System Requirements
No special hardware required
Digital Arborist runs in any modern browser. If you've got a phone, tablet, or computer made in the last six years, you're set.
Web app
- Chrome — latest 2 major versions
- Edge — latest 2 major versions
- Firefox — latest 2 major versions
- Safari — latest 2 major versions
Internet Explorer is not supported. Older Safari and Chromium forks may work but aren't tested.
Desktop / laptop
- macOS — 12 (Monterey) or newer
- Windows — 10 or 11
- ChromeOS — any current Chromebook
- Linux — any distribution with a supported browser
Display: 1366×768 minimum. The map view and crew dispatch screen benefit from a larger display (1920×1080 or wider).
Mobile (crew tablet)
- iOS — 15 or newer (iPhone XR+, iPad 2018+)
- iPadOS — 15 or newer
- Android — 10 or newer (phones and tablets)
A ruggedized case is recommended for crew use but not required. The crew interface works on screens as small as 5".
Internet
- Office: broadband, 10 Mbps or faster
- Field: 4G LTE or better on crew tablets
- Latency-tolerant: the app works on slow connections; uploads of photos may take longer
Fully offline operation is not supported. Crew tablets need a working connection to update jobs and capture photos in real time.
Integrations
- QuickBooks Online — required for billing. Any plan tier (Simple Start, Essentials, Plus, Advanced). QuickBooks Desktop is not supported.
- Google account — optional; works for SSO. Gmail and Workspace both supported.
- Stripe — optional; customer-facing portal payments require a Stripe account (you provide).
Hardware
- No proprietary hardware
- No special scanners or terminals
- Any printer that prints PDFs works for office paperwork
- Any modern phone camera works for crew photo capture
We don't lock you into specific vendor hardware. If it's a tablet or phone, it works.
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