This article lists the minimum system requirements needed to install Sophos Home. These include supported versions of macOS and Windows, as well as hardware needs. 

Software requirements

macOS 

10.13 High Sierra
10.14 Mojave
10.15 Catalina
11 Big Sur
Big Sur - M1 ARM architecture users see this article

Windows

Pre-requirement: Windows must be up-to-date, especially if using Windows 7.  

Windows 7 
Windows 8 and 8.1
Windows 10
Note: ARM architecture is not supported

Web Browsers required to access the Sophos Home Dashboard

Microsoft Edge
Chromium Edge
Apple Safari
Google Chrome
Mozilla Firefox

Hardware requirements

Memory

Windows: Minimum 1 GB of RAM
Mac OS: Minimum 4 GB of RAM

Free Disk Space

Windows: Minimum 1 GB of free disk space
Mac OS: Minimum 4GB of free disk space

Note: Sophos Home Premium users  need an additional 3GB of free space available for ransomware protection (Cryptoguard) to work. Please see: Information and prevention of ransomware 

Mobile/tablet support

Mobile/tablet support is provided via our Free Intercept X for Mobile app.
Please see Sophos Intercept X for Mobile - Guide for Sophos Home customers

Related Information

• Install Sophos Home on Windows computers
• Install Sophos Home on Mac computers
• Installing Sophos Home on M1 Apple computers (ARM)