Release notes for Office for Mac
Office for Mac that comes with a Microsoft 365 subscription is updated regularly to provide new features, security updates, and non-security updates.
Updates are available from Microsoft AutoUpdate (MAU). To use Microsoft AutoUpdate, start an Office application, such as Word, and then choose Help > Check for Updates. If you're an admin and want to update the computers in your organization with your existing software deployment tools, you can download and deploy the update packages for each application.
Note
- These release notes also apply to Office LTSC 2021 and 2024 and Office 2021 and 2024, which are available as a one-time purchase from a retail store or through a volume licensing agreement. However, some features listed in the release notes are only available if you have a Microsoft 365 subscription.
- We often roll out features over a period of time. This allows us to ensure that things are working smoothly before releasing the feature to a wider audience. If you don’t see something described below, you get it eventually. Learn more
- We sometimes release updates containing general quality and performance improvements and no new features. If an app isn't listed, the update for that app includes only quality and performance improvements.
- A minimum of macOS Monterey is required to install versions 16.78 or later. Learn more
- Office 2019 for Mac reached the end of support on October 10, 2023 and will no longer receive updates.
March 11, 2025
Version 16.95 (Build 25030928)
Feature updates
Office suite
- Passkey Support for Mac Office apps: Enable modern authentication methods for Mac Office apps
Outlook
Shared Mailboxes: We now support Shared Mailboxes in Outlook for Mac for Exchange On-Premise environment.
Calendar: Access Teams meeting chat from meeting reminders: We support easy access to Teams meeting chat from the reminder window.
Calendar: Quickly glance which meeting is up next by looking at My Day in the menu bar.
Admin Pref: Added a preference for admins to set Focused Inbox off by default. Users can manually turn on Focused Inbox. Learn more
M365 Copilot Chat: Your AI assistant for work, grounding Copilot conversations in both the latest large language models (LLM) and information from your content and the web, directly in Outlook.
Resolved issues
Outlook
- Accessibility: Fixed an issue where Infobar text is unreadable when hovering over a button in dark mode.
- Mail: Fixed an issue where disabling Encrypt Only and Do Not Forward also hid related templates in Outlook for Mac. The preferences will now only disable Encrypt Only and Do Not Forward from the UI, allowing labels to remain visible as intended.
- Mail: Fixed an issue where delegates were not seeing the correct infobar when meetings are tentatively accepted on behalf of a manager.
- Mail: Fixed an issue where SMIME encrypted emails moved to "On My Computer" were not displaying any content in Outlook for Mac.
- Crash: Fixed the issue that caused Outlook to crash when the admin pushed the SMIMECertificatesLookupOrder property to client machines.
- Crash: Fixed an issue where double-clicking the group calendar in side-by-side mode caused Outlook to crash.
- Performance: Fixed a performance issue that occurred when using multiple profiles in Outlook.
Security updates
Excel
Word
Office Suite
February 25, 2025
Version 16.94.2 (Build 25022327)
Feature updates
Outlook
Quality and performance improvements.
February 18, 2025
Version 16.94.1 (Build 25021618)
Feature updates
Outlook
- Quality and performance improvements.
February 11, 2025
Version 16.94 (Build 25020927)
Feature updates
Office suite
- Protect sensitive files with dynamic watermarking: Deter leakage of your highly confidential document content by rendering the reader’s email address and other information over the document. This is configurable on sensitivity labels with admin-defined permissions.
Outlook
Admin Pref: Added a preference for admins and or users to disable certificate alerts in Outlook for Mac. Learn more
Copilot – Meeting Recap: Quickly review Teams meeting recordings with meeting recap. View a meeting's recording, shared content, and more.
Copilot – Schedule Meeting from Email: Effortless scheduling with Copilot- transform email threads into productive meetings.
Message Recall: You can now recall your messages in Outlook for Mac. This feature allows users to retract messages you sent, giving you greater control over your communications.
Resolved issues
Outlook
- Mail: Fixed an issue where On-Premise mailboxes couldn't be added in Legacy Outlook for Mac.
