Download
The most recent stable release of Factsmith is version 1.5. (What's New). Click the button below to download the latest installer. Or, see Other Files below for a ZIP version and the older Linux port (1.4).
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System Requirements
Factsmith has very minimal system requirements; if you have a standard Windows computer, you should be able to run it. Specific requirements:
- Windows 98 Second Edition or newer
- Microsoft .NET Framework 2.0 or above, or equivalent
- A few megabytes of free disk space (for application and briefs)
A computer 500 MHz or faster is recommended for best operation. Most recent computers have the Microsoft .NET framework pre-installed; if you don't have it, you can download it from the Microsoft website here.
Other Files
Legacy versions of Factsmith (and associated files) are available below for historical interest and debugging purposes. Ordinary users should install the current stable version, above.
| Factsmith v1.5 (zip) | August 13, 2017 | 2.55 MB |
| Factsmith v1.4 (installer) | August 13, 2011 | 729 KB |
| Factsmith v1.4 (Linux-friendly version - see here) | August 13, 2011 | 699 KB |
| Factsmith v1.3 (installer) | June 19, 2011 | 723 KB |
| Tesseract plugin (installer, for versions prior to v1.5) | May 31, 2011 | 1.53 MB |
| Factsmith v1.2 (installer) | May 31, 2011 | 706 KB |
| Factsmith v1.1 (installer) | May 7, 2011 | 703 KB |
| Factsmith v1.0p (installer) | December 30, 2010 | 576 KB |
| Factsmith v1.0 (installer) | July 24, 2010 | 575 KB |
| Factsmith v0.95 BETA (installer) | March 14, 2010 | 481 KB |
| Factsmith v0.9 BETA (installer) | September 15, 2009 | 452 KB |
| Factsmith v0.8 BETA (installer) | January 13, 2009 | 316 KB |
| Factsmith v0.7 BETA (installer) | December 2, 2008 | 301 KB |
| FreeScribe v0.6 ALPHA (zip) | November 18, 2008 | 156 KB |
| FreeScribe v0.5 ALPHA (zip) | November 12, 2008 | 142 KB |
| FreeScribe v0.4 ALPHA (zip) | October 19, 2008 | 131 KB |
| FreeScribe v0.3 ALPHA (zip) | October 11, 2008 | 127 KB |
| FreeScribe v0.2 ALPHA (zip) | October 2, 2008 | 117 KB |
| FreeScribe v0.1 ALPHA (zip) | September 24, 2008 | 91 KB |
Note: Prior to v0.7 Beta, Factsmith was known as FreeScribe.