System Requirements - ALTICIAN Spine Docs

Browser

Browser	Support	Notes
Google Chrome 120+	Recommended	Full feature support including WebGPU
Microsoft Edge 120+	Supported	Chromium-based, full support
Firefox 115+	Limited	WebGL2 only, no WebGPU inference
Safari	Not supported	Incomplete WebGL2 implementation

For the best experience, use Google Chrome with hardware acceleration enabled.

Hardware

Component	Minimum	Recommended
RAM	4 GB	8 GB+
GPU	WebGL2-capable	WebGPU-capable (for browser inference)
Display	1280 x 720	1920 x 1080+

Spine Helper (for AI Segmentation)

The Spine Helper is a local companion app that runs AI segmentation:

Component	Requirement
macOS	macOS 12+, ARM64 (Apple Silicon: M1/M2/M3/M4)
Windows	x64, Intel i7-10700 / AMD Ryzen 5 5600X or equivalent, Windows 10+
RAM	16 GB
GPU	Apple MPS (macOS, automatic). Windows runs on CPU only — CUDA support planned.
Disk	~5 GB (macOS) / ~25 GB (Windows, includes page file)

The main viewer runs entirely in the browser. Spine Helper is only needed for AI segmentation.

Network

ALTICIAN Spine works offline after the initial page load. DICOM files are processed entirely in the browser. Spine Helper runs locally on your machine — no data is sent to external servers.