How to Download and Install DocuStudio

Andi Kirtland
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DocuStudio is Documoto's desktop publishing application. It allows publishers to transform static technical content into dynamic and interactive parts pages. In order to begin publishing interactive parts pages to a Documoto site, users must install the DocuStudio application on their computer; below are the instructions for this process.

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Prerequisite Software and Hardware

In order to run DocuStudio, you will need the software installations listed below:

  1. Java 8 or Higher
    • NOTE: in order to download Java, you will need to create a free Oracle account.
  2. Adobe Acrobat Pro 9.xx (not X) or Adobe Reader XI
  3. Windows XP or Higher or Mac OS X 10.10 to 10.14
  4. Screen Resolution of 1280 x 1024
  5. Optional: Filezilla or other SFTP client for file transfers outside of DocuStudio. 
Note: due to 32-bit app and therefore Adobe AIR installer 
limitations, DocuStudio cannot be installed on macOS Catalina.
Please reach out to support@documoto.com or your Customer 
Success Manager if additional support is needed. 

How to Download and Install DocuStudio for Windows

Tip: download the DocuStudio application file to a non-password
protected folder; if the file is downloaded to a 
password-protected folder, the installation process will fail.
  1. Install Adobe AIR: https://airsdk.harman.com/runtime
  2. Download Java JRE 8: https://www.oracle.com/technetwork/java/javase/downloads/jre8-downloads-2133155.html 
  3. Download this ZIP of DocuStudio: https://www.dropbox.com/s/2nquu8b0v520mfi/DocuStudio.zip?dl=0
  4. Once the download is complete, unzip DocuStudio and move it to either C:\DocuStudio or Program Files.
  5. Open the folder and run the DocuStudio.exe file 
  6. If you get an error, click More Info and choose Run Anyway
  7. Log into DocuStudio with your Username and Password
  8. Once logged in, follow these instructions to link Java to DocuStudio: How to Link DocuStudio to Java
Note: In order to login to DocuStudio, you must have a 
Username and Password that has been set up under a valid 
tenant account in Documoto with the correct permissions 
(e.g. authoring license).

How to Download and Install DocuStudio for Mac

Tip: download the DocuStudio application file to a non-password
protected folder; if the file is downloaded to a 
password-protected folder, the installation process will fail.
  1. Download DocuStudio: https://s3.amazonaws.com/digabit-docustudio.digacloud.net/DocuStudio-2016.2.0.dmg
  2. Follow download instructions
  3. Once the download is complete, open DocuStudio from your desktop
  4. Log into DocuStudio with your Username and Password
  5. Once logged in, follow these instructions to link Java to DocuStudio: How to Link DocuStudio to Java
Note: In order to login to DocuStudio, you must have a 
Username and Password that has been set up under a valid 
tenant account in Documoto with the correct permissions 
(e.g. authoring license).

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