Microsoft Office is a bundle of Microsoft's productivity application. This includes Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Access and later Mail, Office Manager, and Outlook. The '1.x' versions of Microsoft Office were simply a marketing bundle of the standalone products sold together with no other packaging changes. Even though these were distinct applications, rather than one single monolithic program, they shared a similar user interface, integrated well together and shared the ability to embed documents from one application in the documents of another.
Microsoft Office 4.2. Microsoft Office is a bundle of Microsoft's productivity application. This includes Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Access and later Mail, Office Manager, and Outlook. The '1.x' versions of Microsoft Office were simply a marketing bundle of the standalone products sold together with no other packaging changes.
MS Office started out on the Macintosh, but quickly became the de-facto office suite for Windows 3.x.
Microsoft Office competed with a number of other office suites including Lotus Smartsuite, Borland/WordPerfect/Corel Office, and Star Office. Also see a complete list of Winworld's Word Processors, Spreadsheets, Databases, and Presentation programs.
Microsoft Office 4.2 completes the transition started with Office 4.0 (they skipped 4.1). All of the Office components now support OLE2 and have consistent user interfaces between platforms and applications.
Office 4.2 includes Word 6.0, Excel 5.0, and PowerPoint 4.0. It does NOT include Microsoft Access.
Office 4.2 was released for Windows 3.1, the Apple Macintosh, and i386/Alpha Windows NT. (In the NT package, PowerPoint is still 16-bit)
Later 4.2 releases were rebadged as 'Microsoft Office 4.2 Standard' and sold along side 'Microsoft Office 4.3 Professional'.. The main difference was the addition of Microsoft Access. There was never a 'Professional' Office 4.2. Likely the reason for this was it let them keep the Macintosh version the same, as Microsoft Access was never ported to the Mac.
Installation instructions
To perform a non-floppy install using floppy disk images, extract the content of each disk in to folders named Disk1, Disk2, Disk3, etc. Then run setup.
The Macintosh version supports both 68K and Power PC Macs.
-->Office 2016 for Mac is a version of Office that’s available as a one-time purchase from a retail store or through a volume licensing agreement. It will be supported with security updates and bug fixes, as needed, until October 13, 2020. The minimum supported macOS for Office 2016 for Mac is 10.10 (Yosemite).
Note
- For security reason, Microsoft has deprecated the use of SHA-1. Learn more
- For release notes for Office 2016 for Mac releases prior to September 2018, see Release notes for Office for Mac.
- For release information for Office for Mac, which is the version that comes with Office 365 subscriptions, see the release notes and update history for Office for Mac.
- Office 2019 for Mac is the most current version that’s available as a one-time purchase. For release information for Office 2019 for Mac, see the release notes and update history for Office for Mac.
Updates for Office 2016 for Mac are available from Microsoft AutoUpdate (MAU). To use Microsoft AutoUpdate, start an Office application, such as Word, and then choose Help > Check for Updates. If you're an admin and want to update the computers in your organization with your existing software deployment tools, you can download and deploy the update packages for each application.
Most current packages for Office 2016 for Mac
The following table lists the most current packages for Office 2016 for Mac and for the individual applications, such as Word and Excel. All packages are 64-bit only. The build date is listed in parentheses, in a YYMMDD format, after the version number. The install package is used if you don't have the application already installed, while the update package is used to update an existing installation.
March 10, 2020
Version 16.16.20 (20030700)
| Application | Download links | SHA256 hashes for install package |
|---|---|---|
| Office suite (all applications) | Install package | E6B38E17FECF5BF67CB08C5EF405BCEFE2079A079637D5800E1815B1FCB8E0B6 |
| Word | Install package Update package | 1B60C30C16005DE9D88C93DF5371BEC856944F98B8337D5408DC96C90A808E86 |
| Excel | Install package Update package | 4634B23F41A57B02D27F71C37D87856786DEF3653A40FFFFCEDF43857E1D9754 |
| PowerPoint | Install package Update package | B062BAD7FEE443EDA0F5804F4F7C6D90585F62D91B74BD47F9D1EDE29C13DFA8 |
| Outlook | Install package Update package | 07E736079C55DC0EB6C355FF45A51A2987D5623F8D1F8F485F378EE721937980 |
| OneNote | Update package | Not applicable |
March 2020 release
Release Date: March 10, 2020
Version 16.16.20 (Build 20030700)
This release provides the following updates.
