# MetaTrader 5 for Python: which platforms does it run on?

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The commonest question about the MetaTrader 5 Python package is which operating systems it runs on. The vendor’s own page does not answer it.

- Last reviewed: 2026-09-20

Unverified in part: carried over from an earlier version of this site. The links below are the sources it was written from, but its statements have not been re-read at source since the date shown, so check anything you rely on.

## What the vendor page does say

- It tells the reader to install Python 3.8 from the Windows downloads page.
- It states no limitations.

Read 20 Sep 2026: [www.mql5.com/en/docs/python_metatrader5](https://www.mql5.com/en/docs/python_metatrader5)

## What it does not answer

The same site ships macOS and Linux builds of MetaTrader 5. The Python page neither says the package needs Windows nor says it runs anywhere else. Pointing at the Windows downloads page while stating no limitations is not an answer to the question, and it is the question most people arrive with.

We have not run the package on macOS or Linux and we have no vendor statement either way, so this page does not tell you whether it works. It tells you that the vendor page does not tell you, which is a fact about the documentation and is checkable at the address above.

## What to do

- If the platform matters to your build, ask MetaQuotes in writing and keep the answer with its date.
- If you have run it on macOS or Linux, send us what you saw with the build number and the date, and we will publish it as a reader report rather than as a tested result.
- Until either arrives, plan for Windows, because that is the only platform the vendor page points at.

## Where to go next

- [MetaTrader 5 API facts, with the date each one was checked](https://openbrokerapi.com/platforms/metatrader-5)
- The MetaTrader 5 Python reference on this site
- What the MetaTrader5 package download figures do and do not show
- [Corrections and right of reply](https://openbrokerapi.com/corrections)

## More on the MetaTrader 5 API

- [MetaTrader 5 API quickstart](https://openbrokerapi.com/platforms/metatrader-5/quickstart): From credentials to a first call on a demo account, step by step.
- [MetaTrader 5 API error codes](https://openbrokerapi.com/errors/mt5): 311 decoded, each with what it means, and the fix where the source gives one.
- [MetaTrader 5 functions](https://openbrokerapi.com/platforms/metatrader-5/functions): 78 documented, each with its signature, arguments, return value and source.
- [MetaTrader 5 API page](https://openbrokerapi.com/platforms/metatrader-5): The full record: access, authentication, limits and the source for each.
- [Claude with MetaTrader 5: a safe, read-first setup](https://openbrokerapi.com/guides/claude-mt5): Guide
- [MT5 trade history to a spreadsheet with Python](https://openbrokerapi.com/guides/mt5-trade-history-to-a-spreadsheet): Guide

## Licence and how to cite

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Cite as: MetaTrader 5 for Python: which platforms does it run on?. Broker API Hub, https://openbrokerapi.com/guides/metatrader-5-python-platforms, newest check 2026-09-20.

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