{"id":5279,"date":"2026-04-10T11:34:42","date_gmt":"2026-04-10T16:34:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/software.sil.org\/fieldworks\/?page_id=5279"},"modified":"2026-04-10T12:15:47","modified_gmt":"2026-04-10T17:15:47","slug":"fw-938","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/software.sil.org\/fieldworks\/download\/fw-93\/fw-938\/","title":{"rendered":"FieldWorks 9.3.8 Beta"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Version Date: April 10, 2026<\/strong><\/p>\n<div id=\"accordion-1\" class=\"accordion no-js\"><\/p>\n<h2>Packages For Windows<\/h2>\n<h3>Standard Installation<\/h3>\n<p><a class=\"btn btn-default btn-block btn-download\" href=\"https:\/\/downloads.languagetechnology.org\/fieldworks\/9.3.8\/1416\/FieldWorks_9.3.8.1_Online_x64.exe\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"> FieldWorks<br \/>\n64-bit Online Installer,<br \/>\n9.3.8 | 523.6 MB | Apr 7, 2026<\/a><br \/>\nFor more specifics about version 9.3 and the changes included in it,see the\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/software.sil.org\/fieldworks\/beta-release-notes2\/\">Beta release notes.<\/a><\/p>\n<h3>Offline Installation<\/h3>\n<table>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<th width=\"50%\"><em>Packages<\/em><\/th>\n<th width=\"50%\"><em>Size<\/em><\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><a href=\"https:\/\/downloads.languagetechnology.org\/fieldworks\/9.3.8\/1416\/FieldWorks_9.3.8.1_Offline_x64.exe\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">64-bit FieldWorks 9.3.8 offline installer<\/a><\/td>\n<td>691.1 MB<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p>\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 role=\"button\" id=\"item-2\" class=\"accordion-title js-accordion-controller\" aria-controls=\"content-item-2\" aria-expanded=\"false\" tabindex=\"0\">\n\t\t\t\tHelp with Installation\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\n\t\t<div id=\"content-item-2\" class=\"accordion-content\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Use the offline installer if you have a poor internet connection.<\/li>\n<li>The offline files can also be used to install FieldWorks on multiple machines.<\/li>\n<li>To install offline, you will need both the offline installer and the latest patch (if needed).<\/li>\n<li>To automatically download updates as they are released:\n<ul>\n<li>Choose Tools -&gt; Options or click Options from the Welcome dialog.<\/li>\n<li>On the Updates tab, select &#8220;Automatically download updates for FieldWorks&#8221; and select which updates you would like.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>Most computers made in 2010 or later have a 64-bit operating system and can run the 64-bit version of FieldWorks. It allows for more addressable memory space, allowing large projects to run more quickly.<\/li>\n<li>You will need the 32-bit version of FieldWorks if you have a 32-bit operating system.<\/li>\n<li>Types of Installations:\n<ul>\n<li>Custom will allow you to select which languages to install.<\/li>\n<li>Complete (and Typical) will install all the available program features.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>If you have trouble installing, click the button that opens an installation log and send that to flex_errors@sil.org to get help. For more information on upgrading from FieldWorks 6 or earlier, see the <a href=\"http:\/\/software.sil.org\/fieldworks\/support\/data-format-file-locations\/\">Data Format and File Locations page<\/a>.\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 role=\"button\" id=\"item-3\" class=\"accordion-title js-accordion-controller\" aria-controls=\"content-item-3\" aria-expanded=\"false\" tabindex=\"0\">\n\t\t\t\tVerifying Downloads\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\n\t\t<div id=\"content-item-3\" class=\"accordion-content\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\tFollowing is the MD5 hash of each of the download packages, should you wish to use this to verify the download completed successfully.<\/p>\n<table>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td><em>Package<\/em><\/td>\n<td><em>MD5 hash<\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>9.3.8 Online 64-bit<\/td>\n<td>BCCC3296F9EBCCF63342D84F4AF8C036<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>9.3.8 Offline 64-bit<\/td>\n<td>3EE6B1A24CEB9D02CA4A5269F0CBB951<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p>\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 role=\"button\" id=\"item-4\" class=\"accordion-title js-accordion-controller\" aria-controls=\"content-item-4\" aria-expanded=\"false\" tabindex=\"0\">\n\t\t\t\tSystem Requirements\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\n\t\t<div id=\"content-item-4\" class=\"accordion-content\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\tRecommended System Configuration<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Operating system: <\/strong>Microsoft Windows\u00ae 10 version 1803 or later<\/li>\n<li><strong>Computer and processor:<\/strong> Computer with Intel Core\u00ae (or equivalent) processor running at 2.5 gigahertz (GHz) or higher<\/li>\n<li><strong>Memory:<\/strong> 4 gigabytes (GB) of RAM or more.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Note:<\/strong> The more RAM and the faster the CPU, the better FieldWorks will perform, especially with larger projects.Minimum System Requirements<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Operating system:<\/strong> Microsoft Windows\u00ae 7 with Service Pack 1, Windows 8.1 with update <a href=\"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/download\/details.aspx?id=42335\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">KB2919355<\/a>, or Windows 10 version 1709 or greater.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Computer and processor:<\/strong> Computer with Intel (or equivalent) processor running at 2 gigahertz (GHz).<\/li>\n<li><strong>Memory:<\/strong> 2 gigabytes (GB) of RAM.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Hard disk:<\/strong> Hard disk space requirements will vary depending on existing machine configuration and custom installation choices. As a guideline figure, you should have at least 1.5 gigabytes free prior to installation. In any case, you are recommended to have at least 10% of your hard drive free in order to allow Windows to run properly.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Display:<\/strong> 1024 by 768 pixels screen resolution or greater (for laptops, use native display resolution).<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t<br \/>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Version Date: April 10, 2026<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":34,"featured_media":0,"parent":4980,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"hide_sidebar":false,"hide_h1":false,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-5279","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/software.sil.org\/fieldworks\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/5279","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/software.sil.org\/fieldworks\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/software.sil.org\/fieldworks\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/software.sil.org\/fieldworks\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/34"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/software.sil.org\/fieldworks\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=5279"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/software.sil.org\/fieldworks\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/5279\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":5286,"href":"https:\/\/software.sil.org\/fieldworks\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/5279\/revisions\/5286"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/software.sil.org\/fieldworks\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/4980"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/software.sil.org\/fieldworks\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=5279"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}