
The service, previously called Office 365, rebranded as Microsoft 365 in April 2020. If you subscribe you benefit from the fact that you always receive the latest updates to the software, continuously, without the need of having to buy the whole program or suite again. The latest version of Office for Mac is available via a Microsoft 365 subscription (from $69.99/£59.99 per year or $6.99/£5.99 per month).

You can subscribe to Microsoft 365 on a monthly or yearly basis, or you can buy the software outright. There is more than one way to buy Microsoft Office for Mac. If you aren’t sure whether to choose the Microsoft Office apps or some free, or cheaper alternatives take a look at our Best Word Processors for Mac and Best Email apps for Mac articles. We’ll help you figure out which version of Office for Mac is the right one for you in our complete guide to buying Microsoft Office for Mac. There are multiple ways in which you can get the Office apps on your Mac. And, if you are choosing a subscription package, you need to determine what kind of subscription applies to you. You need to decide whether you need just one application or all of them. You need to choose whether to sign up to a subscription or buy the full version outright. But it’s not a simple case of installing the application you need and starting to type. You can run Microsoft Office, including Word, Excel, PowerPoint and Outlook on a Mac (and on your iPad or iPhone).
