Microsoft Team Software For Mac

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All of the requirements in the following sections apply to both the Microsoft Teams desktop app and the Teams Web app.

Microsoft Teams is a collaboration app that helps your team stay organized and have conversations—all in one place. Here's a quick look at the left hand side of Teams. Microsoft Teams is the hub for team collaboration in Office 365 that integrates the people, content, and tools your team needs to be more engaged and effective.

Hardware requirements for Teams on a Windows PC

ComponentRequirement
Computer and processorMinimum 1.6 GHz (or higher) (32-bit or 64-bit).
Memory2.0 GB RAM
Hard disk3.0 GB of available disk space
Display1024 x 768 screen resolution
Graphics hardwareMinimum of 128 MB graphics memory
Operating systemWindows Server 2012 R2+, Windows 10, or Windows 8.1 in 32-bit and 64-bit. For the best experience, use the latest version of your operating system.
.NET versionRequires .NET 4.5 CLR or later
VideoUSB 2.0 video camera
DevicesStandard laptop camera, microphone, and speakers
Video calls and meetings
  • For a better experience with video calls and online meetings, we recommend using a computer that has a 2.0 GHz processor and 4.0 GB RAM (or higher).
  • The optional Blur my background video effect requires a processor with Advanced Vector Extensions 2 (AVX2) support. See Hardware decoder and encoder driver recommendations for a list of unsupported decoders and encoders.
  • Joining a meeting using proximity detection in a Microsoft Teams Room requires Bluetooth LE, which requires Bluetooth to be enabled on the client device, and for Windows clients requires the 64-bit Teams client. It's not available on 32-bit Teams clients.
Teams live eventsIf you are producing a Teams live events, we recommend using a computer that has a Core i5 Kaby Lake processor, 4.0 GB RAM (or higher) and hardware encoder. See Hardware decoder and encoder driver recommendations for a list of unsupported decoders and encoders.

Jan 24, 2019  Microsoft Teams vs. Slack: What's the Difference? Microsoft Teams looks and feels a lot like Slack, but there are plenty of features, integrations, and fun bells and whistles to help tell the two. Nov 02, 2016  Introducing Microsoft Teams—the chat-based workspace in Office 365. Microsoft Teams supports not only persistent but also threaded chats to keep everyone engaged. Team conversations are, by default, visible to the entire team, but there is of course the ability for private discussions. Microsoft Teams runs on Windows, Mac, Android.

Hardware requirements for Teams on a Mac

Install Microsoft Teams On Mac

ComponentRequirement
ProcessorMinimum Intel processor, Core 2 Duo or higher
Memory2.0 GB RAM
Hard disk1.5 GB of available disk space
Display1280 x 800 or higher resolution
Operating systemMac OS X 10.11 El Capitan or later
VideoCompatible webcam
VoiceCompatible microphone and speakers, headset with microphone, or equivalent device
Video calls and meetingsFor better experience with video calls and online meetings, we recommend using a computer that has a 2.0 GHz processor and 4.0 GB RAM (or higher).
  • The optional Blur my background video effect requires a processor with Advanced Vector Extensions 2 (AVX2) support, supported on most late 2013 Mac devices and later. See Hardware decoder and encoder driver recommendations for a list of unsupported decoders and encoders.
  • Joining a meeting using proximity detection in a Microsoft Teams Room is not available on Mac OS.

Hardware requirements for Teams on Linux

ComponentRequirement
Computer and processorMinimum 1.6 GHz (or higher) (32-bit or 64-bit).
Memory2.0 GB RAM
Hard disk3.0 GB of available disk space
Display1024 x 768 screen resolution
Graphics hardwareMinimum of 128 MB graphics memory
Operating systemLinux distribution capable of installing DEB or RPM.
VideoUSB 2.0 video camera
DevicesStandard laptop camera, microphone, and speakers
VoiceCompatible microphone and speakers, headset with microphone, or equivalent device
Video calls and meetings
  • For better experience with video calls and online meetings, we recommend using a computer that has a 2.0 GHz processor and 4.0 GB RAM (or higher).
  • The optional blur my background video effect requires a processor with Advanced Vector Extensions 2 (AVX2) support, supported on most late 2013 Mac devices and later. See Hardware decoder and encoder driver recommendations for a list of unsupported decoders and encoders.
  • Joining a meeting using proximity detection in a Microsoft Teams Room is not available on Linux.
Supported Linux distributionsUbuntu 16.04 LTS, 18.04 LTS, Fedora 30 Workstation, RHEL 8 Workstation, CentOS 8

Hardware requirements for Teams on mobile devices

You can use Teams on these mobile platforms:

  • Android: Compatible with Android phones and tablets.

    Support is limited to the last four major versions of Android. When a new major version of Android is released, the new version and the previous three versions are officially supported.

  • iOS: Compatible with iPhone, iPad, and iPod touch.

    Support is limited to the two most recent major versions of iOS. When a new major version of iOS is released, the new version of iOS and the previous version are officially supported.

For the best experience with Teams, use the latest version of iOS and Android.

Hardware requirements for Teams in a Virtual Desktop Infrastructure (VDI) environment

See Teams for Virtualized Desktop Infrastructure for requirements for running Teams in a virtualized environment.

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Microsoft Whiteboard is a free-form, digital canvas where people, content, and ideas come together. Whiteboard integration in Microsoft Teams meetings is powered by the Whiteboard web app, which lets Teams meeting participants draw, sketch, and write together on a shared digital canvas.

Users can share a whiteboard to make it available to all participants in a Teams meeting. That same whiteboard is simultaneously available in all the Whiteboard applications on Windows 10, iOS, and the web app.

To turn the Whiteboard app on or off, see Enable Microsoft Whiteboard for your organization. Keep in mind that this setting will enable or disable Whiteboard for your entire organization, and not just for Teams.

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Before trying to use Microsoft Whiteboard, make sure that the Whiteboard app is installed on your Surface Hub device. If Whiteboard isn't installed, on the Surface Hub device, go to the Microsoft Store app, and get Microsoft Whiteboard. For more information, see Enable Microsoft Whiteboard on Surface Hub.

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