Microsoft Office

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Microsoft Office
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Type
Developer(s)Microsoft
Operating system
Supported platformsx86, AMD64, ARM32, ARM64/ARM64e
Initial release versionThe Microsoft Office for Windows
Initial release date1990-11-19
Latest release versionOffice 2024
Latest release date2024-09-16
Latest pre-release version
Latest pre-release date
Other name(s)
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.

In October 2022, Microsoft announced that it would phase out the Microsoft Office brand in favor of "Microsoft 365" by January 2023, with the Office name continuing to be used for legacy product offerings. Microsoft later reversed this stance, releasing Office 2024 in September 2024.

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
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 to support Windows 3.0
Microsoft Office 2.5 2.5 1992 1998-03-31
Microsoft Office 3.0 3.0 1992-08-30 1998-09-30
Microsoft Office 4.0 4.0 1994-01-17 2000-11-01
Microsoft Office 4.2 4.2 1994-07-03 2000-11-01 Introduced 32-bit Word and Excel
Microsoft Office 4.3 4.3 1994-06-02 2000-11-01 Last version to support Windows 3.1, Windows NT 3.1 and 3.5
Microsoft Office 95 7.0 1995-07-24 2001-12-31 First fully 32-bit version of Office
Microsoft Office 97 8.0 1996-11-19 2004-01-16 Last version to support Windows NT 3.51
Microsoft Office 2000 9.0 1999-06-07 2009-07-14 Last version to support Windows 95
Microsoft Office XP 10.0 2001-05-31 2011-07-12 Also known as Office 2002; last version to support Windows NT 4.0, Windows 98 and Windows Me
Microsoft Office 2003 11.0 2003-10-21 2014-04-08 Introduced OneNote; last version to support Windows 2000
Microsoft Office 2007 12.0 2007-01-30 2017-10-10 Introduced the Ribbon user interface and Calibri font; last version to support Windows XP Professional x64 Edition
Microsoft Office 2010 14.0[a] 2010-06-15 2020-10-13 Introduced a 64-bit variant; last version to support Windows XP and Windows Vista
Microsoft Office 2013 15.0 2013-01-29 2023-04-11 Only version to support Windows RT
Microsoft Office 2016 16.0 2015-09-22 2025-10-14 Introduced an agile update model with frequent feature drops for Office 365 customers; last version to support Windows 8.1 and earlier
Microsoft Office 2019 2018-09-24 2025-10-14 Second perpetual release of Office 16 unlocking certain features previously limited to Office 365 customers
Microsoft Office 2021 2021-10-05 2026-10-13
Microsoft Office 2024 2024-09-16 2029-10-09

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
Microsoft Office 2024 2024-09-16 2029-10-09

Notes[edit | edit source]

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