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 "title": "RAM requirements of pro apps, from the vendors' own pages",
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   "id": "photoshop-mac",
   "app": "Photoshop",
   "vendor": "Adobe",
   "category": "Creative",
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   "minimum_gb": 8,
   "recommended_gb": 16,
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   "note": "Windows table on the same page lists the same two figures.",
   "quote": "Minimum Recommended Processor Multicore Intel® or Apple Silicon processor ARM-based Apple Silicon processor Operating system macOS v26, v15.x, v14.x Cannot be installed on macOS 12.x.x (Monterey) or earlier macOS Sequoia (version 15.6.1) RAM 8 GB 16 GB or more",
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   "recommended_gb": 16,
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   "note": "Recommended is the HD figure; Adobe lists 32 GB or more for 4K and higher.",
   "quote": "Memory 8 GB RAM Windows on Arm: 16 GB 16 GB RAM for HD media 32 GB or more for 4K and higher",
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   "recommended_gb": 16,
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   "note": "Recommended figure is for Apple silicon (unified memory).",
   "quote": "Requirement type Minimum specification Recommended specification Processor Intel® 8th Generation or newer CPU with AVX2 support Apple silicon A18 or later (Apple silicon used in MacBook Neo systems) Apple silicon M1 Pro, M1 Max, M1 Ultra, or newer Operating system macOS Sonoma (version 14) macOS Sonoma (version 14) and later Memory 8 GB RAM Apple silicon: 16 GB unified memory GPU",
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   "quote": "macOS Minimum Recommended Processor Multicore Intel processor (2 GHz or faster with SSE 4.2 or later, and 64-bit support) or Apple Silicon processor Operating system macOS Sonoma (version 14.x) or later RAM 8 GB 16 GB or more",
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   "vendor": "Adobe",
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   "note": "The cloud-based Lightroom, not Lightroom Classic.",
   "quote": "macOS Minimum Recommended Processor Multicore Intel® processor with 64-bit support or Apple silicon processor Operating system macOS Sonoma (version 14.x) or later RAM 8 GB of RAM 16 GB recommended",
   "source_url": "https://helpx.adobe.com/lightroom-cc/system-requirements.html",
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   "vendor": "Adobe",
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   "quote": "macOS v15 (Sequoia) macOS v14 (Sonoma) macOS v13 (Ventura) RAM 8 GB of RAM (16 GB recommended)",
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   "vendor": "Adobe",
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   "recommended_gb": 16,
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   "note": "Adobe lists 16 GB for HD media and 32 GB or more for 4K and higher.",
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   "note": "Adobe lists 16 GB for HD media and 32 GB or more for 4K and higher.",
   "quote": "Memory 8 GB of RAM 16GB for Windows on Arm 16 GB of RAM for HD media 32 GB or more for 4K and higher",
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   "app": "Animate",
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   "category": "Design",
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   "quote": "RAM 8 GB of RAM (16 GB recommended)",
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   "minimum_gb": 2,
   "recommended_gb": null,
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   "note": "Adobe lists a single figure.",
   "quote": "RAM 2GB of RAM",
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   "id": "fcp",
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   "category": "Video",
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   "recommended_gb": 16,
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   "note": "Apple lists a separate, higher figure for Apple Immersive Video (next row).",
   "quote": "Final Cut Pro for Mac requires macOS 15.6 or later, 8GB of memory (16GB recommended)",
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   "vendor": "Apple",
   "category": "Video",
   "platform": "macOS",
   "minimum_gb": 32,
   "recommended_gb": 64,
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   "note": "A feature of Final Cut Pro, listed by Apple as its own requirement.",
   "quote": "Apple Immersive Video processing requires 32GB of memory (64GB recommended)",
   "source_url": "https://www.apple.com/final-cut-pro/specs/",
   "fetched_date": "2026-10-20"
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   "id": "motion",
   "app": "Motion",
   "vendor": "Apple",
   "category": "Video",
   "platform": "macOS",
   "minimum_gb": 8,
   "recommended_gb": 16,
   "heavy_gb": null,
   "heavy_label": null,
   "note": null,
   "quote": "Motion requires macOS 15.6 or later, 8GB of memory (16GB recommended)",
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   "fetched_date": "2026-10-20"
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   "id": "intellij",
   "app": "IntelliJ IDEA",
   "vendor": "JetBrains",
   "category": "Developer",
   "platform": "macOS, Windows, Linux",
