Microsoft Office

Microsoft Office
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Office 2021
Type
Developer(s)Microsoft
Operating system
Supported platformsx86, AMD64, ARM32, ARM64/ARM64e
Initial release versionOffice 1.0
Initial release date1990-11-19
Latest release versionOffice 2021
Latest release date2021-10-05
Latest preview release version
Latest preview release date
Other names
License
Websitehttps://www.office.com
Succeeds
Successor

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.

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 1996-12-31 First version to be released for Windows.
Microsoft Office 1.5 1.5 1991-03-04 1996-12-31
Microsoft Office 1.6 1.6 1991-07-08 1996-12-31 Last version for Windows 3.0.
Microsoft Office 2.5 2.5 1992 1998-03-31
Microsoft Office 3.0 3.0 1992-08-30 (Standard)
1993 (Professional) 		1998-09-30 First version with the Professional SKU, to ship with the Office Manager and to be released on CD-ROMs.
Microsoft Office 4.0 4.0 1994-01-17 2000-11-01
Microsoft Office 4.2 4.2 1994-07-03 2000-11-01
Microsoft Office 4.3 4.3 1994-06-02 2000-11-01
  • Only available in the Professional SKU.
  • Final 16-bit version of Office.
  • Last version for Windows 3.1x and Windows NT 3.1.
  • Last version to ship with the Office Manager.
Microsoft Office 95 7.0 1995-07-24 (Standard)

1995-09 (Professional)

2001-12-31
  • First 32-bit version of Office.
  • First version to ship with the Shortcut Bar as a replacement for the Office Manager.
  • Last version to support Windows NT 3.51 before SP5.
Microsoft Office 97 8.0 1996-11-19 2001-08-31 (Mainstream)

2002-02-28 (Extended)
2004-01-16 (Assisted)

  • First version to receive extended support.
  • First version to ship with the Office Assistant.
  • Last version to support Windows NT 3.51 SP5 and Windows NT 4.0 before SP3.
  • Last version to install Microsoft Binder by default.
  • Last version to be released on floppy disks.
Microsoft Office 2000 9.0 1999-06-07 2004-06-30 (Mainstream)
2009-07-14 (Extended)
  • First version to receive 5 years of extended support.
  • Transitioned from Setup API to Windows Installer as installing engine and from Microsoft Bob Actor to Microsoft Agent as Office Assistant engine.
  • The last version not to include Product Activation and not covered by Office Genuine Advantage, although on individual installs, the Office Update website still required the presence of original install media on updates to install.
  • Last version to support Windows 95 and Windows NT 4.0 before SP6, but after SP2.
  • Last version to ship with the Microsoft Binder.
  • Last version to have the Office Assistant activated by default.
  • 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).
  • Improved support for working in user accounts without administrative priviliges on Windows 2000 and Windows XP.
  • Last version to support Windows NT 4.0 Service Packs 6 and 6a, Windows 98, Windows 2000 before SP3 and Windows Me.
  • Last version to ship with the Shortcut Bar.
  • Last version to install the Office Assistant by default.
  • Last version to support any DOS-based versions of Windows.
Microsoft Office 2003 11.0 2003-10-21 2009-04-14 (Mainstream)

2014-04-08 (Extended)

  • First version to require an NT-based Windows platform.
  • Added OneNote.
  • Last version to have legacy interface.
  • Last version to ship with the Office Assistant.
  • Last version to have Arial and Times New Roman as the default fonts across all applications.
  • Last version to support Windows 2000 Service Packs 3 and 4, Windows XP before SP2 and Windows Server 2003 before SP1.
Microsoft Office 2007 12.0 2007-01-30 2012-10-09 (Mainstream)

2017-10-10 (Extended)

  • Broadly released alongside Windows Vista.
  • First version to use Calibri as the default font across all applications.
  • Introduced the ribbon command bar for some apps.
  • Last version to support the 64-bit versions of Windows XP and Windows Server 2003, the 32-bit versions of Windows XP SP2 and Server 2003 SP1 and Windows Vista before SP1.
Microsoft Office 2010 14.0[a] 2010-04-25 2015-10-13 (Mainstream)

2020-10-13 (Extended)

  • First version to ship in 32-bit and 64-bit.
  • Introduced the ribbon command bar for all apps and the "Click to Run" (C2R) installer for some SKUs.
  • Version 13.0 was skipped because of the fear of the number 13.
  • Last version to support Windows XP SP3, Windows Server 2003 (R2) together with Service Pack 2, Windows Vista and Windows Server 2008, as well as processors without PAE, NX and SSE2 instruction sets.
  • Last version to work correctly on Windows XP SP2, Windows XP Professional x64 Edition and Windows Server 2003 x64 Edition with MSXML 6.
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.
  • Last 64-bit version to support processors without the CMPXCHG16b, PrefetchW and LAHF/SAHF instruction sets.
  • Only version to support Windows RT.
Microsoft Office 2016 16.0 2015-09-22 2020-10-13 (Mainstream)

2025-10-14 (Extended)

  • Last version to receive 5 years of extended support.
  • Last version to support Windows 7, Windows Server 2008 R2, Windows 8, Windows Server 2012, Windows 8.1, and Windows Server 2012 R2.
Microsoft Office 2019 2018-09-24 2023-10-10 (Mainstream)

2025-10-14 (Extended)

  • First version to support ARM64 processors.
  • First version to require Windows 10 and Windows Server 2016 or later.
  • Last version to receive extended support.
  • OneNote was removed from the suite in this version, and a redesigned Universal Windows Platform version of the app is only bundled with all releases of Windows 10. However, the x86 version of OneNote was added back to the suite in March 2020, as it went back into active development.
Microsoft Office 2021 2021-10-05 2026-10-13 Broadly released alongside Windows 11.

Mac versions[edit | edit source]

Version name Version number Release date Support end Notes
Microsoft Office 2.5.1 — 1992 —
Microsoft Office 3.0 6.0 1996-12-31 Last version to support Mac System Software 6.0
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 Last version to support Mac OS 7
Microsoft Office 2001 9.0 2000-10-11 2005-12-31 Last version to support Mac OS 8 and 9
Microsoft Office v.X 10.0 2002 2007-01-09 First version to support Mac OS X
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[a] 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

Notes[edit | edit source]

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 The version number of 13.0 was skipped due to triskaidekaphobia concerns.
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