Supported Platforms and System Requirements

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  • Comment: Per https://firefox-source-docs.mozilla.org/contributing/build/supported.html?highlight=macOS Only OS 10.12+ is supported
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Firefox desktop should be installed on systems meeting minimum requirements for best performance.

Windows

Operating Systems (32-bit and 64-bit)

  • Windows 7
  • Windows 8
  • Windows 10

Recommended Hardware

  • Pentium 4 or newer processor that supports SSE2
  • 512MB of RAM / 2GB of RAM for the 64-bit version
  • 200MB of hard drive space

Mac

Operating Systems

  • macOS 10.12
  • macOS 10.13
  • macOS 10.14
  • macOS 10.15
  • macOS 11

Recommended Hardware

  • Macintosh computer with an Intel x86 processor
  • 512 MB of RAM
  • 200 MB hard drive space

GNU/Linux

Please note that GNU/Linux distributors may provide packages for your distribution which have different requirements.

Software Requirements

Firefox will not run at all without the following libraries or packages:

  • GTK+ 3.4 or higher
  • GLib 2.22 or higher
  • Pango 1.22 or higher
  • X.Org 1.0 or higher (1.7 or higher is recommended)
  • libstdc++ 4.6.1 or higher

For optimal functionality, we recommend the following libraries or packages:

  • NetworkManager 0.7 or higher
  • DBus 1.0 or higher
  • GNOME 2.16 or higher
  • PulseAudio