System requirements

NVivo 12 Mac

Make sure that the computers you plan to install NVivo on meet the minimum system requirements. For better performance, the computers should meet the recommended system requirements.

In this topic

• Minimum system requirements

• Recommended system requirements

Minimum system requirements

• Mac computer with an Intel Core 2 Duo, Core i3, Core i5, Core i7, or Xeon processor

• Mac OS X 10.11 (El Capitan)

• 4GB of RAM

• 1280 x 800 screen resolution

• 3GB of available disk space

Recommended system requirements

• Mac computer with an Intel Core i5, Core i7, or Xeon processor

• Mac OS X 10.11 (El Capitan) or later

• 8GB of RAM

• 1440 x 900 screen resolution

• 4GB SSD of available disk space—or more depending on data storage needs

• Internet connection

• Google Chrome (required for NCapture—a browser extension that allows you to gather material from the web)