- Mail: Fixed an issue where View Source option wasn't working for certain account types.
- Mail: Fixed an issue where the option to change the default font for Reply or Forward emails was missing in Outlook settings.
Security updates
Excel
Office Suite
January 28, 2025
Version 16.93.2 (Build 25012611)
Resolved issues
Outlook
- Mail: Resolved the issue preventing users from replying or forwarding emails when "Sort By" options were enabled.
PowerPoint
- Bug fixes
January 21, 2025
Version 16.93.1 (Build 25011917)
Resolved issues
Excel
- Bug fixes
Outlook
- Quality and performance improvements
January 14, 2025
Version 16.93 (Build 25011212)
Feature updates
Word
- Widgets are now here in Mac! Add a widget to your desktop to quickly view your most recent files.
Excel
- Widgets are now here in Mac! Add a widget to your desktop to quickly view your most recent files.
- New regular expression worksheet functions: RegexExtract, RegexTest, RegexReplace; Added Regex match mode for XMatch and XLookup.
PowerPoint
- Widgets are now here in Mac! Add a widget to your desktop to quickly view your most recent files.
Security updates
Excel
Office Suite
OneNote
Word
December 10, 2024
Version 16.92 (Build 24120731)
Feature updates
Outlook
- Calendar: Copilot users can easily catchup with meeting recordings, transcripts and notes from meeting popovers and details.
- M365 Groups: We now allow dragging and dropping emails from Microsoft 365 Groups to your desktop and generate .eml file.
- Security: We now block screen sharing and taking screenshot for protected content.
Resolved issues
Outlook
- Calendar: Fixed an issue where moving an appointment event to another folder within the same account resulted in duplicate events appearing with an Exchange OnPremise account type.
- Calendar: Fixed the issue where calendar reminders were being set to zero for delegates.
- Mail: Fixed an issue that was causing the Outlook for Mac users to unable to add an account if the tenant have enforced CAE policies.
- Mail: Fixed an issue where emails weren't autosaving when using nested compose and clicking away to another email.
- Mail: Fixed the issue where replying to or forwarding an email that uses S/MIME caused the cursor to appear in the first line of the attributes section of the original message.
- MyDay: Fixed an issue in My Day where users with multiple accounts in the same profile were unable to create events by dragging. Events will now be created in the correct account.
Security updates
Excel
Office Suite
November 19, 2024
Version 16.91.1 (Build 24111613)
Resolved issues
Outlook
- Mail: Resolved the issue where attachments weren't being added to emails after updating to Mac OS Sequoia.
- Mail: Resolved the issue where Outlook didn't retain formatting in Auto-Reply messages.
November 12, 2024
Version 16.91 (Build 24111020)
Feature updates
Outlook
- Support for auto-downloading of email images for GAL contacts.
Resolved issues
Outlook
- Mail: Fixed an issue where signatures may be added multiple times.
- Mail: Fixed an issue where the app may unexpectedly close while downloading attachments.
Security updates
Excel
Word
Office Suite
November 2, 2024
Version 16.90.3 (Build 24110120)
Resolved issues
Outlook
- Mail: Fixed an issue that may cause users to lose access to Copilot features.
- Mail: Fixed an issue where options in the attachment context menu are incorrectly disabled in legacy Outlook.
October 29, 2024
Version 16.90.2 (Build 24102719)
Resolved issues
Excel
- Quality and performance improvements
Outlook
- Quality and performance improvements
PowerPoint
- Quality and performance improvements
Word
- Quality and performance improvements
October 22, 2024
Version 16.90.1 (Build 24102013)
Resolved issues
Outlook
- Quality and performance improvements
October 15, 2024
Version 16.90 (Build 24101387)
Feature updates
Outlook
- Collapsible event headers: Users can now expand or collapse the event preview and compose forms, enhancing readability and focus on meeting content.
- Reply with IM: users can initiate an IM conversation directly from the email, facilitating quicker and more interactive responses.
