Live 1-9 Minimum System Requirements
Check the minimum system requirements for Ableton Live 1-9 on Windows and macOS, including compatible OS versions, RAM, CPU, display specifications, and disk space needed for installation. For later versions, visit Live 10-12 minimum system requirements.
Installers for all versions of Live can be found in the Download Archive. You need a Live license for the version you are installing in order to authorize the software.
Note: Older versions of Live may not run well or at all on modern operating systems.
System requirements
Live 9 ∙ Live 8 ∙ Live 7 ∙ Live 6 ∙ Live 5 ∙ Live 4 ∙ Live 3 ∙ Live 2 ∙ Live 1
Live 9
macOS
- Intel® Mac with Mac OS X 10.7 - MacOS 10.13
- Multicore processor
- 4 GB RAM
- 1024x768 display
- DVD drive or broadband internet connection for installation
Windows
- PC with Windows 7 (with SP 1), Windows 8 or Windows 10
- Multicore processor
- 4 GB RAM
- 1024x768 display
- DVD drive or broadband internet connection for installation
Disk Space
Required disk space for basic installation:
- 3GB free disk space
Required disk space if all included sounds are installed:
- Live 9 Suite: 55 GB free disk space
- Live 9 Standard: 12 GB free disk space
- Live 9 Intro: 6 GB free disk space
Legacy OS compatibility
Live 9 is compatible with the legacy operating systems Mac OS X 10.5 and 10.6, Windows XP and Vista only up to version Live 9.1.10. Download links to the Live 9.1.10 installers can be found in our download archive.
Live 9.2 and later is not compatible with Mac OS X 10.5 and 10.6, Windows XP and Vista.
Push 2
For information on Push 2's requirements, check the Push 2 Minimum System Requirements page.
Please note that Live is not supported on Linux.
Live 8
macOS
Intel® Mac with Mac OS X 10.4.11 (10.5 or later recommended) up to OS X 10.9 (with Live 8.4.2)
CPU: 1.8 GHz G4/G5 or faster (Intel® Mac recommended)
RAM: 2 GB (4 GB recommended)
Windows
Windows XP Home, Windows XP Pro, Windows Vista, Windows 7, Windows 8 (as of Live 8.3.4).
CPU: 2 GHz Pentium® 4 or Celeron® compatible CPU or faster
RAM: 2 GB (4 GB recommended on Windows Vista and Windows 7)
Sound card (ASIO driver support recommended)
QuickTime 7 recommended
Live 7
macOS
OSX: 10.3.9 - 10.6.8 (10.4 or higher recommended)
CPU: G4/G5 or faster (Intel® Mac recommended)
RAM: 512 MB (1 GB recommended)
QuickTime 6.5 recommended
Windows
WIN: XP (home or Pro), Vista or Windows 7
CPU: 1.5 GHz or faster
RAM: 512 MB (1 GB recommended on Windows Vista and Windows 7)
Sound card (ASIO driver support recommended)
DVD-ROM drive
QuickTime 6.5 recommended
Live 6
macOS
OSX: 10.3.9 (10.4 recommended)
CPU: G3
RAM: 512 MB
QuickTime 6.5 recommended
Windows
WIN: XP/Vista
CPU: 1.5 GHz
RAM: 512 MB
DirectX or ASIO compatible soundcard
QuickTime 6.5 recommended
Live 5
macOS
OSX: 10.2.8
CPU: G3
RAM: 512 MB
Windows
WIN: 2000/XP
CPU: 600 MHz
RAM: 512 MB
DirectX or ASIO compatible soundcard
Live 4
macOS
OS9: 9.2 (OSX 10.1.5 recommended)
CPU: G3
RAM: 256 MB
Windows
WIN: 98/2000/XP
CPU: 600 MHz
RAM: 256 MB
DirectX or ASIO compatible soundcard
Live 3
macOS
OS9: 9.2 (OSX 10.1.5 recommended)
CPU: G3
RAM: 256 MB
Windows
WIN: 98/2000/XP
CPU: 400 MHz
RAM: 128 MB
DirectX or ASIO compatible soundcard
Live 2
macOS
OS9: 9.1 (OSX 10.1.5 recommended)
CPU: G3
RAM: 256 MB
Windows
WIN: 98/2000/XP
CPU: 400 MHz
RAM: 128 MB
DirectX or ASIO compatible soundcard
Live 1
macOS
OS8: 8.6
CPU: G3
RAM: 128 MB
Windows
WIN: 95/98/NT 4.0/2000
CPU: 300 MHz
RAM: 64 MB
DirectX or ASIO compatible soundcard