The desktop applications behind PackOps — what each one is, which operating systems it runs on, and where that stops.
All the power of Ashlar-Vellum Cobalt and AlphaCorr Rules combined.
Precision CAD for designing packaging and point-of-purchase displays, on Mac or Windows.
Professional design for packaging, standees and point-of-purchase displays — and the dies used to create them.
Dielines for corrugated and folding-carton structures, customised from a library of proven professional designs — no experience necessary.
One release list covers all 4 — the pills on each row name the products it is for.
Compatibility
macOS: Runs on macOS 12 Monterey (2021) and everything since, including macOS 27 Golden Gate. We expect macOS 28, the next macOS, to be fine too. Nothing in the 27 releases depends on old Apple technology.
On macOS 12 Monterey we support its final release, 12.7.6.
Windows: Runs on Windows 10 (2015) and Windows 11 (2021), 64-bit only. Microsoft ended support for Windows 10 in October 2025, so Windows 11 is where Windows itself still gets updates.
Notes
Built on the Cobalt 27 engine (Rules 3D) and the Graphite 27 engine (Rules · SteelRules · Dieline Genius 2D Desktop).
Compatibility
macOS: Runs on macOS 10.13 High Sierra (2017) and everything since, including macOS 27 Golden Gate. It does need Rosetta 2, Apple's translation layer, so macOS 28 — the next macOS, where Apple removes Rosetta 2 — is where it stops.
On macOS 10.13 High Sierra we support its final release, 10.13.6; below 10.13 it will not start at all.
Windows: Runs on Windows 8.1 (2013) and Windows 10 (2015) — in both its 32- and 64-bit editions — and on Windows 11 (2021), which is 64-bit only. The application itself is 32-bit and runs fine on any of these. Microsoft ended support for Windows 8.1 in January 2023 and Windows 10 in October 2025, so Windows 11 is where Windows itself still gets updates.
Notes
Two engine generations inside the v9 line: the current Mac build (Rules 9.0.56) is built on Graphite v13; the current Windows build (Rules 9.0.33) is built on Graphite v9, as were the earlier Mac builds, which stop before macOS 10.15 Catalina. The macOS compatibility shown here is the Mac build's; the Windows compatibility is the Windows build's.
Compatibility
macOS: Runs on OS X 10.8 Mountain Lion (2012) and everything up to OS X 10.8 Mountain Lion. It does not run on OS X 10.9 Mavericks or later.
On OS X 10.8 Mountain Lion we support its final release, 10.8.5.
Windows: Runs on Windows 7 (2009), in both 32- and 64-bit editions of Windows. Microsoft has ended support for it — Windows 7 in January 2020 — so such a system still runs the software but no longer gets Windows updates.
Notes
Built on the Graphite v8 engine.
Also ran on systems older than this table reaches: OS X 10.5–10.7 (10.4.9 on PPC Macs) and Windows XP / Vista.
Compatibility
macOS: Runs on OS X 10.8 Mountain Lion (2012) and everything up to macOS 10.14 Mojave. It does not run on macOS 10.15 Catalina or later.
On OS X 10.8 Mountain Lion we support its final release, 10.8.5.
Windows: Runs on Windows 10 (2015) — in both its 32- and 64-bit editions — and on Windows 11 (2021), which is 64-bit only. The application itself is 32-bit and runs fine on any of these. Microsoft ended support for Windows 10 in October 2025, so Windows 11 is where Windows itself still gets updates.
Notes
Built on the Graphite v9 engine.
Also ran on OS X 10.6 and 10.7 — older than this table reaches.
Compatibility
Follows Adobe Illustrator 2026 — it runs wherever that runs, on Mac and Windows.
Notes
Will be 64-bit throughout — Adobe Illustrator is 64-bit only, so the 2026 plug-ins carry no 32-bit code.
Compatibility
Follows Adobe Illustrator 2017 — it runs wherever that runs, on Mac and Windows.
Notes
Mixed word size internally: the components Illustrator loads are 64-bit where Illustrator requires it, while auxiliary pieces such as registration remain 32-bit. This does not affect compatibility.
Compatibility
Follows Adobe Illustrator 2026 — it runs wherever that runs, on Mac and Windows.
Notes
Will be 64-bit throughout — Adobe Illustrator is 64-bit only, so the 2026 plug-ins carry no 32-bit code.
Compatibility
Follows Adobe Illustrator 2017 — it runs wherever that runs, on Mac and Windows.
Notes
Mixed word size internally: the components Illustrator loads are 64-bit where Illustrator requires it, while auxiliary pieces such as registration remain 32-bit. This does not affect compatibility.
The full published matrix, plus the four-question checker, is on the operating system support page.