MS Office Release Versions


 

Office versions

Release dateTitleComponentsNotesEoL Mainstream SupportEoL Extended Support
November 19, 1990The Microsoft Office for WindowsWord 1.1, Excel 2.0, PowerPoint 2.0December 31, 1996N/A
March 4, 1991Office 1.5Word 1.1, Excel 3.0, PowerPoint 2.0December 31, 1996N/A
July 8, 1991Office 1.6Word 1.1, Excel 3.0, PowerPoint 2.0, Mail 2.1First version to support Windows NT 3.51 and Windows 95 and last version to support Windows 3.0.December 31, 1996N/A
Early 1992Office 2.5Word 2.0a, Excel 4.0, PowerPoint 2.0e, Mail 2.1
  • Mail 2.1: licence only, no software.
  • First version to support Windows NT 4.0
March 31, 1998N/A
August 30, 1992Office 3.0Word 2.0c, Excel 4.0, PowerPoint 3.0, Mail 3.0September 30, 1998N/A
January 17, 1994Office 4.0Word 6.0, Excel 4.0, PowerPoint 3.0, Mail 3.1First version to support Windows 98November 1, 2000N/A
June 2, 1994Office 4.3Word 6.0, Excel 5.0, PowerPoint 4.0, Mail 3.2, Access 2.0Final 16-bit version and last version to support Windows 3.1x and Windows NT 3.1.November 1, 2000N/A
July 3, 1994Office for NT 4.2Word 6.0, Excel 5.0, PowerPoint 4.0, Office ManagerNovember 1, 2000N/A
August 24, 1995Office 95 (7.0)Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Schedule+, Binder, Access, Bookshelf
  • Coincided with the Windows 95 operating system release.
  • Works only on Windows 95 as well as Windows NT 3.51 or later.
  • First version to support Windows 2000 and Windows ME.
  • 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).
  • Last version to support Windows NT 3.51 versions below SP5.
December 31, 2001N/A
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 98August 31, 2001February 28, 2002
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, as well as the first version of Office 97 to support Windows 98 Second Edition.
June 7, 1999Office 2000 (9.0)Word, Excel, Outlook, PowerPoint, Access, Publisher, Small Business Tools, FrontPage, PhotoDrawJune 30, 2004July 14, 2009
May 31, 2001Office XP (10.0)Word, Excel, Outlook, PowerPoint, Access, FrontPage, Publisher, Small Business ToolsJuly 11, 2006July 12, 2011
August 19, 2003Office 2003 (11.0)Word, Excel, Outlook, PowerPoint, Access, Publisher, OneNote, InfoPath
  • First version to only support NT-based operating systems.
  • Last version to have legacy interface.
  • OneNote is introduced in this version.
  • Last version to have Arial and Times New Roman as the default fonts across all applications.
  • First version to officially support Windows 7 and last version to support Windows 2000 Service Packs 3 and 4, Windows XP below SP2 and Windows Server 2003 below SP1.
April 14, 2009April 8, 2014
January 30, 2007Office 2007 (12.0)Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook, Publisher, Access, Groove, OneNote, InfoPath, Communicator, Visio Viewer, OCTOctober 9, 2012October 10, 2017
June 15, 2010Office 2010 (14.0)Word, Excel, PowerPoint, OneNote, Outlook, Publisher, Access, InfoPath, SharePoint Workspace, Visio Viewer, OCT, LyncOctober 13, 2015October 13, 2020
January 29, 2013Office 2013 (15.0)Word, Excel, PowerPoint, OneNote, Outlook, Publisher, Access, Lync, Skype for Business, Visio ViewerApril 10, 2018April 11, 2023
September 22, 2015Office 2016 (16.0)Word, Excel, PowerPoint, OneNote, Outlook, Publisher, Access, Skype for Business, Visio ViewerOctober 13, 2020October 14, 2025
September 24, 2018Office 2019 (16.0)Word, Excel, PowerPoint, OneNote, Outlook, Publisher, Access, Skype for Business, Visio Viewer
  • Last version to receive extended support.
  • Runs on Windows 10 versions 1809 or later, Windows Server 2019 and Windows Server 2022 only.
  • OneNote was removed from the suite in Office 2019, and a redesigned Universal Windows Platform version of the app is bundled with all releases of Windows 10 instead.However, the x86 version of OneNote was added back to the suite in March 2020, as it went back into active development.
October 10, 2023October 14, 2025
October 5, 2021Office 2021 (16.0)Word, Excel, PowerPoint, OneNote, Outlook, Publisher, Access, Skype for Business, Visio ViewerRuns on Windows 10 version 1809 or later, Windows Server 2019 and Windows Server 2022 only.October 13, 2026N/A

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