP 4.6.2 Runtime (4.5 MB)
- Max/MSP Software Development Kit (SDK) (1.5 KB)
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.
Mac
Released 3/7/2006 for Mac OS X (10.2 and later).
- Max/MSP 4.5.7 with documentation (26 MB)
- Max/MSP 4.5.7 software and examples only (16 MB)
- Max/MSP documentation only (10.5 MB)
- Max/MSP 4.5.7 Runtime (5.8 MB)
- Max/MSP Software Development Kit (SDK) (6.3 MB, released 26 October 2005)
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.
- Max/MSP 4.5.7 with documentation (23.5 MB)
- Max/MSP 4.5.7 software and examples only (13.6 MB)
- Max/MSP documentation only (10.5 MB)
- Max/MSP 4.5.7 Runtime (5.8 MB)
- Max/MSP Software Development Kit (SDK) (1.5 KB)
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.
Mac
Released 2/19/2004 for Mac OS X (10.2 and later).
- Max/MSP 4.3.2 with documentation (18.3 MB)
- Max/MSP 4.3.2 software and examples only (8.4 MB)
- Max/MSP 4.3.2 Runtime (2.1 MB)
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.
- Max/MSP 4.3.2 with documentation (18.3 MB)
- Max/MSP 4.3.2 software and examples only (8.5 MB)
- Max/MSP 4.3.2 documentation only (9.8 MB)
- Max/MSP 4.3.2 Runtime (2.3 MB)
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.
Released 4/28/2003 for Mac OS X (10.2 and later).
- Max/MSP 4.2.1 with documentation (18.3 MB)
- Max/MSP 4.2.1 software and examples only (8.4 MB)
- Max/MSP 4.2.1 documentation only (9.9 MB)
- Max/MSP 4.2.1 Runtime (2.1 MB)
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+.
Released 8/19/2002 for Mac OS 9. Not compatible with OS 10+.
- Max/MSP 4.1 with documentation (14.6 MB)
- Max/MSP 4.1 software and examples only (6.1 MB)
- Max/MSP 4.1 documentation only (7.5 MB)
Mac OS X
- Jitter 1.6.2 (47.3 MB) Released 9/22/06. For Mac PPC and Intel machines running OS X 10.3.9 or later (10.4 recommended).
- Jitter 1.6 documentation only (14 MB) Released 9/22/06.
- Jitter 1.5.2 (30 MB) Released 11/12/05. For Mac PPC machines.
- Jitter 1.5 documentation only Released 7/29/05.
- Jitter 1.2.4 (25 MB) Released 06/08/05. For Mac PPC machines.
- Jitter 1.2.4 without documentation (7 MB) Released 06/08/05.
- Jitter 1.1.1 documentation only (17.3 MB) Released 8/01/03. For Mac PPC machines.
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 1.1.1 documentation only (17.3 MB) Released 8/01/03. For Mac OS 9.
- Jitter 1.1.1 documentation only (17.3 MB) Released 8/01/03. For 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.
Version 1.5 was a paid upgrade for owners of 1.2.4 or earlier.
- Jitter 1.6.2 for Windows XP (36.8 MB) Released 10/3/05.
- Jitter 1.6 documentation only (13.7 MB) Released 10/3/05.
- Jitter 1.5.2 for Windows XP (28.8 MB) Released 10/3/05.
- Jitter 1.5 documentation only Released 7/29/05.
- Jitter Software Development Kit (SDK)
- Jitter 1.2.4 (23 MB) Released 06/08/05.
- Jitter 1.2.4 documentation only (18.2 MB) Released 06/08/05.
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.).