Indesign installed on OS Catalina?

Forum|Forum|11 months ago
March 6, 2025
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Hello,

I would like to try Indesign for the free 7 days test ; my computer is a 2011 MacbookPro with Catalina 10.15.7 .

Is it possible to install Indesign with this configuration?

If not, how to do?

Thx,

Lu

Abhishek Rao

Community Manager

Hi @lucie_7165,

Glad to see you’re looking into your options! Bob is right, at a minimum, you would need macOS Monterey (12) to run the latest InDesign. Since your Mac is a bit older, I would recommend checking Adobe’s system requirements to see what version of InDesign is compatible with your setup. You can find the details here:

InDesign System Requirements
Older InDesign Versions

Let us know if you have any questions. Hope this helps!

^
Abhishek

BobLevine

Community Expert

Not possible. If you can't upgrade the O/S you'll need a more modern computer.

L

lucie_7165Author

Participant

Thank you for your answer

But which OS upgrade should I then install?

I can't get a newer computer...

BobLevine

Community Expert

At a minimum, Monterey (OS version 12)

How much RAM does that machine have? Anything less than 16GB is nothing but a crapshoot especially on a 15 year old computer. Frankly, I think you're wasting your time but it's your time to waste.

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