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System requirements

CLI, C, and C++

The Kuzu CLI and the C and C++ APIs are pre-compiled for:

  • macOS >= 11.0, as a universal binary that supports both Intel-based and ARM-based Macs.
  • Linux, as a universal binary that supports both x86-64 and aarch64 architectures and supports most modern Linux distributions such as RHEL/CentOS/Rocky Linux/Oracle Linux 8.0 or later and Ubuntu 22.04 or later.
  • Windows, as a universal binary that supports both x86-64 and aarch64 architectures and supports most modern Windows versions such as Windows 10 and 11.

Python

Kuzu’s Python API wheel has been pre-compiled for CPython 3.7 to 3.11. Compatibility for macOS and Windows is the same as the pre-compiled C++ API (i.e. macOS >= 11.0, Windows 10 and 11). For Linux, the pre-compiled wheels follow the manylinux_2_28 standard for both x86-64 and aarch64 architectures.

Node.js

Kuzu’s Node.js API is based on Node-API version 5. For a list of compatible Node.js versions, please refer to the official documentation. The native module is pre-compiled for all supported platforms and will be automatically installed when you run npm install kuzu. The OS compatibility is the same as the pre-compiled CLI, C and C++ APIs.

Java and Android

Kuzu’s Java API is compatible with Java 11+. The OS compatibility is the same as the C/C++ APIs. The Java API is distributed as a JAR file with pre-compiled native libraries for all supported platforms bundled inside. It does not require any additional dependencies.

The Java API also works on the Android ARMv8-A platform. The precompiled binaries are compiled targeting API level 21.

Rust

The minimum supported Rust version is 1.81.0. The Rust API is closely linked with the C++ API. By default, it compiles the C++ library from source, and this build process has been tested using MSVC on Windows, GCC on Linux, and Clang on macOS and Linux. If you’re linking to the pre-built libraries instead (see here), the restrictions mentioned for the C++ API above apply.

Go

Kuzu’s Go API is a wrapper around the C API. The minimum supported Go version is 1.20.

Swift

Kuzu’s Swift API requires Swift 5.9 or later. It supports the following platforms:

  • macOS v11 or later
  • iOS v14 or later
  • Linux (see the Swift documentation for officially supported list of distributions)

Windows is not supported and there is no future plan to support it.