System Requirements
GroupDocs.Annotation for Python via .NET operates independently of external software like Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint, or Adobe Acrobat. To install it, simply follow one of the methods described in the Installation section.
Overview
GroupDocs.Annotation for Python via .NET does not require Microsoft Office, OpenOffice, Adobe Acrobat, or any other external software to be installed. The package is a self-contained wheel that bundles everything it needs, so the only prerequisites are a supported version of Python and the operating-system packages listed below.
Supported Python Versions
GroupDocs.Annotation for Python via .NET supports the following Python versions:
- Python 3.5
- Python 3.6
- Python 3.7
- Python 3.8
- Python 3.9
- Python 3.10
- Python 3.11
- Python 3.12
- Python 3.13
- Python 3.14
Supported Operating Systems
The package is distributed as a self-contained wheel that runs on the following platforms:
Windows
- Windows x64
No additional dependencies are required on Windows.
Linux
- Linux x64
On Linux you need to install a few system packages for graphics, fonts, and globalization:
apt install libgdiplus libfontconfig1 libicu-dev ttf-mscorefonts-installer
macOS
- macOS x64 (Intel)
- macOS ARM64 (Apple Silicon)
On macOS install the graphics library via Homebrew:
brew install mono-libgdiplus
No Third-Party Software Required
Unlike many document-processing tools, GroupDocs.Annotation for Python via .NET does not depend on Microsoft Office, OpenOffice, Adobe Acrobat, or any other application being installed on the machine. All loading, annotating, and saving of Word Processing documents, Spreadsheets, Presentations, PDFs, images, and the other supported formats is performed entirely by the bundled engine.