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Expand Up @@ -104,25 +104,25 @@ Node.js does not support a platform version if a vendor has expired support
for it. In other words, Node.js does not support running on End-of-Life (EoL)
platforms. This is true regardless of entries in the table below.

| Operating System | Architectures | Versions | Support Type | Notes |
| ---------------- | ---------------- | --------------------------------- | ------------ | ---------------------------------------------- |
| GNU/Linux | x64 | kernel >= 4.18[^1], glibc >= 2.28 | Tier 1 | e.g. Ubuntu 20.04, Debian 10, RHEL 8 |
| GNU/Linux | x64 | kernel >= 3.10, musl >= 1.1.19 | Experimental | e.g. Alpine 3.8 |
| GNU/Linux | x86 | kernel >= 3.10, glibc >= 2.17 | Experimental | Downgraded as of Node.js 10 |
| GNU/Linux | arm64 | kernel >= 4.18[^1], glibc >= 2.28 | Tier 1 | e.g. Ubuntu 20.04, Debian 10, RHEL 8 |
| GNU/Linux | armv7 | kernel >= 4.18[^1], glibc >= 2.28 | Experimental | Downgraded as of Node.js 24 |
| GNU/Linux | ppc64le >=power9 | kernel >= 4.18[^1], glibc >= 2.28 | Tier 2 | e.g. Ubuntu 20.04, RHEL 8 |
| GNU/Linux | s390x >=z14 | kernel >= 4.18[^1], glibc >= 2.28 | Tier 2 | e.g. RHEL 8 |
| GNU/Linux | loong64 | kernel >= 5.19, glibc >= 2.36 | Experimental | |
| GNU/Linux | riscv64 | kernel >= 5.19, glibc >= 2.36 | Experimental | GCC >= 14 or Clang >= 19 for native builds[^5] |
| Windows | x64 | >= Windows 10/Server 2016 | Tier 1 | [^2],[^3] |
| Windows | arm64 | >= Windows 10 | Tier 2 | |
| macOS | x64 | >= 13.5 | Tier 2 | For notes about compilation see [^4] |
| macOS | arm64 | >= 13.5 | Tier 1 | |
| SmartOS | x64 | >= 18 | Tier 2 | |
| AIX | ppc64be >=power9 | >= 7.2 TL04 | Tier 2 | |
| FreeBSD | x64 | >= 13.2 | Experimental | |
| OpenHarmony | arm64 | >= 5.0 | Experimental | |
| Operating System | Architectures | Versions | Support Type | Notes |
| ---------------- | ---------------- | --------------------------------- | ------------ | ---------------------------------------------------------- |
| GNU/Linux | x64 | kernel >= 4.18[^1], glibc >= 2.28 | Tier 1 | e.g. Ubuntu 20.04, Debian 10, RHEL 8 |
| GNU/Linux | x64 | kernel >= 3.10, musl >= 1.1.19 | Experimental | e.g. Alpine 3.8 |
| GNU/Linux | x86 | kernel >= 3.10, glibc >= 2.17 | Experimental | Downgraded as of Node.js 10 |
| GNU/Linux | arm64 | kernel >= 4.18[^1], glibc >= 2.28 | Tier 1 | e.g. Ubuntu 20.04, Debian 10, RHEL 8 |
| GNU/Linux | armv7 | kernel >= 4.18[^1], glibc >= 2.28 | Experimental | Downgraded as of Node.js 24 |
| GNU/Linux | ppc64le >=power9 | kernel >= 4.18[^1], glibc >= 2.28 | Tier 2 | e.g. Ubuntu 20.04, RHEL 8 |
| GNU/Linux | s390x >=z14 | kernel >= 4.18[^1], glibc >= 2.28 | Tier 2 | e.g. RHEL 8 |
| GNU/Linux | loong64 | kernel >= 5.19, glibc >= 2.36 | Experimental | |
| GNU/Linux | riscv64 | kernel >= 5.19, glibc >= 2.36 | Experimental | GCC >= 14 or Clang >= 19 for native builds[^5] |
| Windows | x64 | >= Windows 10/Server 2016 | Tier 1 | [^2],[^3] |
| Windows | arm64 | >= Windows 10 | Tier 2 | |
| macOS | x64 | >= 13.5 | Tier 2 | Until early 2028[^8]. For notes about compilation see [^4] |
| macOS | arm64 | >= 13.5 | Tier 1 | |
| SmartOS | x64 | >= 18 | Tier 2 | |
| AIX | ppc64be >=power9 | >= 7.2 TL04 | Tier 2 | |
| FreeBSD | x64 | >= 13.2 | Experimental | |
| OpenHarmony | arm64 | >= 5.0 | Experimental | |

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Cross-compilation from x64 is unaffected (the code is behind
`V8_HOST_ARCH_RISCV64`).

[^8]: Our macOS testing infrastructure provider has announced end of support for
Intel-based architecture for early 2028 at which time that platform will move to
experimental status as the Node.js project will no longer be able to test changes on any
Intel-based macOS version. When this change occurs the project intends to continue
creating universal binaries for versions of Node.js which are still in support which will
be compatible with both Apple Silicon-based and Intel-based macOS versions but
they will be untested.

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