===Requirements===
BaseX is platform-independent and runs on any system that provides an implementation of the [http://www.java.com Java Runtime Environment (JRE)].:* Since <b>Version 9.0</b> of BaseX, Java 8 is required. BaseX * Since <b>Version 8.x works with </b>, Java 7, and previous is required.* Older versions were are based on Java 6.
BaseX has been tested on several platforms, including Windows (2000, XP, Vista, 7), Max OS X (10.x),