System requirements for QuickBooks Desktop 2020

• Windows 10, all editions including 64-bit, natively installed
• Windows 8.1 (Update 1), all editions including 64-bit, natively installed
• Windows Server 2019, Standard and Essentials
• Windows Server 2016, Standard and Essentials
• Windows Server 2012 R2, Standard and Essentials
• Windows Server 2012, Standard and Essentials
• Windows Small Business Server 2011, Standard and Essentials

Note: QuickBooks requires you to use Windows natively and not through an emulator or virtual environment.

Internet Explorer 11 (32-bit)

Note: Internet access is required.

You can integrate QuickBooks with hundreds of other apps. Here’s a list of the most common apps you can use. To find more, go to the Intuit App Store.

Note: Additional RAM can enhance the use of these features.

• Microsoft Office:
  • Office 2019 (Compatible with R3 and later).
  • Office 2016 (including Outlook 2016) both on 32 and 64-bit.
  • Office 2010 SP2, Office 2013 and 365 (including Outlook 2010 and Outlook 2013) both on 32 and 64-bit.

    Note: Office 365 is only supported when it is locally installed, not the web version.

  • Email estimates, invoices, and other forms with Microsoft Outlook 2010-2016, Microsoft Outlook with Office 365, Gmail, Yahoo Mail and Outlook.com, other SMTP-supporting email clients.
  • Preparing letters requires Microsoft Word 2016, 2013, or 2010 or Office 365 (includes 64-bit).
  • Exporting reports requires Microsoft Excel 2016, 2013, or 2010 SP2 or Office 365 (includes 64-bit).
  • Contact Synchronisation with Microsoft Outlook requires Outlook 2010 (32-bit).
  • Synchronisation with Outlook requires QuickBooks Contact Sync for Outlook (the download is available at no charge).

    Note: Contact Sync does not work with the Microsoft Business Contact Manager Outlook plug-in. Syncing could cause duplicate records.

• QuickBooks Point of Sale V18.0 and V12.0
• TurboTax 2019 and 2018 (Personal and Business)
• Lacerte 2019 and 2018
• Pro-Series tax years 2020, 2019, and 2018
• Quicken 2019, 2018, 2017, and 2016
• QuickBooks for Mac 2020, 2019, and 2016
• Adobe Acrobat Reader: Business Planner, Payroll, and viewing forms require Adobe Acrobat Reader 9.0 or later.
• Payroll and other online features and services require Internet access with at least a 56 Kbps connection speed (1 Mbps recommended). DSL or cable modem is recommended.
• Gmail, Yahoo Email, Windows Mail, Hotmail and AOL (i.e Mozilla Thunderbird Email Client which supports plain text version)
• Internet Explorer 11

We tested QuickBooks Pro and Premier 2020 with the following firewall and antivirus programs.

In some cases, you may need to adjust some settings in these programs to get the best possible QuickBooks performance.

• Windows Server Firewall (all editions)
• Windows 8.1 Firewall (all editions)
• Microsoft Security Essentials
• Avast
• AVG
• NortonLifeLock (formerly Symantec)
• ESET
• Avira
• Kaspersky
• McAfee
• Bitdefender
• Malwarebytes

Note: QuickBooks will work with systems running RAID (Redundant Array of Inexpensive Disks) but this is not recommended because it may cause QuickBooks to operate slowly.

QuickBooks Desktop 2020 requires internet security protocol TLS 1.2 for the connected services to work smoothly.