Filmora for Mac System Requirements

  • Operating System: MacOS V15 (Sequoia), macOS V14 (Sonoma), macOS V13 (Ventura), macOS V12 (Monterey), macOS v11 (Big Sur), macOS v10.15 (Catalina).
    If you are using macOS X 10.14, click here to get the Filmora Version 12.2 »
    If you are using macOS X 10.12 to 10.13, click here to get the Filmora Version 10.5 »
  • Processor: Intel i5 or better multicore processor, 2 GHz or above
    (Intel 6th Gen or newer CPU recommended for HD and 4K Videos, also compatible with Apple M-series chips).
  • Memory: 8 GB RAM (16 GB required for HD and 4K videos).
  • Graphics: Intel HD Graphics 5000 or later; NVIDIA GeForce GTX 700 or later; AMD Radeon R5 or later.
    2 GB vRAM (4 GB required for HD and 4K videos).
  • Disk: At least 10 GB free hard-disk space for installation (SSD-Solid State Disk recommended for editing HD and 4K videos).
  • Internet: Internet connection is necessary for software registration and access to online services like Creative Assets.

Tech Specifications of Filmora for Mac (Or for Windows here)

Supported Input Formats

Type Container formats
Video Formats MPEG-1/2 Video file: (.mpg, .mpeg, .m1v, .m2v)
MPEG-4 Video file: (.mp4, .m4v, .3gp, .3g2, .3gp2)
AOMedia Video 1 (.av1)
QuickTime Movie File: (.mov encoded with MPEG 4 or MJPEG codec only)
Camcorder File: (.dv, .mod, .tod, .mts, .m2ts, .m2t)
Flash Video: (.flv, .f4v)
Audio Visual Interleave (.avi)
Matroska Video File: (.mkv encoded with MPEG 4 or MJPEG codec only)
HTML5 Video File: (.mp4, .webm,. ogv)
Non-encrypted DVD Titles: (.vob, .vro)
Audio Formats .mp3, .m4a, .wav, .wma, .ogg, .flac, .aif, .aiff, .caf, .au
Photo Formats live photos, .svg, .jpg, .png, .bmp, .gif, .tif, .tiff

Supported Output Formats

Type Container formats or Device/SNS profiles
Format Common video/audio/photo formats .mp4, .wmv, .av1 mp4, .hevc, .avi, .mov, .gopro cineform (Not available on Mac with M-series chips), .f4v, .mkv, .ts, .3gp, .mpeg-2, .webm, .gif, .png image sequence, .jpg image sequence, .mp3, .wav
4K .mov, .mp4, .m4v, .mkv,
Devices iPhone, iPad, Apple TV, Apple TV 4K, iPod, Galaxy S, Android Generic, Smart phone, Xbox one, PlayStation, PSP
Social Network YouTube, Vimeo, Tiktok
DVD DVD disc, DVD folder, ISO disc image file

* Some of the above codec formats may need to be supported by system.

Supported Effects & Plug-ins

Effects & Plug-ins
Filmstock Standard
NewBlue FX (Not available on Mac with M-series chips)
Boris FX
AI Portrait