- Junk management - Unverified sender: This helps users identify potentially suspicious or phishing emails by displaying a warning, prompting them to be cautious before interacting with the message.
Word
- Rewrite supports fonts, lists, and original formatting for Copilot in Word: The Rewrite feature for Copilot in Word supports lists and preserves important formatting in the original selected text.
Resolved issues
Outlook
- Mail: Fixed an issue where room delegates couldn't see RSVP buttons in approval emails for meeting invites sent to rooms they manage.
- Mail: Fixed an issue where users received a “Can’t Create New Message” error when trying to reply all to an email located in On My Computer folders.
- Calendar: Fixed an issue where adding an attendee to a meeting series using “This and the following events” option wouldn't work.
October 1, 2024
Version 16.89.3 (Build 24092813)
Resolved issues
Outlook
- Calendar: Fixed an issue where reminder time gets incorrectly set for some all-day events.
- Mail: Fixed an issue where the Mark as Junk button in the message window wasn't working.
September 24, 2024
Version 16.89.2 (Build 24092212)
Resolved issues
Outlook
- Calendar: Resolved a bug preventing the addition of calendars for free/busy status.
September 17, 2024
Version 16.89.1 (Build 24091630)
Resolved issues
Excel
- Fixed an issue where sign-in with a work or school account may not succeed.
OneNote
- Fixed an issue where sign-in with a work or school account may not succeed.
Outlook
- Calendar: Fixed an issue where meeting series couldn't be updated in some cases when applying changes onwards from a specific date.
- Mail: Fixed an issue where Outlook may unexpectedly close when saving a draft.
- Fixed an issue where sign-in with a work or school account may not succeed.
PowerPoint
- Fixed an issue where sign-in with a work or school account may not succeed.
Word
- Fixed an issue where sign-in with a work or school account may not succeed.
September 10, 2024
Version 16.89 (Build 24090815)
Feature updates
Excel
- Use the keyboard to work with the ribbon: Ribbon KeyTips are now available in app preferences > Accessibility, so you can quickly activate tabs and commands. Learn more
OneNote
- Use the keyboard to work with the ribbon: Ribbon KeyTips are now available in app preferences > Accessibility, so you can quickly activate tabs and commands. Learn more
Outlook
Admin Pref: Admins now have preference keys available to block users from sharing their mailbox, calendars, or granting Delegate Access. Learn more.
Admin Pref: Admins now have preference keys available to block users from sharing their mailbox, calendars, or granting Delegate Access. Learn more.
PowerPoint
- Use the keyboard to work with the ribbon: Ribbon KeyTips are now available in app preferences > Accessibility, so you can quickly activate tabs and commands. Learn more
Word
- Use the keyboard to work with the ribbon: Ribbon KeyTips are now available in app preferences > Accessibility, so you can quickly activate tabs and commands. Learn more
Resolved issues
Outlook
- Mail: Fixed an issue where "Resume editing" wasn't working as expected for canceled scheduled send messages.
- Mail: Fixed an issue that was causing email actions such as Delete, Move, Mark as Read and Archive options to be greyed out for IMAP accounts.
- Mail: Fixed an issue where the app unexpectedly closes when saving a message with attachments in the Draft folder.
- SMIME: Fixed an issue that was affecting draft messages when removing encryption for cases where the “Always Encrypt Outgoing Messages” setting was turned on.
Security updates
Excel
August 27, 2024
Version 16.88.1 (Build 24082514)
Resolved issues
Outlook
- Quality and performance improvements
PowerPoint
- Bug fixes
August 13, 2024
Version 16.88 (Build 24081116)
Feature updates
Outlook
- Archive Policy: Support for Archive Policy has been added.
- Groups: We now support deleting mails from Microsoft 365 Groups folders.
- Safe Senders: We now support automatically downloading pictures from safe senders.
Resolved issues
Outlook
- Mail: Fixed an issue where the New Mail button disappears when sidebar is collapsed.
- Mail: Fixed an issue where message body shows blank for SMIME encrypted emails.
