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System Requirements For Lotus Notes

Listed below are the minimum and recommended specifications for running Lotus Notes.  Please ensure your computer meets these requirements before installing Lotus Notes.

PC Requirements

Client Version Minimum Hardware Requirements Minimum Supported Platforms
7.x.x
8.0.1 Basic
Pentium-class processors or greater
128 MB RAM minimum
256 MB RAM or greater recommended
Windows 2000 Service Pack 4
Windows XP sp1 or greater & XP Tablet Edition*
Windows Vista**
8.0.1 Standard Pentium-class processors or greater
512 MB RAM minimum
1 GB RAM or greater recommended
Windows XP sp1 or greater & XP Tablet Edition
Windows Vista***

*Please note that only 32-bit versions of Windows XP are supported and no support is currently planned for 64-bit versions of Windows.

**At this time, only Lotus Notes 7.0.2 or higher are supported on Windows Vista.  Only Vista Business, Enterprise, and Ultimate editions are supported.   For Vista, 512 MB RAM is required, and greater amounts of RAM are highly recommended.  Support for 64-bit versions of Vista is not currently planned.

**For 8.0.1 Standard on Vista, 1 GB RAM is required, and greater amounts of RAM are highly recommended.
 

Macintosh Requirements

Client Version Minimum Hardware Requirements Minimum Supported Platforms
6.x.x Power PC or Intel processors
128 MB RAM minimum
256 MB RAM or greater recommended
Mac OS X, all versions
7.x.x Power PC or Intel processors
128 MB RAM minimum
256 MB RAM or greater recommended
Mac OS X
Intel:  version 10.4.4 or greater
Power PC:  version 10.4.2 or greater
8.5 beta Intel processors
512 MB RAM minimum
1 GB RAM or greater recommended
Mac OS 10.5.1 Leopard


Domino Web Access (Webmail) Requirements

Operating System Supported Internet Browsers
Windows Internet Explorer 6*
Mozilla Firefox 1.0.x, 1.5.0.2, or greater
Macintosh OS 10.4.x Mozilla Firefox 1.0.x, 1.5.0.2, or greater**

In addition to the above requirements, it is recommended you install the latest Java runtime for Windows or through the Software Update utility for Macintosh.

*Internet Explorer 7 for Windows is not officially supported by Domino Web Access.  If you encounter problems, we recommend downgrading to Internet Explorer 6 or using Mozilla Firefox.

**Mozilla Firefox is only supported on Macs running OS 10.4.x or higher.  Domino Web Access is not supported on previous versions of Mac OS X.