This article lists the minimum system requirements needed to install Sophos Home.

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)