Silent Install & MSI's

Modified on Thu, 25 Apr at 4:02 PM

SketchUp has the option to be run silently for distributed installations.
You won't need this option unless you're deploying SketchUp on a large scale. If you're working with larger installations and a network license, be sure to read our article on that subject as well: Managing a Network License.

Please note, this is an advanced procedure and should only be handled by your network administrator.

Offline Silent Installation

Before running a silent install offline you will need to make sure the following prerequisites are installed:

Microsoft Visual C++ 2015-2019 Redistributable (x64) - 14.23.27820
Microsoft .NET Framework 4.5.2
KB2999226 - Windows 7 Only - NB. The latest versions of SketchUp are not compatible with Windows 7.

Default Silent Installation

Use the following steps to install SketchUp with English as the default language and C:\Program Files\ as the installation path:

Download a SketchUp 2024 installer. The full installer includes all of the language packs.
From an elevated command line or script run

SketchUpPro{installer_name}.exe /silent
In Windows, you can use the search box inside the Start menu. Type cmd and press CTRL + SHIFT + ENTER to launch the command prompt elevated.
Installation takes a few minutes and during this time no additional windows open.

Custom Silent Installation

For customized installs; you can specify the language, features and/or the install destination path.

FEATURES adds languages or Studio features.
INSTALLDIR specifies the install destination.

Examples:

SketchUpPro2024.exe/silent/ FEATURES=fr,vray,scan_essentials,revit_importer

SketchUpStudioFull-2024-0-484-191.exe INSTALLDIR=D:\Apps\Sketchup2024

SketchUpStudioFull-2024-0-484-191.exe/silent FEATURES=fr,de

Studio-features^1,2

Studio feature code	Feature
vray	V-Ray for SketchUp
scan_essentials	Scan Essentials for SketchUp
revit_importer	Revit-importer for SketchUp

¹ NB.: Studio features require additional licensing!

² Studio features do not support custom installation directories, only SketchUp does.

Supported Languages

Feature code	Language
de	German
es	Spanish
fr	French
it	Italian
ja	Japanese
ko	Korean
pt_br pt-br	Portuguese
ru	Russian
sv	Swedish
zh_cn zh-cn	Chinese Simplified
zh_tw zh-tw	Chinese Traditional
en_only	English only (when installing on a non-English OS)

Troubleshooting

The InstallShield.log created during installation can be found in the directory where you ran the installation. This log can contain information useful for troubleshooting.

MSI's

We often receive questions about whether MSI files can be downloaded for SketchUp.

Version 2021

An MSI can be downloaded for version 2021. This is the latest version for which an MSI download is available.

https://www.sketchup.com/sketchup/2021/SketchUpPro-msi

Newer MSIs? (2022, 2023, 2024...etc)

SketchUp no longer publishes MSI files for the newer versions. However, once you have installed SketchUp, you can find the MSI file in a sub-folder of the following folder: C:\Users\{username}\AppData\Local\Downloaded Installations