Microsoft Office
Developer(s) | Microsoft |
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Supported platforms | x86, AMD64, ARM32, ARM64/ARM64e |
Initial release version | The Microsoft Office for Windows |
Initial release date | 1990-10-01 |
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 containing many programs like PowerPoint, Excel, Word, OneNote, OneDrive for Business etc.
Although Microsoft Project is considered as part of Office, it was never included within the suite. Microsoft Visio is also not included in Office even though it is branded as an Office application.
In October 2022, Microsoft announced that it would phase out the Microsoft Office brand in favor of "Microsoft 365" by January 2023. The name will continue to be used for legacy product offerings.
Versions[edit | edit source]
Windows versions[edit | edit source]
Version name | Version number | Release date | Support end | Notes |
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The Microsoft Office for Windows | 1.0 | 1 October 1990 | 31 December 1996 | — |
Microsoft Office 1.5 | 1.5 | 4 March 1991 | — | |
Microsoft Office 1.6 | 1.6 | 8 July 1991 | Last version for Windows 3.0 | |
Microsoft Office 2.5 | 2.5 | 1992 | 31 March 1998 | — |
Microsoft Office 3.0 | 3.0 | 30 August 1992 | 30 September 1998 | — |
Microsoft Office 4.0 | 4.0 | 17 January 1994 | 1 November 2000 | — |
Microsoft Office 4.2 | 4.2 | 3 July 1994 |
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Microsoft Office 4.3 | 4.3 | 2 June 1994 |
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Microsoft Office 95 | 7.0 | 24 July 1995 | 31 December 2001 |
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Microsoft Office 97 | 8.0 | 19 November 1996 | 16 January 2004 |
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Microsoft Office 2000 | 9.0 | 7 June 1999 | 14 July 2009 |
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Microsoft Office XP | 10.0 | 31 May 2001 | 12 July 2011 |
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Microsoft Office 2003 | 11.0 | 19 August 2003 | 8 April 2014 |
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Microsoft Office 2007 | 12.0 | 30 January 2007 | 10 October 2017 |
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Microsoft Office 2010 | 14.0[a] | 15 June 2010 | 13 October 2020 |
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Microsoft Office 2013 | 15.0 | 29 January 2013 | 11 April 2023 |
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Microsoft Office 2016 | 16.0 | 22 September 2015 | 14 October 2025 |
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Microsoft Office 2019 | 24 September 2018 |
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Microsoft Office 2021 | 5 October 2021 | 13 October 2026 |
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Mac versions[edit | edit source]
Version name | Version number | Release date | Support end | Notes |
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Microsoft Office 2.5.1 | — | 1992 | — | |
Microsoft Office 3.0 | 6.0 | 31 December 1996 | Last version to support Mac System Software 6.0 | |
Microsoft Office 4.2 | 7.0 | 1993 | 1 June 2001 | Last version to support 68k processors |
Microsoft Office 98 | 8.0 | 25 March 1998 | 30 June 2003 | Last version to support Mac OS 7 |
Microsoft Office 2001 | 9.0 | 11 October 2000 | 31 December 2005 | Last version to support Mac OS 8 and 9 |
Microsoft Office v.X | 10.0 | 19 November 2001 | 9 January 2007 | First version to support Mac OS X |
Microsoft Office 2004 | 11.0 | 11 May 2004 | 10 January 2012 | |
Microsoft Office 2008 | 12.0 | 15 January 2008 | 9 April 2013 | Last version to support PPC processors and first to support x86 processors |
Microsoft Office 2011 | 14.0[a] | 26 October 2010 | 10 October 2017 | Last version to support 32-bit x86 processors |
Microsoft Office 2016 | 15.0 – 16.16.x | 9 July 2015 | 13 October 2020 | Introduced a new look similar to the Metro UI and first version to support Retina displays. |
Microsoft Office 2019 | 16.0 | 24 July 2018 | 10 October 2023 | |
Microsoft Office 2021 | 5 October 2021 | 13 October 2026 | First version to support Apple Silicon processors |
Notes[edit | edit source]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 The version number of 13.0 was skipped due to triskaidekaphobia concerns.