This is a history of the various versions of Microsoft Office, consisting of a bundle of several different applications which changed over time. This table only includes final releases and not pre-release or beta software. It also does not list the history of the constituent standalone applications which were released much earlier starting with Word in 1983, Excel in 1985, and PowerPoint in 1987.
Office versions Summary Release date Title Components NotesOctober 1, 1990The Microsoft Office for WindowsWord 1.1, Excel 2.1d, PowerPoint 2.0March 4, 1991Office 1.5Word 1.1, Excel 3.0, PowerPoint 2.0July 8, 1991Office 1.6Word 1.1, Excel 3.0, PowerPoint 2.0, Mail 2.1Last version for Windows 3.0.Early 1992Office 2.0Word 2.0a, Excel 3.0, PowerPoint 2.0, Mail 2.1Mid 1992Office 2.5Word 2.0a, Excel 4.0, PowerPoint 2.0e, Mail 2.1Mail 2.1: licence only, no software.August 30, 1992Office 3.0Word 2.0c, Excel 4.0, PowerPoint 3.0, Mail 3.0January 17, 1994Office 4.0Word 6.0, Excel 4.0, PowerPoint 3.0, Mail 3.1 June 2, 1994Office 4.3Word 6.0, Excel 5.0, PowerPoint 4.0, Mail 3.2, Access 2.0 Final 16-bit version. Last version for Windows 3.1x and Windows NT 3.1.July 3, 1994Office for NT 4.2Word 6.0, Excel 5.0, PowerPoint 4.0, Office Manager Office Manager included. Last version for Windows NT 3.5.August 24, 1995Office 95 (7.0)Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Schedule+, Binder, Access, Bookshelf The first Office version to have the same version number (7.0, inherited from Word 6.0) for all major component products (Word, Excel and so on). First fully 32-bit version.November 19, 1996Office 97 (8.0)Word 97, Word 98, Excel, PowerPoint, Access, Publisher 97, Publisher 98, Outlook 97, Outlook 98, BookShelf Basics, Small Business Financial Manager 97, Small Business Financial Manager 98, Automap Street Plus, Direct Mail Manager, Expedia Streets 98 First version to receive extended support. Published on CD-ROM as well as on a set of 45 3½-inch floppy disks, became Y2K-safe with Service Release 2. Last version for Windows NT 3.51.June 20, 1997Office 97 Powered by Word 98 (8.5) Word 98 was released only in Japanese and Korean editions. First version to contain Outlook 98 in all editions and Publisher 98 in the Small Business Edition. June 7, 1999Office 2000 (9.0)Word, Excel, Outlook, PowerPoint, Access, Publisher, Small Business Tools, FrontPage, PhotoDraw First version to receive 5 years of extended support. Second version to receive extended support. Final 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 for updates to install. Last version for Windows 95. May 31, 2001Office XP (10.0)Word, Excel, Outlook, PowerPoint, Access, FrontPage, Publisher, Small Business Tools Second version to receive 5 years of extended support. Third version to receive extended support. Improved support for working in user accounts without administrative privileges. Last version for Windows NT 4.0, Windows 98 and Windows ME. Final version to support 9x-based operating systems. Also known as Office 2002.August 19, 2003Office 2003 (11.0)Word, Excel, Outlook, PowerPoint, Access, Publisher, OneNote, InfoPath Third version to receive 5 years of extended support. Fourth version to receive extended support. First version to only support NT-based operating systems. Final version to use the legacy interface. OneNote is introduced in this version. Final version to have Arial and Times New Roman as the default fonts across all applications. Last version for Windows 2000.January 30, 2007Office 2007 (12.0)Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook, Publisher, Access, Groove, OneNote, InfoPath, Communicator, Visio Viewer, OCT Fourth version to receive 5 years of extended support. Fifth version to receive extended support. First version to use the Ribbon interface with tabbed menus. First version to have Calibri as the default font across all applications.June 15, 2010Office 2010 (14.0)Word, Excel, PowerPoint, OneNote, Outlook, Publisher, Access, InfoPath, SharePoint Workspace, Visio Viewer, OCT, Lync Fifth version to receive 5 years of extended support. Sixth version to receive extended support. First version to ship in 32-bit and 64-bit. Last version for Windows XP, Windows Server 2003, Windows Vista and Windows Server 2008. Version 13.0 was skipped because of the fear of the number 13. January 29, 2013Office 2013 (15.0)Word, Excel, PowerPoint, OneNote, Outlook, Publisher, Access, Lync, Skype for Business, Visio Viewer Sixth version to receive 5 years of extended support. Seventh version to receive extended support. Lync is replaced with Skype for Business after an update.September 22, 2015Office 2016 (16.0)Word, Excel, PowerPoint, OneNote, Outlook, Publisher, Access, Skype for Business, Visio Viewer Final version to receive 5 years of extended support. Eighth version to receive extended support. Last version for Windows 7, Windows Server 2008 R2, Windows 8, Windows Server 2012, Windows 8.1, Windows Server 2012 R2 and Windows Server 2016.September 24, 2018Office 2019 (16.0)Word, Excel, PowerPoint, OneNote, Outlook, Publisher, Access, Skype for Business, Visio Viewer Final version to receive extended support. Second perpetual release of Office 16 unlocking certain features previously limited to Office 365 customers. OneNote was removed from the suite, and a redesigned UWP version of the app is bundled with all Windows releases instead. However, the x86 version of OneNote was added back to the suite in March 2020, as it went back into active development.October 5, 2021Office 2021 (16.0)Word, Excel, PowerPoint, OneNote, Outlook, Publisher, Access, Skype for Business, Visio Viewer First version to receive 3 years of extended support. Final version to have Calibri as the default font across all applications.October 1, 2024Office 2024 (16.0)Word, Excel, PowerPoint, OneNote, Outlook, Access, Skype for Business, Visio Viewer First version to have Aptos as the default font across all applications. Second version to receive 3 years of extended support. Current release.
