Microsoft Office
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| Developer(s) | Microsoft |
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| Supported platforms | x86, AMD64, ARM64/ARM64e |
| Initial release version | Office 1.0 |
| Initial release date | 1990-11-19 |
| Latest release version | Office 2021 |
| Latest release date | 2021-10-05 |
| Website | https://www.office.com |
Microsoft Office is a suite of applications developed by Microsoft contaning many programs like PowerPoint, Excel, Word, OneNote, OneDrive for Business etc.
Although it is considered as part of Office, Microsoft Project has never been part of the suite. Microsoft Visio is also not included in Office even though it is branded as an Office application.
Versions[edit | edit source]
Windows versions[edit | edit source]
| Version name | Version number | Release date | Support end | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Microsoft Office for Windows | 1.0 | 1990-11-19 | — | First version to be released for Windows |
| Microsoft Office 1.5 | 1.5 | 1991 | — | |
| Microsoft Office 2.5 | 2.5 | 1992 | — | |
| Microsoft Office 3.0 | 3.0 | 1992-08-30 (Standard) 1993 (Professional) |
1998-09-30 | First version in the Professional SKU, to ship with the Office Manager and to be released on CD-ROMs |
| Microsoft Office 4.0 | 4.0 | 1993-01-17 | 2000-11-01 | |
| Microsoft Office 4.2 | 4.2 | 1994 | 2000-11-01 | Only available in the Standard SKU and first version to have 32-bit apps for Windows NT 3.1 |
| Microsoft Office 4.3 | 4.3 | 1994 | 2000-11-01 | Only available in the Professional SKU and last 16-bit version and thus to support Windows 3.1x and to ship with the Office Manager |
| Microsoft Office 95 | 7.0 | 1995-07-24 (Standard) 1995-09 (Professional) |
2001-12-31 | First completely 32-bit version and to ship with the Shortcut Bar as a replacement for the Office Manager and last version to support Windows NT 3.51 below SP5 |
| Microsoft Office 97 | 8.0 | 1996-11-19 | 2001-08-31 (Mainstream) 2002-02-28 (Extended) |
First version to ship with the Office Assistant and last version to support Windows NT 3.51 and Windows NT 4.0 below SP3, to install Microsoft Binder by default and to be released on floppy disks |
| Microsoft Office 2000 | 9.0 | 1999-06-07 | 2004-06-30 (Mainstream) 2009-07-14 (Extended) |
Transitioned from Setup API to Windows Installer as installing engine and from Microsoft Bob Actor to Microsoft Agent as Office Assistant engine. Last version to support Windows 95 and Windows NT 4.0 below SP6a, to ship with the Microsoft Binder and to have the Office Assistant activated by default, and only version in the Premium SKU |
| Microsoft Office XP | 10.0 | 2001-05-31 | 2006-07-11 (Mainstream) 2011-07-12 (Extended) |
First version with Safe mode (which starts Office apps with all add-ins disabled) and last version to support Windows NT 4.0, Windows 98, Windows Me and Windows 2000 below SP3, to ship with the Shortcut Bar and to install the Office Assistant by default |
| Microsoft Office 2003 | 11.0 | 2003-10-21 | 2008 (Mainstream) 2014-04-08 (Extended) |
Last version for Windows 2000 and Windows XP below SP2 and to ship with the Office Assistant |
| Microsoft Office 2007 | 12.0 | 2007-01-30 | 2012 (Mainstream) 2017-04-11 (Extended) |
Introduced the ribbon command bar for some apps and last version to support the 64-bit versions of Windows XP and Windows Server 2003 and the 32-bit versions of Windows XP below SP3 and Server 2003 below SP2, as well as Windows Vista RTM |
| Microsoft Office 2010 | 14.0 | 2010-04-25 | 2015 (Mainstream) 2020-10-13 (Extended) |
Introduced the ribbon command bar for all apps and the "Click to Run" (C2R) installer for some SKUs. Last version to support Windows XP, Windows Server 2003 (R2), Windows Vista and Windows Server 2008, as well as processors without the PAE, NX and SSE2 instruction sets |
| Microsoft Office 2013 | 15.0 | 2013-01-29 | 2018-04-10 (Mainstream) 2023-04-11 (Extended) |
Introduced a new look similar to the Metro UI and last 64-bit version to support processors without the CMPXCHG16b, PrefetchW and LAHF/SAHF instruction sets. Last version to support Windows 7 RTM |
| Microsoft Office 2016 | 16.0 | 2015-09-22 | 2021 (Mainstream) 2026 (Extended) |
Last version to support Windows versions below Windows 10 and Windows Server 2016 |
| Microsoft Office 2019 | 2018-09-24 | 2023 (Mainstream) 2026 (Extended) |
Last version to have extended support period | |
| Microsoft Office 2021 | 2021-10-05 | 2026 (Mainstream only) |
Mac versions[edit | edit source]
| Version name | Version number | Release date | Support end | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Microsoft Office 2.5.1 | N/A | 1992 | — | First version to be released for Mac |
| Microsoft Office 3.0 | 6.0 | 1996-12-31 | ||
| Microsoft Office 4.2 | 7.0 | 1993 | 2001-06-01 | Last version to support 68k processors |
| Microsoft Office 98 Macintosh Edition | 8.0 | 1998-04 | 2003-06-30 | |
| Microsoft Office 2001 | 9.0 | 2000-10-11 | 2005-12-31 | Last version to support Classic Mac OS |
| Microsoft Office v.X | 10.0 | 2002 | 2007-01-09 | |
| Microsoft Office 2004 for Mac | 11.0 | 2004-05-11 | 2012-01-10 | |
| Microsoft Office 2008 for Mac | 12.0 | 2008-01-15 | 2013-04-09 | Last version to support PPC processors and first to support x86 processors |
| Microsoft Office 2011 for Mac | 14.0 | 2010-10-26 | 2017-10-10 | Last version to support 32-bit x86 processors |
| Microsoft Office 2016 for Mac | 15.0 – 16.16.x | 2016-07-09 | 2020-10-13 | Introduced a new look similar to the Metro UI and first version to support Retina displays. |
| Microsoft Office 2019 | 16.0 | 2018-07-24 | 2023-10-10 | |
| Microsoft Office 2021 | 2021-10-05 | 2026-10-13 | First version to support Apple Silicon processors |