System requirements

NVivo 12 Mac

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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

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• Minimum system requirements

• Recommended system requirements

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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)