# System Requirements

> Check the requirements of TX Text Control for Windows Forms: .NET 8 to 10 or .NET Framework 4.0 to 4.8, Windows 10, 11 or Server, Visual Studio, C# and VB.

- **Product:** TX Text Control .NET for Windows Forms
- **Section:** Documentation
- **Kind:** Topic
- **Path:** TX Text Control .NET for Windows Forms > Installation Guide > System Requirements
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- **Web URL:** https://docs.textcontrol.com/tx-text-control-dotnet-winforms/installation/requirements/
- **LLMs URL:** https://docs.textcontrol.com/tx-text-control-dotnet-winforms/installation/requirements/llms.txt
- **LLMs-Full URL:** https://docs.textcontrol.com/tx-text-control-dotnet-winforms/installation/requirements/llms-full.txt

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Check the requirements of TX Text Control .NET for Windows Forms 34.0 before you install the setup or start a project: the framework your application targets, the Windows version you develop on, your Visual Studio, and whether your application runs as a 32-bit or a 64-bit process. Each of these has a page of its own with the details.

### At a Glance

In short: .NET 8 or higher with the NuGet package, or the .NET Framework 4.x with the assemblies of the setup, on Windows with Visual Studio, for 32-bit and 64-bit applications. [Supported Platforms](https://docs.textcontrol.com/tx-text-control-dotnet-winforms/overview/platforms/#at-a-glance) in the Overview lists every requirement in one table.

### Find the Right Page

| If you want to | Read |
|---|---|
| Choose between .NET and the .NET Framework, and check the supported versions | [.NET and .NET Framework](https://docs.textcontrol.com/tx-text-control-dotnet-winforms/installation/requirements/dotnet/llms-full.txt) |
| Check the Windows versions and the Windows components your application needs | [Windows Versions](https://docs.textcontrol.com/tx-text-control-dotnet-winforms/installation/requirements/windows/llms-full.txt) |
| Check your Visual Studio version and find the project templates | [Visual Studio](https://docs.textcontrol.com/tx-text-control-dotnet-winforms/installation/requirements/visual-studio/llms-full.txt) |
| Decide between x86, x64 and AnyCPU and set up the build configurations | [32-bit and 64-bit Applications](https://docs.textcontrol.com/tx-text-control-dotnet-winforms/installation/requirements/32-bit-64-bit/llms-full.txt) |

### Where to Start

If you start a new application, read [.NET and .NET Framework](https://docs.textcontrol.com/tx-text-control-dotnet-winforms/installation/requirements/dotnet/llms-full.txt) first: the framework decides whether you use the NuGet package or the assemblies of the setup. Then continue with [Installing the Product](https://docs.textcontrol.com/tx-text-control-dotnet-winforms/installation/setup/llms-full.txt).

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## In This Section

- [32-bit and 64-bit Applications](https://docs.textcontrol.com/tx-text-control-dotnet-winforms/installation/requirements/32-bit-64-bit/llms-full.txt): Why bitness matters to a Windows Forms app with TX Text Control, when to build as x86, x64 or AnyCPU, and how to add both configurations in Visual Studio.
- [.NET and .NET Framework](https://docs.textcontrol.com/tx-text-control-dotnet-winforms/installation/requirements/dotnet/llms-full.txt): Choose between .NET 8 to 10 and the .NET Framework 4.x for a Windows Forms app with TX Text Control: versions, files, licensing, designer and publishing.
- [Visual Studio](https://docs.textcontrol.com/tx-text-control-dotnet-winforms/installation/requirements/visual-studio/llms-full.txt): Develop Windows Forms apps with TX Text Control in Visual Studio 2013 to 2026: C# and Visual Basic, the Windows Forms App templates and the toolbox integration.
- [Windows Versions](https://docs.textcontrol.com/tx-text-control-dotnet-winforms/installation/requirements/windows/llms-full.txt): The Windows versions for developing with TX Text Control .NET for Windows Forms, the Windows-only native libraries, and the VC++ runtime and MSXML it needs.

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## Nearby

- **Previous:** [Installation Guide](https://docs.textcontrol.com/tx-text-control-dotnet-winforms/installation/llms-full.txt)
- **Next:** [.NET and .NET Framework](https://docs.textcontrol.com/tx-text-control-dotnet-winforms/installation/requirements/dotnet/llms-full.txt)