Microsoft Office for Mac Price 2026: Office 2024 for Mac, Lifetime Licences and Microsoft 365 Compared

Reviewed 12 October 2026 by Jen, Technical Support Advisor at Nerdused.

Microsoft Office for Mac costs $179.99 as a one-time purchase (Office Home 2024), $249.99 with Outlook and work-use rights (Office Home & Business 2024), or from $99.99 a year as a Microsoft 365 subscription. Those are Microsoft's US prices, checked on 12 October 2026. A one-time licence covers one Mac and gets security updates until 9 October 2029. A subscription covers up to five devices at once and adds 1 TB of OneDrive storage.

Microsoft Office for Mac price at a glance

Lowest-priced Office 2024 for Mac	Office Home 2024: $179.99 at Microsoft, $180 at Nerdused
With Outlook and work use	Office Home & Business 2024: $249.99 at Microsoft, $199.99 at Nerdused
Subscription	Microsoft 365 Personal: $99.99 a year or $9.99 a month. Microsoft 365 Family: $129.99 a year or $12.99 a month
Apps	Word, Excel, PowerPoint and OneNote; Outlook is added in Home & Business
macOS needed	One of the three most recent versions of macOS, on Apple silicon or Intel
Office 2024 for Mac support ends	9 October 2029
Office 2021 for Mac end of support	13 October 2026
Not available on a Mac	Access; Office Standard 2024 and Professional Plus 2024 (Windows only)

Microsoft's prices were read from its plan comparison page and its Office Home 2024 and Office Home & Business 2024 pages on 12 October 2026. Nerdused prices were read from our store the same day. Local prices and tax vary by country.

Office for Mac prices compared: Microsoft vs Nerdused

Option	Apps on a Mac	Covers	Microsoft's price	Nerdused price
Office Home 2024	Word, Excel, PowerPoint, OneNote	1 Mac or PC, non-commercial use	$179.99 once	$180.00 once
Office Home & Business 2024	Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook, OneNote	1 Mac or PC, home or work	$249.99 once	$199.99 once
Office Home & Business 2021 for Mac	Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook, OneNote	1 Mac	Replaced by Office 2024	$119.00 once
Microsoft 365 Personal	Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook, OneNote, with Copilot and 1 TB of storage	1 person, up to 5 devices at once	$99.99 a year or $9.99 a month	Not sold here
Microsoft 365 Family	The same apps	1 to 6 people, up to 5 devices each	$129.99 a year or $12.99 a month	Not sold here
Microsoft 365 account, 1 year	Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook, OneNote	Up to 5 devices, Mac included	Not sold in this form	$29.99 for the year

Office Home 2024 is $180.00 at Nerdused, a cent above Microsoft's $179.99. The savings are on Home & Business 2024, which is $50 under Microsoft's price when we have it in stock, on the 2021 edition and on the 1-year account. The 1-year account is a ready-made Microsoft 365 account with its own login, not a product key. Stock of the Mac editions changes, so check each product page for availability.

Office 2024 for Mac: Home or Home & Business?

Office 2024 for Mac comes in two editions, and Microsoft describes each as a “one-time purchase for 1 PC or Mac”. Both install the classic 2024 desktop versions of Word, Excel, PowerPoint and OneNote. Home & Business adds two things: Outlook, and the right to use the suite for work. Microsoft labels Home 2024 “for non-commercial use” and Home & Business “for use at home or work”.

You may not need Home & Business for email alone. Outlook for Mac is a free download from the Mac App Store, and Microsoft says it is free to use with Outlook.com, Gmail, iCloud, Yahoo and IMAP accounts. Choose Home & Business if you run a business on your Mac. Our Office 2024 editions guide compares the Mac editions with the Windows-only ones.

Is there a Microsoft Office for Mac lifetime licence?

Yes. A Microsoft Office for Mac lifetime licence is the one-time purchase described above: you pay once, there is nothing to renew, and the licence has no expiry date. Two limits apply. Each licence covers one Mac, and Microsoft supports each version only until a fixed date:

• Office 2024 for Mac: supported until 9 October 2029.
• Office 2021 for Mac: end of support is 13 October 2026.
• Office 2019 for Mac: support ended on 10 October 2023.
• Office 2016 for Mac: support ended on 13 October 2020.

After that date the apps still open, but Microsoft stops issuing security fixes. One-time purchases also have no upgrade option, so the next version is a new purchase at full price. That is why Office Home & Business 2021 for Mac is the lowest-priced one-time licence in the table: it still works, but its end-of-support date is 13 October 2026, after which Microsoft issues no security fixes. For a new install we recommend Office 2024. Our Office 2021 end of life guide explains what stops.

One-time purchase or Microsoft 365 on a Mac: which costs less?

The one-time purchase costs less if you keep it for two years or more. Two years of Microsoft 365 Personal come to $199.98, already more than Office Home 2024 at $179.99. Over five years the subscription costs $499.95.

The subscription earns its price in three cases: you use Office on a Mac, an iPad and a phone at the same time, you want 1 TB of OneDrive storage and Copilot, or you share with family. Microsoft 365 Family covers up to six people for $129.99 a year. Our lifetime licence vs Microsoft 365 comparison runs the numbers in full.

How to download Microsoft Office for Mac after you buy

You download Microsoft Office for Mac from Microsoft, not from the seller. With an Office 2024 or 2021 product key, the steps are:

1. Go to microsoft365.com/setup and sign in with a Microsoft account, or create one.
2. Enter your product key. This adds the Office licence to your account, and you only do it once.
3. Select Install apps. The installer downloads to your Downloads folder as a .pkg file.
4. Open the .pkg file, follow the installer and enter your Mac password when asked.
5. Open Word from your Applications folder and select Get Started to activate.

Microsoft's own install instructions cover each screen, and our guide to installing and activating Office 2024 lists fixes for common errors.

What you cannot run on a Mac

Microsoft states that Access is not available for Mac. Office Standard 2024 and Office Professional Plus 2024 are Windows-only editions, so those keys do not activate on macOS. If you need a Windows-only app, our guide to running Windows on a Mac covers Parallels and the Windows licence you would need.

Microsoft Office for Mac: FAQs

How much is Microsoft Office for Mac?

At Microsoft, Office Home 2024 is $179.99 and Office Home & Business 2024 is $249.99, each paid once for one Mac. Microsoft 365 Personal is $99.99 a year.

Is Office 2024 for Mac a one-time purchase?

Yes. Both Mac editions are paid for once, with no renewal. Security updates continue until 9 October 2029.

Does Office for Mac include Outlook?

Office Home & Business does. Office Home 2024 does not, but Outlook for Mac is a free download from the Mac App Store for personal email accounts.

Can I use an Office Professional Plus key on a Mac?

No. Professional Plus and Standard are Windows-only editions. On a Mac you need Office Home 2024, Office Home & Business, or a Microsoft 365 plan.

Where can I buy Microsoft Office for Mac?

From Microsoft, or from our Microsoft Office for Mac collection, which lists the editions we have in stock today.

Sources: Microsoft's Office 2024 FAQ, End of support for Office 2021, Overview of Office for Mac and Outlook for Mac licensing pages, read on 12 October 2026.