Microsoft Office 95 + Comparison of Office 95 editions Application Standard Edition Professional Edition Word Excel PowerPoint Schedule+ Binder Access Bookshelf
Microsoft Office 97 + Comparison of Microsoft Office 97 editions Office programs Standard Edition Professional Edition Small Business Edition Small Business Edition 2.0 DeveloperEdition Word Excel Outlook PowerPoint Access Bookshelf Basics Developer Tools and SDK Publisher 97 Small Business Financial Manager 97 Automap Streets Plus Publisher 98 Small Business Financial Manager 98 Direct Mail Manager Expedia Streets
Microsoft Office 2000 + Comparison of Microsoft Office 2000 editions Office programs Standard Small Business Professional Premium Developer Word Excel Outlook Publisher Small Business Tools Access PowerPoint FrontPage PhotoDraw Developer Tools and SDK Visio Project MapPoint Vizact
Microsoft Office 2000 Personal was an additional SKU, solely designed for the Japanese market, that included Word 2000, Excel 2000 and Outlook 2000. This compilation would later become widespread as Microsoft Office 2003 Basic.
Microsoft Office XP + Comparison of Microsoft Office XP editions Features Standard forStudents and Teachers Standard Professional Small Business Professionalwith Publisher Developer Licensing scheme Academic Retail Retail and volume OEM OEM Retail, MSDN Word 2002 Excel 2002 Outlook 2002 PowerPoint 2002 Access 2002 FrontPage 2002 Developer tools Publisher 2002 Small Business Tools 2002 Visio 2002 Project 2002
Microsoft Office 2003 + Comparison of Microsoft Office 2003 editions Application OfficeBasic Student andTeacher Edition Standard Small Business Professional Edition Word Excel PowerPoint Outlook Publisher Access InfoPath OneNote FrontPage Visio Project
Microsoft Office 2007 + Comparison of Microsoft Office 2007 editions Programs and Features Basic Home and Student Standard Small Business Professional Professional Plus Ultimate Enterprise Licensing scheme OEM OEM and retail Retail and volume OEM, retail, and volume OEM and retail Volume Retail Volume Word Excel PowerPoint OneNote Outlook Publisher Access Groove InfoPath Communicator Project SharePoint Designer Visio Office Customization Tool (OCT)1 1 Office Customization Tool is used to customize the installation of Office 2007 by creating a Windows Installer patch file (.MSP) and replacing the Custom Installation Wizard and Custom Deployment Wizard included in earlier versions of the Office Resource Kit that created a Windows Installer Transform (.MST).
Microsoft Office 2010 + Comparison of Microsoft Office 2010 editions Suites As an individual product Starter Office Online Personal1 Home and Student2 Home and Business3 Standard Professional3Professional Academic4University Professional Plus5 Licensing scheme OEM Free Retail and OEM Retail Retail Retail and Volume Academic and Retail Retail and Volume Word Excel PowerPoint OneNote Outlook Publisher Access InfoPath SharePoint Workspace SharePoint Designer Project Visio Lync Office Customization Tool (OCT)6
Remarks 1 Office 2010 Personal was made available for distribution only in Japan. 2 The retail version of Office 2010 Home and Student can be installed on up to three machines in a single household for non-commercial use only. The Product Key Card version only allows a single installation on a single machine. 3 The retail versions of Office 2010 Home and Business and Office 2010 Professional can be installed on two devices including a primary machine, and a portable device such as a laptop, for use by a single user. The Product Key Card version only allows a single installation on a single machine. 4 On February 1, 2012, Office 2010 University replaced the previous Office 2010 Professional Academic edition in an effort to curtail fraudulent product use. 5 Office 2010 Professional Plus is only available for Volume License customers. The retail version is offered through MSDN or TechNet. 6 The Office Customization Tool is used to customize the installation of Office by creating a Windows Installer Patch (.MSP) file, and replaces the Custom Installation Wizard and Custom Deployment Wizard included in 2003 and earlier versions of the Office Resource Kit. It is only available in Volume License editions.
Microsoft Office 2013 + Comparison of Office 2013 suites As anindividualproduct Traditional editions Office 365 subscriptions Office RT Home & Student Home & Business Standard Professional Professional Plus Personal Home University Small Business Premium ProPlus Enterprise Availability Windows RT Retail, OEM Retail, OEM Volume licensing Retail, OEM Volume licensing Software plus services Software plus services Software plus services Software plus services Software plus services Software plus services Maximum users 1 1 1 1 As licensed 1 As licensed 1 all users in one household 1 10 25 Unlimited Devices per user 1 1 1 1 As licensed 1 As licensed 1 computer and 1 mobile 5 shared among all users 2 computers and 2 mobiles 5 5 5 Commercial use allowed? 2 Word 1 Excel 1 PowerPoint 1 OneNote 3 1 Outlook 1 Publisher Access InfoPath 4 Lync 3 SharePoint Designer ProjectHas multiple editions VisioHas multiple editions Remarks
1 The Windows RT versions do not include all of the functionality provided by other versions of Office. 2 Commercial use of Office RT is allowed through volume licensing or business subscriptions to Office 365. 3 Windows Store versions are also available. 4 InfoPath was initially part of Office 365 Small Business Premium. However, it no longer is.
Microsoft Office 2016