| Application | Security updates | Download link for update package |
|---|---|---|
| Word | CVE-2020-0850 CVE-2020-0852 CVE-2020-0892 | Word update package |
| Excel | Excel update package | |
| PowerPoint | PowerPoint update package | |
| Outlook | Outlook update package | |
| OneNote | OneNote update package | |
| Office suite |
February 2020 release
Release Date: February 11, 2020
Version 16.16.19 (Build 20021000)
This release provides the following updates.
| Application | Security updates | Download link for update package |
|---|---|---|
| Word | Word update package | |
| Excel | CVE-2020-0759 | Excel update package |
| PowerPoint | PowerPoint update package | |
| Outlook | Outlook update package | |
| OneNote | OneNote update package | |
| Office suite |
January 2020 release
Release Date: January 14, 2020
Version 16.16.18 (Build 20011202)
This release provides the following updates.
| Application | Security updates | Download link for update package |
|---|---|---|
| Word | Word update package | |
| Excel | CVE-2020-0650 CVE-2020-0651 | Excel update package |
| PowerPoint | PowerPoint update package | |
| Outlook | Outlook update package | |
| OneNote | OneNote update package | |
| Office suite |
December 2019 release
Release Date: December 10, 2019
Version 16.16.17 (Build 19120800)
This release provides the following updates.
| Application | Security updates | Download link for update package |
|---|---|---|
| Word | Word update package | |
| Excel | CVE-2019-1464 | Excel update package |
| PowerPoint | CVE-2019-1462 | PowerPoint update package |
| Outlook | Outlook update package | |
| OneNote | OneNote update package | |
| Office suite |
November 2019 release
Release Date: November 12, 2019
Version 16.16.16 (Build 19111100)
This release provides the following updates.
| Application | Security updates | Download link for update package |
|---|---|---|
| Word | Word update package | |
| Excel | CVE-2019-1446 CVE-2019-1448 CVE-2019-1457 | Excel update package |
| PowerPoint | PowerPoint update package | |
| Outlook | Outlook update package | |
| OneNote | OneNote update package | |
| Office suite |
October 2019 release
Release Date: October 15, 2019
Version 16.16.15 (Build 19101400)
This release provides the following updates.
| Application | Security updates | Download link for update package |
|---|---|---|
| Word | Word update package | |
| Excel | CVE-2019-1327 CVE-2019-1331 | Excel update package |
| PowerPoint | PowerPoint update package | |
| Outlook | Outlook update package | |
| OneNote | OneNote update package | |
| Office suite |
September 2019 release
Release Date: September 10, 2019
Version 16.16.14 (Build 19090900)
This release provides the following updates.
| Application | Security updates | Download link for update package |
|---|---|---|
| Word | Word update package | |
| Excel | CVE-2019-1263 CVE-2019-1297 | Excel update package |
| PowerPoint | PowerPoint update package | |
| Outlook | Outlook update package | |
| OneNote | OneNote update package | |
| Office suite |
August 2019 release
Release Date: August 13, 2019
Version 16.16.13 (Build 19081100)
This release provides the following updates.
| Application | Security updates | Download link for update package |
|---|---|---|
| Word | CVE-2019-1201 CVE-2019-1205 | Word update package |
| Excel | Excel update package | |
| PowerPoint | PowerPoint update package | |
| Outlook | Outlook update package | |
| OneNote | OneNote update package | |
| Office suite |
July 2019 release
Release Date: July 16, 2019
Version 16.16.12 (Build 19071500)
This release provides the following updates.
| Application | Security updates | Download link for update package |
|---|---|---|
| Word | Word update package | |
| Excel | CVE-2019-1110 CVE-2019-1111 | Excel update package |
| PowerPoint | PowerPoint update package | |
| Outlook | CVE-2019-1084 | Outlook update package |
| OneNote | OneNote update package | |
| Office suite |
June 2019 release
Release Date: June 11, 2019
Version 16.16.11 (Build 19060902)
Mac Microsoft Office
This release provides the following updates.
| Application | Security updates | Download link for update package |
|---|---|---|
| Word | CVE-2019-1034 CVE-2019-1035 | Word update package |
| Excel | Excel update package | |
| PowerPoint | PowerPoint update package | |
| Outlook | Outlook update package | |
| OneNote | OneNote update package | |
| Office suite |
May 2019 release
Microsoft Office 3.0 Download
Release Date: May 14, 2019
Version 16.16.10 (Build 19051200)
This release provides the following updates.
