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Can I run Adobe InDesign?
Adobe InDesign by Adobe: the publisher’s own system requirements, checked against your exact laptop.
Minimum requirements
- CPU
- Windows: multicore Intel processor (64-bit) or AMD Athlon 64 processor; Advanced Vector Extensions 2 (AVX2) support required. Mac: multicore Intel processor or Apple silicon (M1/M2/M3/M4); SSE4.2 or higher and AVX2 support required
- GPU
- Windows: for optimum GPU Performance, a minimum of 1024 MB of VRAM (2 GB recommended) and OpenGL version 4.4 or above. Mac: a minimum of 1024 MB of VRAM (2 GB recommended) and a computer that supports Metal
- RAM
- 8 GB
- Storage
- 5 GB
- OS
- Windows: Windows 10 (64-bit) or Windows 11 (64-bit), versions 21H2, 22H2, 23H2, 24H2 and 25H2; Mac: macOS version 26.x (Tahoe), 15.x (Sequoia), 14.x (Sonoma) or 13.x (Ventura)
Recommended requirements
- RAM
- 16 GB
- OS
- Windows: same as minimum
Check your laptop
Which laptops can reach 8 GB of RAM?
307 of 328 laptops in our database support at least 8 GB of RAM (the model’s documented maximum). That is capacity, not what ships in the box — check your exact configuration, and see whether your model’s RAM can be upgraded.
Where these requirements come from
- Adobe — Adobe InDesign technical requirements (versions 21.3 and later) · retrieved 10/7/2026
- minimum: Hard-disk space for installation: 3.6 GB on Windows, 4.5 GB on Mac (5 GB stored here); SSD recommended. 1024 x 768 display (1920 x 1080 recommended).
- recommended: 16 GB of RAM recommended.
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