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name: overview-prereqs
title: IBM Cloud prerequisites and supported browsers
description: Review the prerequisites for using IBM Cloud®, including supported browsers like Chrome, Firefox, Safari, and Edge for optimal platform performance.
last-updated: 2026-06-02
---

> ## Documentation Index
> The table of contents for this documentation set is at https://cloud.ibm.com/docs/overview?format=markdown
> The index for all IBM Cloud docs is at: https://cloud.ibm.com/docs/llms.txt
> Use these files to discover more information as needed.

# IBM Cloud prerequisites and supported browsers
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Review the prerequisites for using IBM Cloud®, including supported browsers like Chrome, Firefox, Safari, and Edge for optimal platform performance.
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## Browsers
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The following table specifies the minimum required browser software for IBM Cloud.

| Browser | Minimum Required Browser Software |
|-------|-------|
| Chrome | Latest version -1 for your operating system |
| Firefox | Latest regular -1 and ESR versions for your operating system, see [Mozilla Firefox Extended Support Release](https://www.firefox.com/en-US/){: external} for more details |
| Edge | Latest version -1 for Windows |
| Safari | Latest version -1 for Mac |
{: caption="Minimum required browser software for IBM Cloud" caption-side="top"}

## Command-line interface
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The IBM Cloud command-line interface (CLI) is constantly changing. To see the latest CLI version, go to [Getting started with the IBM Cloud CLI](https://cloud.ibm.com/docs/cli?topic=cli-getting-started&format=markdown).