Installation

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POPX is available exclusively through Patreon. To access it, subscribe to the POPX Tier and download the latest release.

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Latest Version: v1.0.0
Release Date: November 2025

Each release includes the POPX operators package and an example project file to help you get started quickly.

System Requirements

Windows

Operating System

  • Microsoft Windows 10 / Windows 11

Hardware

  • A minimum of 4GB GPU memory, 8GB+ is recommended.
  • The most recent Nvidia drivers, AMD drivers or Intel drivers are recommended.
  • TouchDesigner requires a GPU and drivers that support Vulkan 1.1.

Nvidia GPUs

  • Nvidia Geforce 1000-series or better.
  • Nvidia Quadro/RTX Pascal series or better.
  • Requires Driver 530.00 or newer. Driver 581.00 or later recommended.

AMD GPUs

  • AMD Radeon 5000 series or better (RDNA architecture GPUs).

Intel GPUs

  • Intel 500 and newer GPUs (not the 5000, 6000 series).

Apple Mac

Operating System

  • Apple macOS 13 (Ventura) and up

Hardware

  • Mac Pro / iMac / Mac Mini / MacBook Pro / MacBook Air 2020+
  • Your Mac must support macOS 13 or higher, but we recommend running the latest macOS.
  • We highly recommend a Mac with Apple Silicon for TouchDesigner. For Intel-based Macs we recommend a model with a discrete AMD GPU.

⚠️ Note: Some POPX operators use GPU atomic operations, which may not be fully supported on macOS or integrated GPUs.

Installation Steps

  • Subscribe to the POPX Tier on Patreon and download the POPX.tox package.
  • Open your TouchDesigner project.
  • Drag the POPX.tox file directly into your network.
  • Your project may freeze momentarily while the system initializes — this is normal.
  • Once loaded, the POPX container will appear at the root level of your project.
  • Press Tab to open the OP Create Dialog — you'll now see the new POPX Operators Family available for use.