Redshift Compatability Chart

Redshift 2026.9.0
(Released: 10 Sep, 2026)
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Technical requirements

Houdini:
19.0.720
19.5.805
20.0.896
20.5.684
21.0.700
21.0.729
21.0.792
22.0.368
 

21.0.671 

Redshift 2026.8.0
(Released: 13 Jul, 2026)
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Technical requirements

Redshift 2026.4.0
(Released: 17 Mar, 2026)
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Updated the default installation directory. Ensure Houdini and Katana configs are pointed to the new paths: 

Windows: C:\Program Files\Maxon\Redshift\
macOS: /Applications/Maxon/Redshift 2026/
Linux: /usr/Maxon Redshift 2026/

Katana:
6.0v1
6.5v3 
7.0v1
7.5v1 
8.0v1
8.5v1
9.0v1 

5.0v1

Redshift 2026.2.0
(Released: 03 Dec, 2025)
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Requires macOS Sonoma 14 or higher.

Redshift 2026.1.0
(Released: 08 Oct, 2025)
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Had known rendering artifacts when running on Intel CPU + AMD GPU systems on macOS Tahoe.

Redshift 2026.0.0
(Released: 10 Sep, 2025)
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Requires macOS Ventura 13 or higher. 

Houdini:
19.0.720
19.5.805
20.0.751
20.0.896
20.5.613 
20.5.654
20.5.684 

20.5.584

Redshift 2025.6.0
(Released: 16 Jul, 2025)
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Requires macOS Ventura 13 or higher. 

[Max] Added DirectX 11 viewport preview for Dome Light with OCIO support and realtime color adjustment -- requires 3ds Max 2023 or later

Houdini:
19.0.720
19.5.805
20.0.751
20.0.896
20.5.584 
20.5.613 
20.5.654 

20.5.550

Redshift 2025.5.0
(Released: 18 Jun, 2025)
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Added support for Nvidia 50xx series (Blackwell) GPUs.

NVidia Blackwell GPUs (50xx series) require driver version of 572.16+ on Windows and version 570.26+ on Linux

Houdini:
19.0.720
19.5.805
20.0.751
20.0.896
20.5.550
20.5.584
20.5.613 

20.5.487
20.5.522

Redshift 2025.4.1
(Released: 10 Apr, 2025)
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3DS Max plugin with IPR improvements is available in experimental builds here

Houdini:
19.0.720
19.5.805
20.0.751
20.0.896
20.5.487
20.5.522 
20.5.550 

20.5.445

Houdini:
19.0.720
19.5.805
20.0.751
20.0.896
20.5.445 
20.5.487
20.5.522 

20.5.410

Redshift 2025.3.0
(Released: 12 Feb, 2025)
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Added support for NVidia Blackwell GPUs (50xx series).

Redshift 2025.2.1
(Released: 12 Dec, 2024)
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Requires NVidia driver 551.78+ on Windows and version 550.54.15+ on Linux

macOS Ventura 13+ needs latest = 15.1.1

Houdini:
19.0.720
19.5.805
20.0.751
20.0.896
20.5.332
20.5.370 
20.5.410

18.5.759
20.0.724
20.5.278

Redshift 2025.1.0
(Released: 09 Oct, 2024)
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Link includes an experimental build for MacOS Sequoia.

macOS 14.3 and Redshift 3.5.24 are required for non-Apple Silicon hardware running Sonoma

Redshift 2025.0.1
(Released: 10 Sept, 2024)
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Requires glibc 2.28 or higher on Linux

Houdini:
18.5.759
19.0.720
19.5.805
20.0.688
20.0.724
20.0.751 
20.5.278
20.5.332 

18.0.597

Maya:
2018
2019
2020
2022
2023
2024
2025

 (added  Linux support)

Redshift 3.6.04
(Released: 17 Jul, 2024) 

Fixed bug in Windows installer that set .env for Maya 2025 incorrectly with 2024 paths.

Houdini 20.5 was not yet supported, but custom installers are available here.

Blender:
3.1.0
3.4.1
4.0.0
4.1.0 

2.93.0

Redshift 3.6.00
(Released: 10 Apr, 2024) 

Added support for OSL, required AMD driver 23.Q4 (for AMD GPU users) 

Added support for Cinema 4D 2024.4 particle system, which  required 2024.4 version of the  plugin.

Redshift 3.5.24
(Released: 20 Feb, 2024) 

[Metal] Added support for Metal RT hardware acceleration (requires Sonoma 14.3.1)

Redshift 3.5.22
(Released: 11 Dec, 2023) 

To support the new Substance node in Cinema 4D 2024, the minimum required version of the 2024 plugin was increased to 2024.2