- Calendar: Fixed an issue where users were unable to see conflicts in the mini-calendar view in RSVP window.
- Crash: Fixed an issue that was causing Outlook to crash when opening contact cards.
Security updates
Excel
PowerPoint
July 30, 2024
Version 16.87.2 (Build 24072822)
Resolved issues
Outlook
- General: bug fixes and quality improvements.
- OnMyComputer: fixed an OnMyComputer issue to allow customers to delete imported meetings.
- SMIME: fixed the issue that caused SMIME encrypted mail to be empty.
July 16, 2024
Version 16.87 (Build 24071426)
Feature updates
Outlook
- Large Profile Card and Org Chart: Enjoy a new, large profile card experience that includes the org chart and recent files tab.
- New Contact Search for Mail and Events: Users can access an enhanced search experience to search contacts, including the global address list, while addressing mail or events.
- Accounts: Improved support for adding iCloud accounts using app-specific passwords.
Resolved issues
Outlook
- Mail: Fixed an issue where Reply and Forward markers were missing on the Message List for POP accounts.
- Presence: Fixed an issue where presence wasn't working for emails in shared mailboxes.
July 2, 2024
Version 16.86.3 (Build 24063014)
Resolved issues
Outlook
- Bug fixes and quality improvements.
June 25, 2024
Version 16.86.2 (Build 24062313)
Resolved issues
Outlook
- General: Fixed issue with update notifications not showing up.
- Calendar: Fixed calendar sync issue in Legacy Outlook after reconnecting due to conditional access.
June 18, 2024
Version 16.86.1 (Build 24061443)
Resolved issues
Outlook
- Mail: Fixed an issue where the 'Report Phishing' option wasn't available in some cases.
- Calendar: Fixed an issue where multi-day events may occasionally not show up correctly on the calendar grid.
June 11, 2024
Version 16.86 (Build 24060916)
Feature updates
Outlook
- Message Size: Users can now see the message size for IMAP, POP and On My Computer messages.
- Folder level permissions: Users can now share specific folders and set folder-level permissions.
- Folder Reordering: Users can now reorder folders by dragging and dropping.
- Safe sender list: Add recipients of your email messages to the Safe Senders List to prevent messages from being moved to the Junk E-mail folder.
- Immersive Image Theming: You can now customize Outlook’s appearance with image themes. Note that this feature is being rolled out gradually and may not be immediately available.
Other changes
- Starting with this release, the version of Teams in the installer has changed from classic Teams to new Teams.
May 28, 2024
Version 16.85.2 (Build 24052614)
Resolved issues
Outlook
- Mail: Fixed an issue where Outlook may unexpectedly close when summarizing an IRM message.
- Performance: Fixed a performance issue where Outlook may become unresponsive after viewing a contact card.
- Search: Fixed an issue where Outlook may unexpectedly close after performing search.
May 27, 2024
Version 16.85.2 (Build 24052614)
Resolved issues
Word
- Fixed an issue where Word may become unresponsive.
May 21, 2024
Version 16.85.1 (Build 24051916)
Resolved issues
Outlook
- Quality and performance improvements.
May 14, 2024
Version 16.85 (Build 24051214)
Feature updates
Outlook
- Mail: You can now set folder permissions for folders under Inbox.
- Data: Nudge to remove legacy local data.
Resolved issues
Outlook
- Print: Resolved an issue that was casing blank pages in print preview when certain page range is selected.
- Calendar: Fixed a crash when trying to edit a meeting series from a specific instance onwards instead of editing the whole series.
- Localization: Fixed an issue where Import summary dialog in Swedish shows garbled characters.
- MIP: We have addressed an issue where past meeting requests without labels were present MIP in GCC environment once mandatory labeling for events is enabled.
- Crash: Fixed an issue that may cause Outlook to crash.
Security updates
Excel
April 30, 2024
Version 16.84.2 (Build 24042814)
Resolved issues
Outlook
- Quality and performance improvements.
April 24, 2024
Version 16.84.1 (Build 24042223)
Resolved issues
PowerPoint
- Fixes keyboard shortcut for Paste Text Only.
