Microsoft Office 2021 Home and Business | Mac | Account bound

Office 2021 Home & Business for Mac – account-bound

The account-bound edition of Home & Business 2021 for Mac stores your licence in your Microsoft account. If your MacBook is replaced, you sign in, download Office and keep working – without hunting for the key.

You get Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook and OneNote permanently for one Mac, including for commercial use.

Included programs

• Word 2021 for texts and documents
• Excel 2021 for spreadsheets and calculations
• PowerPoint 2021 for presentations
• Outlook 2021 for e-mail, calendar and contacts
• OneNote for notes

Who is this edition for?

• the self-employed who manage licences centrally in their account
• small teams with changing Macs
• users who reinstall macOS frequently

What Office 2021 for Mac offers

• Excel: XLOOKUP, dynamic arrays and the LET function for clearer formulas
• Word and PowerPoint: real-time co-authoring when files are stored in OneDrive
• Appearance: dark mode and an interface that matches the macOS design
• Performance: native support for Macs with Apple silicon and for Intel Macs
• Files: full compatibility with Office for Windows and support for OpenDocument

Account-bound or without an account?

You will find all Mac editions under Microsoft Office 2021 for Mac.

Working with Windows users

Office 2021 for Mac saves in the same formats as Office for Windows. Documents, spreadsheets and presentations can be exchanged without conversion, and comments and tracked changes are preserved. On the Mac the Command key (⌘) usually replaces the Ctrl key; otherwise the ribbon and features are largely the same.

Office 2021 or Office 2024?

Both versions are perpetual licences without a subscription. Office 2021 has been in use for years, is mature and is the common standard in many offices, schools and public authorities. If you work with colleagues or customers who also use Office 2021, you get the same interface and the same features. On top of that, Office 2021 Home & Business for Mac (account-bound) costs less than its successor.

If you want the latest features, such as the new text functions in Excel, choose Office 2024 Home & Business for Mac. For everyday letters, spreadsheets and presentations, Office 2021 offers everything you need, and files are fully interchangeable between both versions.

Buy once instead of subscribing

Microsoft 365 costs money every year and in return provides cloud storage and a steady stream of new features. You pay for Office 2021 once; the programs stay on your Mac permanently and continue to receive security and quality updates via Microsoft AutoUpdate. If you don’t need cloud extras and store your files on your own Mac, in iCloud Drive or with a cloud provider of your choice anyway, the perpetual licence saves you a considerable amount over the years.

System requirements

• Operating system: one of the three most recent macOS versions
• Processor: Apple silicon (M series) or Intel
• Memory: 4 GB RAM
• Hard disk: 10 GB of free space (APFS or Mac OS Extended)
• Display: resolution of 1280 × 800 or higher
• Internet: required for download, activation and updates
• Account: free Microsoft account for activation

Redeeming and installing

1. Go to setup.office.com and sign in with your Microsoft account (or create one free of charge).
2. Enter the product key. The licence is permanently linked to the account.
3. Download Office for Mac from the “Services & subscriptions” section and install the .pkg package.
4. Start Word or Excel and sign in with the same account – Office is activated.

Frequently asked questions

Do I need a Microsoft account?

Yes. The licence is bound to your Microsoft account when it is redeemed and cannot be transferred to another account afterwards.

May I use the licence for business purposes?

Yes, this edition is also licensed for business use.

How do I move to a new Mac?

Sign in on the new Mac with your Microsoft account, download and install Office. The licence is recognised automatically.

Are Access and Publisher available for Mac?

No. Access and Publisher are only available for Windows.

Delivery, invoice and support

• Delivery by e-mail: you will usually receive the product key and instructions for redeeming it with Microsoft within 5 to 30 minutes of payment (daily 09:00–21:00 CET). More under Shipping & payment.
• Invoice: every order comes with a proper invoice, with your company address on request.
• Origin of the licence: we source our licences from distributors and wholesalers in Europe. We explain exactly how this works on the page Buying legal software.
• Support: if you have questions about installation or activation, we help by e-mail (Mon–Sun 09:00–21:00 CET), phone (Mon–Fri 09:00–14:00 CET), live chat or remote support with TeamViewer.

Our goodwill promise

Should the ordered Office version ever no longer be available, we will supply the next higher version at no extra charge. You never pay more than the price at which you ordered.