| Application | Security updates | Download link for update package |
|---|---|---|
| Word | CVE-2019-0953 | Word update package |
| Excel | Excel update package | |
| PowerPoint | PowerPoint update package | |
| Outlook | Outlook update package | |
| OneNote | OneNote update package | |
| Office suite |
April 2019 release
Release Date: April 16, 2019
Version 16.16.9 (Build 19041201)
This release provides the following updates.
| Application | Security updates | Download link for update package |
|---|---|---|
| Word | Word update package | |
| Excel | CVE-2019-0828 | Excel update package |
| PowerPoint | PowerPoint update package | |
| Outlook | Outlook update package | |
| OneNote | OneNote update package | |
| Office suite | CVE-2019-0822 |
March 2019 release
Release Date: March 12, 2019
Version 16.16.8 (Build 19031202)
This release provides the following updates.
| Application | Security updates | Download link for update package |
|---|---|---|
| Word | Word update package | |
| Excel | Excel update package | |
| PowerPoint | PowerPoint update package | |
| Outlook | Outlook update package | |
| OneNote | OneNote update package | |
| Office suite |
February 2019 release
Release Date: February 12, 2019
Version 16.16.7 (Build 19021001)
This release provides the following updates.
| Application | Security updates | Download link for update package |
|---|---|---|
| Word | Word update package | |
| Excel | CVE-2019-0669 | Excel update package |
| PowerPoint | PowerPoint update package | |
| Outlook | Outlook update package | |
| OneNote | OneNote update package | |
| Office suite |
January 2019 release
Release Date: January 16, 2019
Version 16.16.6 (Build 19011400)
This release provides the following updates.
| Application | Security updates | Download link for update package |
|---|---|---|
| Word | CVE-2019-0561: Microsoft Word Information Disclosure Vulnerability CVE-2019-0585: Microsoft Word Remote Code Execution Vulnerability | Word update package |
| Excel | Excel update package | |
| PowerPoint | PowerPoint update package | |
| Outlook | Outlook update package | |
| OneNote | OneNote update package | |
| Office suite |
December 2018 release
Release Date: December 11, 2018
Version 16.16.5 (Build 18120801)
This release provides the following updates.
| Application | Security updates | Download link for update package |
|---|---|---|
| Word | Word update package | |
| Excel | CVE-2018-8597: Microsoft Excel Remote Code Execution Vulnerability CVE-2018-8627: Microsoft Excel Information Disclosure Vulnerability | Excel update package |
| PowerPoint | CVE-2018-8628: Microsoft PowerPoint Remote Code Execution Vulnerability | PowerPoint update package |
| Outlook | Outlook update package | |
| OneNote | OneNote update package | |
| Office suite |
November 2018 release
Release Date: November 13, 2018
Version 16.16.4 (Build 18111001)
Microsoft Office 3.0 For Mac Pro
This release provides the following updates.
Microsoft Office For Mac Download
| Application | Security updates | Download link for update package |
|---|---|---|
| Word | Word update package | |
| Excel | CVE-2018-8574: Microsoft Excel Remote Code Execution Vulnerability CVE-2018-8577: Microsoft Excel Remote Code Execution Vulnerability | Excel update package |
| PowerPoint | PowerPoint update package | |
| Outlook | Outlook update package | |
| OneNote | OneNote update package | |
| Office suite |
October 2018 release
Release Date: October 16, 2018
Version 16.16.3 (Build 18101500)
This release provides the following updates.
Microsoft Office 3.0 For Mac Pc
| Application | Security updates | Download link for update package |
|---|---|---|
| Word | Word update package | |
| Excel | Excel update package | |
| PowerPoint | PowerPoint update package | |
| Outlook | Outlook update package | |
| OneNote | OneNote update package | |
| Office suite | CVE-2018-8432 Microsoft Graphics Components Remote Code Execution Vulnerability |
September 2018 release
Release Date: September 11, 2018
Version 16.16.2 (Build 18091001)
This release provides the following updates.
| Application | Security updates | Download link for update package |
|---|---|---|
| Word | Word update package | |
| Excel | CVE-2018-8429: Microsoft Excel Information Disclosure Vulnerability CVE-2018-8331: Microsoft Excel Remote Code Execution Vulnerability | Excel update package |
| PowerPoint | PowerPoint update package | |
| Outlook | Outlook update package | |
| OneNote | OneNote update package | |
| Office suite | CVE-2018-8332: Microsoft Graphics Remote Code Execution Vulnerability |