Please see our system requirements page to see what hardware and operating systems are supported.

We recommend installing Houdini using the Launcher but we also offer the older installer method.

The old installer contains a single installation package for all Houdini products.
Apprentice, Indie, Education, and Commercial users will use the same installer for their operating system.

In H21 and later, the old installer does not contain the ability to download content to SHFS alone. As part of the installation it will install the launcher to establish a SHFS directory and download the necessary resources.

The installed licenses determine which features are available in the application and what restrictions are imposed on its use.

To download the old installer:

• Go to www.sidefx.com → Try/Buy → Download
  
• Please login to download Houdini. If you are new, you can register here
  
• If you cannot access your account, try resetting your password here
  
• The Download Installer button will auto-select and let users download an appropriate build based on their OS. Links to other Operating Systems are provided below.

If you want to download a specific build or version go to Daily Builds. For more about daily builds and production builds, refer to Houdini builds.