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Date/Time: Mon, 23 Feb 2026 19:24:45 +0000
Sierra Chart Executables for ARM 64 Processor
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| [2025-01-16 07:38:22] |
| seandunaway - Posts: 378 |
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i'm not even sure sierra actively uses more than 4 threads so it probably can't take advantage of additional cores i hate sitting at a desk so i usually have it in travel mode with only 2 cores, for the 16+ hour battery life, and it effortlessly handles my setup sierrachart is really lean and efficient software. i use truly bare-bones Windows 11 IoT edition with everything disabled check the parallels free trial to make sure it meets your needs Date Time Of Last Edit: 2025-01-16 07:39:12
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| [2025-01-16 10:55:16] |
| Straddle1428 - Posts: 38 |
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good stuff, makes sense, thanks!
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| [2025-01-16 17:02:52] |
| seandunaway - Posts: 378 |
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i just got a timely email from them, 25% off with coupon PARALLELS
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| [2025-03-13 14:49:01] |
| brainscan132 - Posts: 14 |
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hello, I am leaning towards using parallels on my Mac mini to use Sierra chart. Parallels (currently on a trial version) is telling me to buy windows 11 pro which is $200/£150 (through parallels) and might be excessive considering I only want to use parallels for Sierra chart and nothing else. You mention Windows 11 Iot which I've not heard of before. Could you let me know which version (such as in the link below) would be suitable? I assume you just buy it, and insert the product key in the system settings as normal... thanks in advance. https://pckeys.uk/windows-11-iot-enterprise-ltsc Date Time Of Last Edit: 2025-03-13 14:52:15
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| [2025-07-18 16:23:58] |
| User840539 - Posts: 27 |
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@brainscan132 you do NOT need a full Windows to run Sierra Chart on Mac mini. All you need is Wine which is free, open source. It translates Windows applications to be run on MacOS. Just search Wine for MacOS, follow instructions and you will be set! Been running Sierra for the past 5 years using Wine, it's a smooth ride.
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| [2025-07-18 23:09:27] |
| ForgivingComputers.com - Posts: 1197 |
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Could you let me know which version (such as in the link below) would be suitable?
You do not want Windows 11 IOT. Get a Windows 11 Pro license and download the Windows 11 Pro for ARM ISO file at Microsoft. There are many websites selling licenses with big discounts. Or you can leave Windows unactivated, and it will still run Sierra Chart OK, and I understand it will continue to get critical and security updates, but no new features. |
| [2025-12-27 16:29:33] |
| Themako1 - Posts: 5 |
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I know this thread is a little old but was there ever a fix for the user contributed study DLL to load. I running parallels and it’s the only thing I’m having trouble loading.
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| [2025-12-27 18:50:34] |
| Sierra_Chart Engineering - Posts: 22996 |
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Yes we can solve this for you. Tell us the names of the particular user contributed studies that you want to use. Do you know the names?
Sierra Chart Support - Engineering Level Your definitive source for support. Other responses are from users. Try to keep your questions brief and to the point. Be aware of support policy: https://www.sierrachart.com/index.php?l=PostingInformation.php#GeneralInformation For the most reliable, advanced, and zero cost futures order routing, use the Teton service: Sierra Chart Teton Futures Order Routing Date Time Of Last Edit: 2025-12-27 18:50:47
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| [2025-12-27 18:53:18] |
| Themako1 - Posts: 5 |
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Ecivwap
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| [2025-12-27 19:31:45] |
| Sierra_Chart Engineering - Posts: 22996 |
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We are releasing a new ARM 64 version, in about 30 minutes. These particular studies will be in that version in Analysis >> Studies >> Add Custom Study >> Sierra Chart Custom Studies and Examples.
Sierra Chart Support - Engineering Level Your definitive source for support. Other responses are from users. Try to keep your questions brief and to the point. Be aware of support policy: https://www.sierrachart.com/index.php?l=PostingInformation.php#GeneralInformation For the most reliable, advanced, and zero cost futures order routing, use the Teton service: Sierra Chart Teton Futures Order Routing |
| [2025-12-27 20:05:19] |
| Themako1 - Posts: 5 |
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Wow awesome. Thank you!
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| [2025-12-29 01:22:53] |
| thelettere - Posts: 5 |
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I just downloaded current version (2812) and do not have ECIVwap in the list. It still tries to pull up UserContributedStudies.dll but don't have that in ARM64. -e |
| [2025-12-29 01:42:23] |
| Themako1 - Posts: 5 |
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I have it on mine. Make sure you’re looking in the correct spot. You need to download the prerelease version.
