Nx Witness VMS is a cross-platform application suite and is supported on all major operating systems. The advantage of cross-platform functionality is that, as an example, a Windows instance of Nx Witness will work and communicate with an Ubuntu instance, which will work and communicate with a macOS instance, etc.
Network Optix announces support for new operating systems in the release notes of each Nx Witness release and updates this article according to that information. Network Optix ends support for operating systems in the Nx Witness release that occurs after the manufacturer's End of Support (EoS) date.
To ensure the best possible experience and to keep your systems secure and stable, we strongly recommend using a supported OS. Utilizing a supported OS allows you to receive timely updates, including vital security patches, thus safeguarding your systems against potential vulnerabilities.
NOTE: While we do provide support for the mentioned OS version, it's essential to be aware that some of these OS versions might have reached their end of support as decided by the OS developers. Consequently, it may not be feasible for us to address certain bugs related to these unsupported versions, or they may require unreasonable and impractical levels of effort to resolve.
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Operating System Support per VMS Version
Nx Witness Gen6 (beta)
Microsoft Windows
What is supported
Meta Witness Server & Meta Witness Desktop Client
- Windows 11 (Released: October 2021)
- Windows 10 (Released: July 2015)
- Windows Server 2022 (Released: August 2021)
- Windows Server 2019 (Released: October 2018)
- Windows Server 2016 (Released: October 2016)
Available as a Client-Server installation package or as individual downloads.
Ubuntu (Debian-based Linux)
What is supported
Nx Witness Server & Nx Witness Desktop Client
- Ubuntu 22.04 LTS: "Jammy Jellyfish" (Released: April 2022)
- Ubuntu 20.04 LTS: "Focal Fossa" (Released: April 2020)
- Ubuntu 18.04 LTS: "Bionic Beaver" (Released: April 2018)
They are only available as separate installations.
Raspberry Pi OS (and other ARM operating systems)
What is supported
Nx Witness Server
- Raspberry Pi OS (32-bit) 12 Bookworm
- Raspberry Pi OS (32-bit) 11 Bullseye
- Raspberry Pi OS (32-bit) 10 Buster
- Other compatible ARM operating systems can be found in our ARM Support Policy.
macOS
What is supported
Nx Witness Desktop Client
- macOS 13 "Ventura" (Released: October 2022)
- macOS 12 "Monterey" (Released: October 2021)
- macOS 11 "Big Sur" (Released: November 2020)
macOS Installation Guide
Android
What is supported
Nx Witness Mobile Client
- Android 14.x: "Upside Down Cake" (Released: October 2023)
- Android 13.0: "Tiramisu" (Released: Augustus 2022)
- Android 12.0: "Snow Cone" (Released: October 2021)
- Android 11.0: "Red Velvet Cake" (Released: September 2020)
- Android 10.0: "Queen Cake" (Released: September 2019)
- Android 9.0: "Pie" (Released: August 2018)
Available on the Google Play Store.
iOS
What is supported
Nx Witness Mobile Client
- iOS 17 (Released: September 2023)
- iOS 16 (Released: September 2022)
- iPadOS 17 (Released: September 2023)
- iPadOS 16 (Released: October 2022)
Nx Witness 5.1.x
Microsoft Windows
What is supported
Nx Witness Server & Nx Witness Desktop Client
- Windows 11 (Released: October 2021)
- Windows 10 (Released: July 2015)
- Windows 8.1 (Released: October 2013)
- Windows Server 2022 (Released: August 2021)
- Windows Server 2019 (Released: October 2018)
- Windows Server 2016 (Released: October 2016)
- Windows Server 2012 R2 (Released: October 2013)
- Windows Server 2012 (Released: August 2012)
Available as a Client-Server installation package or as individual downloads.
Ubuntu (Debian-based Linux)
What is supported
Nx Witness Server & Nx Witness Desktop Client
- Ubuntu 22.04 LTS: "Jammy Jellyfish" (Released: April 2022)
- Ubuntu 20.04 LTS: "Focal Fossa" (Released: April 2020)
- Ubuntu 18.04 LTS: "Bionic Beaver" (Released: April 2018)
They are only available as separate installations.
Raspberry Pi OS (and other ARM operating systems)
What is supported
Nx Witness Server
- Raspberry Pi OS (32-bit) Lite: Version 5.4
- Raspbian 10 Buster
- Other compatible ARM operating systems can be found in our ARM Support Policy.
macOS
What is supported
Nx Witness Desktop Client
- macOS 13 "Ventura" (Released: October 2022)
- macOS 12 "Monterey" (Released: October 2021)
- macOS 11 "Big Sur" (Released: November 2020)
macOS Installation Guide
Android
What is supported
Nx Witness Mobile Client
- Android 13.0: "Tiramisu" (Released: Augustus 2022)
- Android 12.0: "Snow Cone" (Released: October 2021)
- Android 11.0: "Red Velvet Cake" (Released: September 2020)
- Android 10.0: "Queen Cake" (Released: September 2019)
- Android 9.0: "Pie" (Released: August 2018)
- Android 8.0, 8.1: "Oreo" (Released: August 2017)
Available on the Google Play Store.
iOS
What is supported
Nx Witness Mobile Client
- iOS 16 (Released: September 2022)
- iOS 15 (Released: September 2021)
- iOS 14 (Released: September 2020)
- iOS 13 (Released: September 2019)
- iOS 12 (Released: September 2018)
- iPadOS 16 (Released: October 2022)
- iPadOS 15 (Released: September 2021)
- iPadOS 14 (Released: September 2020)
- iPadOS 13 (Released: September 2019)
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