1. Office Client Minimum Software Requirements :
- Office 2010 or Office 2013 ; For full offline and integrated experience
- SharePoint Designer ; SharePoint Designer 2010 only works for 2010 mode sites, SharePoint Designer 2013 works for both 2010 and 2013 mode sites
- SharePoint Workspace ; SharePoint Workspace 2010 work for 2010 mode (“14 mode”) sites 2013 introduces new SkyDrive Pro to replace this product – part of the Office client installation.
2. Browser Support
- IE 10 (32 bit) -> Supported in 2013
- IE 9 (32bit) -> Supported in 2013
- IE 8 (32 bit) -> Supported in 2013
- IE 10 (64 bit) -> Supported with limitations
- IE 9 (64 bit) -> Supported with limitations
- IE 8 (64 bit) -> Supported with limitations
- Mozilla Firefox -> Supported with limitations
- Google Chrome -> Supported with limitations
- Safari -> Supported with limitations
3. Browser Compatibility for Publishing Sites
- WCM features in 2013 provide deep level of control over markup and styling Designers can target browser compatibility based on user agents Includes different mobile devices IE6 or standards based (IE 8+, Firefox 5.x, etc.) Design Manager for easy mark up editing and modification for different browsers.