April 23, 2024
Version 16.84.1 (Build 24042118)
Resolved issues
Outlook
- Quality and performance improvements.
April 16, 2024
Version 16.84 (Build 24041420)
Feature updates
Outlook
- Calendar - New timeline widget for macOS Sonoma.
- Calendar – You can now edit a meeting series from a specific instance onwards instead of editing the whole series.
- Account Widget – Switching between profile and accounts can be done via the account widget in the navigation pane.
- Navigation – Favorite folders can be accessed easily from the navigation pane.
- License - Improve notifications around license changes.
Resolved issues
Outlook
- Account: Fixed an issue that has caused IMAP Accounts to disappear from the left rail in legacy Outlook client.
- Mail: Fixed an issue that was preventing customers from downloading multiple attachments with the same name.
- Add-In: Fixed an issue that caused add-ins to not load when click on Get Add-ins option.
- Search: Fixed an issue that caused search to not return the results when searching in Groups.
- Settings: Fixed an issue where Search box isn't shown in "Notifications and Sound" Setting page when setting Language as Chinese.
- Performance: Improved performance issue that was causing Outlook to hang after initial installation or first update.
Security updates
Excel
April 2, 2024
Version 16.83.3 (Build 24033013)
Resolved issues
Outlook
- Quality and performance improvements.
March 26, 2024
Version 16.83.2 (Build 24032318)
Resolved issues
Outlook
- Quality and performance improvements.
March 19, 2024
Version 16.83.1 (Build 24031813)
Resolved issues
Outlook
- Fixed Snooze functionality on "Other" tab.
- Fixed multiple windows opening at launch.
- Fixed reappearance of removed attachments.
- Additional quality and performance improvements.
March 12, 2024
Version 16.83 (Build 24031120)
Feature updates
Outlook
- Shared Mailboxes: You can now open a shared mailbox if you only have access to contacts or calendar.
- Calendar: Teams users can now click on the chat button for a Teams Meeting right from Outlook.
- ToDo: Microsoft To Do is now available in Outlook Mac for supported commercial Microsoft 365 accounts.
- Mail: Added support to show the reading pane in the right when user selects column view also known as single line view.
- People: Contact lists are now available in the People module. You can create contact lists and address your lists in emails. Note that this feature is being rolled out gradually and may not be immediately available.
Resolved issues
Excel
- We fixed an issue in Excel Mac wherein AutoFilter doesn't show "Blanks" options when there are >10,000 unique values and a "Blank" cell is present in the first 10000 unique values.
Outlook
- Mail: Fixed an issue where users weren't able to add accounts that were assigned E1 or A1 license.
- Mail: Fixed an issue where a space in the display name of a mailto: link would result in an invalid email address.
- SMIME: Fixed an issue where removing sensitivity label doesn't trigger justification prompt.
- Performance: Fixed a scenario that may cause high CPU after Outlook is launched.
February 20, 2024
Version 16.82.1 (Build 24021813)
Resolved issues
Outlook
- This update includes quality and performance improvements.
February 13, 2024
Version 16.82 (Build 24021116)
Resolved issues
- This update includes quality and performance improvements.
January 30, 2024
Version 16.81.2 (Build 24012814)
Resolved issues
Outlook
- Fixed an issue where Outlook may unexpectedly close when downloading drafts.
- More quality and performance improvements.
January 23, 2024
Version 16.81.1 (Build 24012117)
Feature updates
Outlook
- Bug fixes and quality improvements.
January 16, 2024
Version 16.81 (Build 24011420)
Feature updates
Excel
- Office has a new default theme: We updated the default font and colors of the Office theme to be more modern and accessible.
Outlook
- Office has a new default theme: We updated the default font and colors of the Office theme to be more modern and accessible.
PowerPoint
- Office has a new default theme: We updated the default font and colors of the Office theme to be more modern and accessible.
Word
- Office has a new default theme: We updated the default font and colors of the Office theme to be more modern and accessible.