Publishing Assistant is a Windows only application. It operates with Paratext, which is also runs on Windows (and Linux). Neither of these applications run natively on the MacOS.

You can use Publishing Assistant and Paratext on Mac systems if Windows (64-bit version) is running, either using BootCamp or some type of virtual machine setup using Parallels, VMWare, or VirtualBox.

To use Publishing Assistant 6, Paratext 8 or newer must already be installed on your system and your Paratext user account must have authorization for use of Publishing Assistant. See the Getting Started page for details on registration.

Paratext and Publishing Assistant require Windows 7 or later with 8 GB of RAM. Publishing Assistant 6 requires a 64-bit OS. 32-bit versions of Windows are no longer supported.

Microsoft .NET Framework version 4.6.2 or higher is highly recommended. Having an earlier version might significantly reduce PA’s performance.

Publishing Assistant 6.0 works with Adobe InDesign versions from CS2 to 2020, although features for Custom Layout (e.g. typesetting study Bibles) requires InDesign 5.5 or newer. InDesign also requires significant computer resources, and for this reason 8GB of RAM in your computer is the recommended minimum.

Adobe InDesign is quite demanding on computer resources. Make sure you have at least 8GB or more of RAM installed in your system in order for Publishing Assistant and InDesign to operate smoothly.

If the version of Microsoft .NET installed on your system is older than 4.6.2 this also might be a reason for very slow PA performance. Install Microsoft .NET Framework 4.6.2 or higher.