TL;DR: Microsoft Office 2024 Home for Mac or PC puts Word, Excel, and PowerPoint on your computer for good with a one-time payment of $114.97 (reg. $149.99) through November 1.
Microsoft 365 charges a yearly fee to keep Word, Excel, and PowerPoint working on your Mac, even if those three apps are all you ever open. If you’d rather pay once and be done, try a lifetime license for Microsoft Office 2024 Home, on sale for $114.97 (reg. $149.99). You get the desktop versions of all three apps, and they’re yours to keep with no renewal.
This version of Office comes with:
The layout is clean and familiar, but easier to use. The Ribbon automatically adjusts to show only what you need, and you can pin your favorite tools to the Quick Access Bar. Accessibility options are better, too, making it easier to create documents everyone can read.
Real-time co-authoring makes it simple to work on a file with others, and built-in comments help when you need feedback. Office 2024 also adds AI features such as text suggestions in Word and improved data handling in Excel.
Don’t get stuck paying for apps you’ll never own.
Until November 1 at 11:59 p.m. PT, you can get a lifetime license to Microsoft Office 2024 Home for PC or Mac for $114.97.

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