Date Time Of Last Edit: 2025-12-29 01:42:54
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| [2025-12-29 02:11:01] |
| Sierra_Chart Engineering - Posts: 22996 |
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Yes download the prerelease: Software Download: Fast Update Use: Help >> Download Prerelease. At this point, the prerelease is fine to use. Just be aware of some customization that you need to do regarding title bars here: Notice: Solution to: Chart/Chartbook Tabs Visibility Issues, Portions of Chart Window Cut Off | Post: 431980 Sierra Chart Support - Engineering Level Your definitive source for support. Other responses are from users. Try to keep your questions brief and to the point. Be aware of support policy: https://www.sierrachart.com/index.php?l=PostingInformation.php#GeneralInformation For the most reliable, advanced, and zero cost futures order routing, use the Teton service: Sierra Chart Teton Futures Order Routing Date Time Of Last Edit: 2025-12-29 02:11:52
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| [2025-12-29 02:11:41] |
| thelettere - Posts: 5 |
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That did it... needed prerelease download. -e |
| [2026-01-16 03:19:31] |
| User953554 - Posts: 16 |
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seandunaway (I recently switched from CrossOver (and wine8) to this virtualized setup using SC ARM on Windows 11 IoT ARM on Parallels 18 on macOS 13.) Hi there, could you please share if this setup still works well. and if you have updated the apps, which versions you’re currently using etc Is Windows 11 IoT ARM 23H2, 24H2, 25H2 best? Right now i have it on MacBook Pro M1Pro windows 11pro for arm 25H2 Parallels pro 26 macos 26 tahoe Latest Sierra Charts But over a couple of years I have updated each app/OS to the latest versions as they were released with similar sluggish performance. I’ve optimise SC as support has documented recently and from older help pages on here related to macs and performance in general. Getting Sierra to run well on mac has been a headache since day one. I tried wine ages ago and vmware lately and it’s worse with both I think. Thanks for any info Date Time Of Last Edit: 2026-01-16 03:22:43
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| [2026-01-16 03:30:29] |
| seandunaway - Posts: 378 |
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macbook pro m1 windows 11 iot 22h2 parallels 18 macos 13 sc 2758 i generally disable about every feature and updating possible as you can tell i loathe updating software with the inevitable performance hits and usually stick with whatever comes with my original purchase of the machine it's all still running like a dream, but homebrew just dropped ventura support down a tier, which is annoying Date Time Of Last Edit: 2026-01-16 03:31:08
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| [2026-01-17 01:55:01] |
| User953554 - Posts: 16 |
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Thanks seandunaway for getting back so quickly. I'm setting it up this weekend so fingers crossed haha. Could i ask how much ram, cpus and storage you allocate to the VM please?. I was going to start with 2 cores, 2gb ram and 16gb storage as i thought that would be the absolute minimum needed but if im going about it wrong please say as im flying pretty blind tbh :) One last question, you do you keep windows pretty much isolated from the mac or do you enable all the integrated folders etc?. Thank you so much for the tech support, it's been the bane of my life since the get go. Cheers |
| [2026-01-17 03:53:40] |
| seandunaway - Posts: 378 |
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i also default to 2cpu/2ram but i enable the adaptive hypervisor which i think takes more resources if needed i give it 256gb of my 1tb for storage but the containers only consume the actual size of the data i don't sync or integrate anything across the boundary. i think of it as my little sc sandbox if i need to share a file i just drag between finder and explorer or mount the windows drive under /Volumes/ this laptop only has 16gb of ram, but i've never felt it i have four different sierrachart instances.. one for live trading with orderflow stuff with the front month's tick data one for historical data and charting which i use 1 second storage format going back decades one for replay which has about 100gb of tick data since 2011 one i test my acsil code and stuff on it's all instantaneous with the exception of loading many contracts of tick data for replay which can peg a core for several seconds i use coherence, retina scaling, and disable just about everything else admittedly i was pretty diligent about uninstalling and disabling every service and startup item i safely could and also disabling every theming or ui enhancement things in windows one thing worth mentioning is that if you need to download lots of tick data make sure you're plugged in. older versions of parallels go into travel mode when unplugged which limits cpu and download speeds to like 100kbps.. you can disable it but i like it as i can get like 16h of battery life! happy to help if you have any more questions Date Time Of Last Edit: 2026-01-17 04:01:08
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| [2026-01-22 12:24:14] |
| User953554 - Posts: 16 |
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seandunaway, thanks so much for such a detailed rundown of your setup, really appreciate it. I’m not set up yet because i didn’t give the VM enough disk space and it seems like the easiest solution now is to just start afresh rather than trying to expand it after the fact. I may well ask a couple more questions before im all setup so thanks offering. All the best :) |
| [2026-01-28 23:58:46] |
| User953554 - Posts: 16 |
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seandunaway did you ever find a workaround for OpenGL? I gather it was removed after version 2662. Or does SC on arm not need it now? I'm using Windows 11 IoT Enterprise LTSC 24H2 Eval now and its testing somewhat better but still not super smooth or snappy. I installed the OpenGL compatibility pac from Microsoft btw Cheers |
| [2026-01-29 00:29:57] |
| seandunaway - Posts: 378 |
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the last version that opengl appeared to work was 2662, but engineering assures it never worked on arm (fooled me) relevant: unhandled exception in 2666 arm64 safe mode opengl is cross platform by design so i wish engineering would take the time to set the correct profile or get the correct context or link with the correct arch lib Date Time Of Last Edit: 2026-01-29 00:36:43
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| [2026-01-29 01:14:53] |
| User953554 - Posts: 16 |
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Thanks for getting back. Well if you're using 2758 with fantastic speeds then I guess it's not to critical for me either. I will try to find the versions of everything you use and test that as my hardware's the same so it should work fine in theory :/ I read something about turning off hyper-threading on windows in one of the older posts. Is that something you do or am I barking up the wrong tree totally ? Thanks again |
| [2026-01-29 05:23:16] |
| seandunaway - Posts: 378 |
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i mostly watch orderflow and most of my stuffs is text and i think the cpu draws that more efficiently than the gpu anyways we don't need to worry about hyperthreading because we're virtualizing i hope you find a combo that's performant! please let me know what ends up working best for you |
| [2026-02-02 13:23:08] |
| User953554 - Posts: 16 |
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Will do. Thanks Again :) |
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