Downloads
All APSIM downloads can now be obtained from the APSIM Registration system.
For users wishing to update APSIM, please go to the APSIM Upgrade page.
Once registered, you will receive an email with the download link and password. You no longer need to send a license request form to the APSIM Initiative.
Licensed users may access and modify all source code. All modifications to APSIM must be submitted to the AI and be subject to the Reference Panel evaluation process before inclusion into the official APSIM release. Instructions for Submitting Improvements to APSIM for Review by the APSIM Initiative Reference Panel can be found here.
It can be useful to notify the APSIM Initiative that you are planning on making an improvement to APSIM. This can often lead to others suggesting ideas or collaborators to work with. To do this you need to create an issue in GitHub with a description of what you intend doing. This is for APSIM 7.x and APSIM Next Generation.
Minimum System Requirements
- 1 GHz CPU
- 512MB RAM
- Windows XP / Mono 2.10 for Linux
Recommended System Requirements
- Quad Core 3GHz + CPU
- 4GB RAM
Troubleshooting APSIM Installations
For APSIM 7.10
International users running Microsoft Windows may have trouble with number & date formatting (eg commas vs decimal points in numeric entries), and may need to change their regional settings to Australian or similar.
For APSIM 7.9
APSIM has been changed to use Microsoft Visual C++ 2015. The implications for users is that the installation process can be more complicated. The APSIM Installer will check for Microsoft Visual C++ 2015 and attempt to install it if required. On versions of Windows before Windows 10 (i.e. Windows 7, 8, and 8.1) it may be necessary for the user to manually install Microsot KB2999226 (Update for Universal C Runtime in Windows).
For this to succeed though, it may be necessary to update Windows via Windows Update. For example on Windows 7, we have found it necessary to install Windows 7 service pack before installing the above update.
APSIM version 7.4 and 7.5 requires the following 2 Microsoft runtimes to be installed:
APSIM version 7.3 and earlier requires the following 2 Microsoft runtimes to be installed:
- The Microsoft .NET 2 Framework (included with the .NET 4 distribution above)
- The Microsoft C++ Runtime for Visual Studio 2008
The APSIM Installation should detect when the above two runtime libraries are missing and install them automatically. If this doesn’t occur, then you can manually install them from the above links.
Release Details
29 March 2018 – APSIM 7.10 Release Notes
3 May 2017 – APSIM 7.9 Release Notes
24 Mar 2016 – APSIM 7.8 Release Notes
12 Dec 2015 – APSIM 7.7 Release Notes
21 Mar 2014 – APSIM 7.6 Release Notes
10 Apr 2013 – APSIM 7.5 Release Notes
10 Feb 2012 – APSIM 7.4 Release notes
24 Feb 2011 – APSIM 7.3 Release notes
23 Aug 2010 – APSIM 7.2 Release notes
11 Nov 2009 – APSIM 7.1 Release notes
23 Apr 2009 – APSIM 7.0 Release notes
22 Aug 2008 – APSIM 6.1 Release notes
26 Mar 2008 – APSIM 6.0 Release notes
For previous releases, please email apsim@csiro.au