   "minimum_gb": 8,
   "recommended_gb": null,
   "heavy_gb": null,
   "heavy_label": null,
   "note": "JetBrains lists one figure under System requirements: 8 GB total, 3 GB of it for the IDE.",
   "quote": "RAM8 GB of total RAM; 3 GB available for the IDE processes",
   "source_url": "https://www.jetbrains.com/help/idea/installation-guide.html",
   "fetched_date": "2026-10-20"
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   "id": "pycharm",
   "app": "PyCharm",
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   "minimum_gb": 8,
   "recommended_gb": null,
   "heavy_gb": null,
   "heavy_label": null,
   "note": "JetBrains lists one figure under System requirements: 8 GB total, 3 GB of it for the IDE.",
   "quote": "RAM8 GB of total RAM; 3 GB available for the IDE processes",
   "source_url": "https://www.jetbrains.com/help/pycharm/installation-guide.html",
   "fetched_date": "2026-10-20"
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   "id": "webstorm",
   "app": "WebStorm",
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   "minimum_gb": 8,
   "recommended_gb": null,
   "heavy_gb": null,
   "heavy_label": null,
   "note": "JetBrains lists one figure under System requirements: 8 GB total, 3 GB of it for the IDE.",
   "quote": "RAM8 GB of total RAM; 3 GB available for the IDE processes",
   "source_url": "https://www.jetbrains.com/help/webstorm/installation-guide.html",
   "fetched_date": "2026-10-20"
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   "id": "goland",
   "app": "GoLand",
   "vendor": "JetBrains",
   "category": "Developer",
   "platform": "macOS, Windows, Linux",
   "minimum_gb": 8,
   "recommended_gb": null,
   "heavy_gb": null,
   "heavy_label": null,
   "note": "JetBrains lists one figure under System requirements: 8 GB total, 3 GB of it for the IDE.",
   "quote": "RAM8 GB of total RAM; 3 GB available for the IDE processes",
   "source_url": "https://www.jetbrains.com/help/go/installation-guide.html",
   "fetched_date": "2026-10-20"
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   "id": "rider",
   "app": "Rider",
   "vendor": "JetBrains",
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   "minimum_gb": 8,
   "recommended_gb": null,
   "heavy_gb": null,
   "heavy_label": null,
   "note": "JetBrains lists one figure under System requirements: 8 GB total, 3 GB of it for the IDE.",
   "quote": "RAM8 GB of total RAM; 3 GB available for the IDE processes",
   "source_url": "https://www.jetbrains.com/help/rider/Installation_guide.html",
   "fetched_date": "2026-10-20"
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   "id": "clion",
   "app": "CLion",
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   "minimum_gb": 8,
   "recommended_gb": null,
   "heavy_gb": null,
   "heavy_label": null,
   "note": "JetBrains lists one figure under System requirements: 8 GB total, 3 GB of it for the IDE.",
   "quote": "RAM8 GB of total RAM; 3 GB available for the IDE processes",
   "source_url": "https://www.jetbrains.com/help/clion/installation-guide.html",
   "fetched_date": "2026-10-20"
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   "id": "datagrip",
   "app": "DataGrip",
   "vendor": "JetBrains",
   "category": "Developer",
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   "recommended_gb": null,
   "heavy_gb": null,
   "heavy_label": null,
   "note": "JetBrains lists one figure under System requirements: 8 GB total, 3 GB of it for the IDE.",
   "quote": "RAM8 GB of total RAM; 3 GB available for the IDE processes",
   "source_url": "https://www.jetbrains.com/help/datagrip/installation-guide.html",
   "fetched_date": "2026-10-20"
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  {
   "id": "rubymine",
   "app": "RubyMine",
   "vendor": "JetBrains",
   "category": "Developer",
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   "minimum_gb": 8,
   "recommended_gb": null,
   "heavy_gb": null,
   "heavy_label": null,
   "note": "JetBrains lists one figure under System requirements: 8 GB total, 3 GB of it for the IDE.",
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   "source_url": "https://www.jetbrains.com/help/ruby/installation-guide.html",
   "fetched_date": "2026-10-20"
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   "id": "androidstudio-mac",
   "app": "Android Studio",
   "vendor": "Google",
   "category": "Developer",
   "platform": "macOS",
   "minimum_gb": 8,
   "recommended_gb": 32,
   "heavy_gb": null,
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   "note": "Minimum is 8 GB for Studio alone and 16 GB for Studio plus the emulator.",
   "quote": "Requirement Minimum Recommended OS macOS 12 Latest 64-bit version of macOS RAM Studio: 8 GBStudio & Emulator: 16GB 32 GB",
   "source_url": "https://developer.android.com/studio/install",
   "fetched_date": "2026-10-20"
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   "id": "docker-mac",
   "app": "Docker Desktop",
   "vendor": "Docker",
   "category": "Developer",
   "platform": "macOS",
   "minimum_gb": 4,
   "recommended_gb": null,
   "heavy_gb": null,
   "heavy_label": null,
   "note": "Docker lists a single figure.",
   "quote": "At least 4 GB of RAM.",
   "source_url": "https://docs.docker.com/desktop/setup/install/mac-install/",
   "fetched_date": "2026-10-20"
