# 64bit Required

**URL:** <https://community.inventables.com/t/64bit-required/904>\
**Category:** X-Carve\
**Created:** [April 3, 2015, 9:04pm UTC](https://community.inventables.com/t/64bit-required/904 "2015-04-03T21:04:20Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 7\
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**Author:** ![BrianOakley](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/9e8a1a/32.png) [@BrianOakley](https://community.inventables.com/u/BrianOakley)\
**Post date:** [April 3, 2015, 9:04pm UTC](https://community.inventables.com/t/64bit-required/904/1 "2015-04-03T21:04:20Z")

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Is a 64 bit Windows Operating system required for use of the X-Carve or will a an older laptop using 32 bit be able to operate the X-Carve

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**Author:** ![MarioOrtegon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/a183cd/32.png) [@MarioOrtegon](https://community.inventables.com/u/MarioOrtegon)\
**Post date:** [April 4, 2015, 3:29am UTC](https://community.inventables.com/t/64bit-required/904/2 "2015-04-04T03:29:09Z")

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The x-carve is made by inventables and they have their own program to run the CNC, easel, its quite easy to use and you can try it withouth the machine.

[http://app.easel.com/users/sign\_in](http://app.easel.com/users/sign_in)

it just requires a web browser so don’t worry about 32/64 bit OS unless you want to use another program

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**Author:** ![BrianOakley](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/9e8a1a/32.png) [@BrianOakley](https://community.inventables.com/u/BrianOakley)\
**Post date:** [April 4, 2015, 5:31am UTC](https://community.inventables.com/t/64bit-required/904/3 "2015-04-04T05:31:03Z")

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Thank you I plan on using easel I was just curious about the OS since on the site it recommended 64 bit. I will try my old laptop first.

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**Author:** ![paulkaplan](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex009/user_avatar/community.inventables.com/paulkaplan/32/32316_2.png) [@paulkaplan](https://community.inventables.com/u/paulkaplan)\
**Post date:** [April 6, 2015, 1:43pm UTC](https://community.inventables.com/t/64bit-required/904/4 "2015-04-06T13:43:39Z")

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There is an installed portion of Easel called “Easel Local” which is used to send the gcode to your machine. That program works on a 64bit Mac and both 32 and 64 bit PC. Let me know if it works on your older computer.

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**Author:** ![BrianOakley](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/9e8a1a/32.png) [@BrianOakley](https://community.inventables.com/u/BrianOakley)\
**Post date:** [April 6, 2015, 10:04pm UTC](https://community.inventables.com/t/64bit-required/904/5 "2015-04-06T22:04:16Z")

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I will once the machine arrives I was just trying to determine if I needed to budget in a new laptop right now I appreciate the information

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**Author:** ![NathanGredler](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/77aa72/32.png) [@NathanGredler](https://community.inventables.com/u/NathanGredler)\
**Post date:** [April 13, 2015, 3:24pm UTC](https://community.inventables.com/t/64bit-required/904/6 "2015-04-13T15:24:52Z")

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I was excited to use Easel for the X-carve because I have a Chromebox I figured would be perfect for this since Easel is browser-based. Does this mean that a Chromebox would not work?

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**Author:** ![paulkaplan](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex009/user_avatar/community.inventables.com/paulkaplan/32/32316_2.png) [@paulkaplan](https://community.inventables.com/u/paulkaplan)\
**Post date:** [April 13, 2015, 4:12pm UTC](https://community.inventables.com/t/64bit-required/904/7 "2015-04-13T16:12:59Z")

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Unfortunately yes, for now the machine connection portion of Easel only works on Mac and Windows computers. You can still do your design in Easel on the chromebox though.