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System Requirements

Vaste runs as a desktop app on Windows, macOS, and Linux, on 64-bit systems.

Operating system

Section titled “Operating system”
System Requirement
Windows Windows 10 or Windows 11, x64, with the Microsoft Edge WebView2 runtime. Windows 10 and 11 include it; the installer downloads it if it is missing.
macOS macOS 12 Monterey or later. Separate downloads for Apple silicon and Intel Macs.
Linux A distribution with WebKitGTK 4.1 and GTK 3, for example Ubuntu 22.04 or later or Fedora 36 or later, on x64.

The terminal app, vaste-tui, runs anywhere Rust 1.93 can build it, including servers without a desktop. See Terminal UI.

Hardware

Section titled “Hardware”
Component Requirement
Memory Vaste reads a file from disk as you scroll instead of loading it, so a file of many gigabytes needs only a few hundred megabytes of memory.
Disk Vaste saves a line index for each file you open in its own data folder, about 2 percent of the file’s size, and keeps decompressed copies of compressed files there. See Data and cache locations.
Display Any size; the window hides parts of the title bar and status bar when it is narrow.

A fast disk shortens the first open of a large file, when Vaste builds the line index. Later opens reuse the saved index.

Network

Section titled “Network”

Vaste works offline. The only connection it makes is the license check described in License and pricing.

Next steps

Section titled “Next steps”