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   "category": "Developer",
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   "minimum_gb": 8,
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   "note": "Stated as a prerequisite for WSL 2 on Windows 10 or 11.",
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   "fetched_date": "2026-10-20"
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  {
   "id": "docker-linux",
   "app": "Docker Desktop",
   "vendor": "Docker",
   "category": "Developer",
   "platform": "Linux",
   "minimum_gb": 4,
   "recommended_gb": null,
   "heavy_gb": null,
   "heavy_label": null,
   "note": "Docker lists a single figure.",
   "quote": "At least 4 GB of RAM.",
   "source_url": "https://docs.docker.com/desktop/setup/install/linux/",
   "fetched_date": "2026-10-20"
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   "id": "lmstudio-mac",
   "app": "LM Studio",
   "vendor": "LM Studio",
   "category": "Local LLM",
   "platform": "macOS",
   "minimum_gb": null,
   "recommended_gb": 16,
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   "note": "The page says it may still work on 8 GB Macs with smaller models and modest context.",
   "quote": "16GB+ RAM recommended. You may still be able to use LM Studio on 8GB Macs, but stick to smaller models and modest context sizes.",
   "source_url": "https://lmstudio.ai/docs/app/system-requirements",
   "fetched_date": "2026-10-20"
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   "id": "lmstudio-win",
   "app": "LM Studio",
   "vendor": "LM Studio",
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   "minimum_gb": null,
   "recommended_gb": 16,
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   "note": "Page says LLMs can consume a lot of RAM.",
   "quote": "RAM: LLMs can consume a lot of RAM. At least 16GB of RAM is recommended.",
   "source_url": "https://lmstudio.ai/docs/app/system-requirements",
   "fetched_date": "2026-10-20"
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   "category": "Developer",
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   "recommended_gb": 8,
   "heavy_gb": null,
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   "fetched_date": "2026-10-20"
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   "id": "minikube",
   "app": "minikube",
   "vendor": "Kubernetes project",
   "category": "Developer",
   "platform": "macOS, Windows, Linux",
   "minimum_gb": 2,
   "recommended_gb": null,
   "heavy_gb": null,
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   "note": "2 GB of free memory.",
   "quote": "2 CPUs or more 2GB of free memory",
   "source_url": "https://minikube.sigs.k8s.io/docs/start/",
   "fetched_date": "2026-10-20"
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   "id": "visualstudio",
   "app": "Visual Studio 2022",
   "vendor": "Microsoft",
   "category": "Developer",
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   "minimum_gb": 4,
   "recommended_gb": 16,
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   "quote": "Minimum of 4 GB of RAM. Many factors impact resources used; we recommend 16 GB RAM for typical professional solutions",
   "source_url": "https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/visualstudio/releases/2022/system-requirements",
   "fetched_date": "2026-10-20"
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   "id": "vscode",
   "app": "Visual Studio Code",
   "vendor": "Microsoft",
   "category": "Developer",
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   "minimum_gb": null,
   "recommended_gb": 1,
   "heavy_gb": null,
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   "quote": "We recommend: 1.6 GHz or faster processor 1 GB of RAM",
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   "fetched_date": "2026-10-20"
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   "quote": "RAM 4 gigabytes (GB)",
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   "fetched_date": "2026-10-20"
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   "minimum_gb": 1,
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   "quote": "Minimum memory - Express editions: 512 MB- All other editions: 1 GB Recommended memory - Express editions: 1 GB- All other editions: At least 4 GB",
   "source_url": "https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/sql/sql-server/install/hardware-and-software-requirements-for-installing-sql-server-2022",
   "fetched_date": "2026-10-20"
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   "id": "teams",
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   "minimum_gb": 4,
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   "note": "Microsoft lists 4.0 GB.",
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   "source_url": "https://support.zoom.com/hc/en/article?id=zm_kb&sysparm_article=KB0060748",
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   "source_url": "https://www.blender.org/download/requirements/",
   "fetched_date": "2026-10-20"
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   "app": "Unreal Engine 5",
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   "category": "3D",
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   "recommended_gb": 32,
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