System Requirements
Microsoft Windows
The software and hardware prerequisites for installing LibreOffice on a Windows system are as follows:
- Microsoft Windows 7 SP1 with KB3063858 update, Windows 8, Windows Server 2012 through 2022, Windows 10 or 11 (LibreOffice is fully supported on Windows 11)
- Pentium-compatible PC (Pentium III, Athlon or more-recent system recommended)
- 256 MB RAM (512 MB RAM recommended)
- Up to 1.5 GB available hard disk space
- 1280x800 resolution, with at least 256 colors
Administrator rights are needed for the installation process. It is a recommended best practice to back up your system and data before you remove or install software.
For certain features of the software - but not most - Java is required. Java is notably required for Base.
Apple macOS
The software and hardware prerequisites for installing on a Apple macOS computer are as follows:
- macOS 10.15 or newer
- Intel or Apple silicon processor
- 512 MB RAM
- Up to 800 MB available hard disk space
- 1280x800 graphic device with 256 colors
It is a recommended best practice to back-up your system and data before you remove or install software.
Notes:
- For certain features of the software - but not most - Java is required. Java is notably required for Base.
- Due to an issue, there are the following restrictions with Java: on macOS 10.10 and newer, JRE isn’t found, JDK is required
- LibreOffice 4.3 can still run on OS X 10.6+, but please understand that this support ended when 4.3 was retired on May 27, 2015.
GNU/Linux
As a general rule, you are recommended to install LibreOffice via the installation methods recommended by your particular Linux distribution (such as the Ubuntu Software Center, in the case of Ubuntu Linux). This is because it is usually the simplest way to obtain an installation that is optimally integrated into your system. Indeed, LibreOffice may well be already installed by default when you originally install your Linux operating system.
The community-supplied LibreOffice installers are provided for users having special needs, and for out-of-the-ordinary cases.
The software and hardware prerequisites for installing on Linux are as follows:
- Linux kernel version 4.18 or higher
- glibc2 version 2.27 or higher
- Pentium-compatible PC (Pentium III, Athlon or more-recent system recommended)
- 256Mb RAM (512 MB RAM recommended)
- Up to 1.55 GB available hard disk space
- X Server with 1280x800 resolution, with at least 256 colors
- Gnome 3.18 or higher, with the at-spi2 1.32 package (required for support for assistive technology [AT] tools), or another compatible GUI (such as KDE, among others)
For certain features of the software - but not most - Java is required. Java is notably required for Base.
It is a recommended best practice to back-up your system and data before you remove or install software.
Android/Linux
See LibreOffice Viewer for Android.
Other Operating Systems
Community-provided builds of LibreOffice are available for other operating systems such as the BSDs. For more information, please see extended System Requirements on the TDF Wiki.