Office 2019 for Mac stops functioning in July

Microsoft Office 2019 for Mac has reached the end of the line, as Microsoft recently announced they are pulling the plug on document creation and editing for people using Office 2019 apps (including Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Outlook). The date for this change is July 13, 2026.​

If you own Office 2019 and need to keep editing Word documents or using other Office-related functions, you have 3 main options:

• Purchase a Microsoft 365 subscription, which continuously provides you with the latest version of Office, and is usable on multiple computers. Starts at $100/yr.
  
• Purchase Office 2024, the buy-once version of Office that starts at $180 and receives support from Microsoft through October 2029.
  
• Switch to a free community-maintained Office alternative such as LibreOffice or OpenOffice.
  

Do you wonder whether you have Office 2019 on your Mac? Click here for instructions to determine the version of Office or Word that you’re currently using.