Microsoft Office 2021

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Microsoft Office 2021
Developer(s) Microsoft
Initial releaseOctober 5, 2021;3 years ago (2021-10-05)
Stable release(s) [±]
RetailVersion 2505 (Build 18827.20176) / June 26, 2025;5 days ago (2025-06-26) [1]
Volume licensedVersion 2108 (Build 14334.20090) / June 10, 2025;21 days ago (2025-06-10) [1]
Operating system
Platform IA-32, x64, ARM64
Included with Microsoft 365
Predecessor Microsoft Office 2019 (2018)
Successor Microsoft Office 2024 (2024)
Available in102 languages [2]
List of languages
  • Full (40): English, Arabic, Bulgarian, Chinese (Simplified), Chinese (Traditional), Croatian, Czech, Danish, Dutch, Estonian, Finnish, French, German, Greek, Hebrew, Hindi, Hungarian, Indonesian, Italian, Japanese, Kazakh, Korean, Latvian, Lithuanian, Malay (Latin), Norwegian Bokmål, Polish, Portuguese (Brazil), Portuguese (Portugal), Romanian, Russian, Serbian (Latin, Serbia), Slovak, Slovenian, Spanish, Swedish, Thai, Turkish, Ukrainian, Vietnamese
  • Partial (51): Afrikaans, Albanian, Amharic, Armenian, Assamese, Azerbaijani (Latin), Bangla (Bangladesh), Bangla (Bengali India), Basque (Basque), Belarusian, Bosnian (Latin), Catalan, Dari, Filipino, Galician, Georgian, Gujarati, Icelandic, Irish, Kannada, Khmer, KiSwahili, Konkani, Kyrgyz, Luxembourgish, Macedonian (Republic of Macedonia), Malayalam, Maltese, Maori, Marathi, Mongolian (Cyrillic), Nepali, Norwegian Nynorsk, Odia, Persian (Farsi), Punjabi (Gurmukhi), Quechua, Scottish Gaelic, Serbian (Cyrillic, Bosnia & Herzegovina), Serbian (Cyrillic, Serbia), Sindhi (Arabic), Sinhala, Tamil, Tatar (Cyrillic), Telugu, Turkmen (Latin), Urdu, Uyghur, Uzbek (Latin), Valencian, Welsh
  • Proofing only (11): Hausa, Igbo, isiXhosa, isiZulu, Kinyarwanda, Pashto, Romansh, Sesotho sa Leboa, Setswana, Wolof, Yoruba
Type Office suite
License Trialware
Website office.com
Microsoft Office 2021 for Mac
Developer(s) Microsoft
Initial releaseOctober 5, 2021;3 years ago (2021-10-05)
Stable release 16.98.1 (25061520) (June 17, 2025;14 days ago (2025-06-17) [3] ) [±]
Operating system macOS Catalina or later [4]
Platform x64, ARM64
Predecessor Microsoft Office 2019 for Mac (2018)
Successor Microsoft Office 2024 for Mac (2024) [5]
Available in27 languages [2]
List of languages
English, Arabic, Chinese (Simplified), Chinese (Traditional), Czech, Danish, Dutch, Finnish, French, German, Greek, Hebrew, Hungarian, Indonesian, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Norwegian (Bokmål), Polish, Portuguese (Portugal), Portuguese (Brazil), Russian, Slovak, Spanish, Swedish, Thai, Turkish

Microsoft Office 2021 (third release codenamed Office 16) is a version of the Microsoft Office suite of applications for the Microsoft Windows and macOS operating systems. It was released on October 5, 2021. [6] Office 2021 is compatible with Windows 10 v1809 and Windows Server 2019 through Windows 11 v24H2 and Windows Server 2025. It is also compatible with macOS Catalina through macOS Sequoia. Its successor, Microsoft Office 2024 was released on October 1, 2024. [7]

Contents

Office 2021 retains the same major version number of 16 that previous versions of Office had. It introduces new dynamic arrays, XLOOKUP [8] features for Excel, full dark-mode support in Windows and performance improvements. [9] [10] [11] Support for retail versions of Office 2021 will end on October 13, 2026; unlike older versions of Office, there is no extended support period. [12]

Development

The office suite updates include better support for the OASIS OpenDocument file format. The version update adds features to the LET function, has better search for XMATCH function, dynamic arrays, XLOOKUP. [13] It enhances Ink for Translate in Microsoft Outlook and PowerPoint.

Editions

Office 2021

Application(s)Home & StudentHome & BusinessProfessionalProfessional Plus
Core applicationsYesYesYesYes
Outlook NoYesYesYes
Publisher NoNoYesYes
Access NoNoYesYes
Teams NoNoNoYes

Office 2021 supports installation by using a product key to associate with a Microsoft Account (MSA), then by activation.

Office LTSC 2021

Volume licensing perpetual branch of Microsoft Office, 3 editions were released:

Application(s)Standard for MacStandardProfessional Plus
Core applicationsYesYesYes
Outlook YesYesYes
Publisher NoYesYes
Access NoYesYes
Teams NoNoYes

Default font change

Midway through the life cycle of Office 2021, after two years of evaluating five newly commissioned fonts in July – [14] the default font across all Office applications was changed to Aptos. [15] [16] This marked the first time since 16 years that Microsoft had changed the default fonts.

User interface

The default interface, when the Office theme set to Use system setting, dark gray, black, or white, shows a Mica background (whence the name) across the top of each screen; the application icon is in the top left corner. When Colorful is selected (must be done manually), a band in the application color shows across the top of each screen; this is called the Metro background.

Version history (Windows)

Retail

Release dateVersion number
October 5, 20212108 (Build 16.0.14326.20454)
October 6, 20212109 (Build 14430.20270)
October 12, 20212109 (Build 14430.20298)
October 14, 20212109 (Build 14430.20306)
October 25, 20212110 (Build 14527.20226)
October 28, 20212110 (Build 14527.20234)
November 9, 20212110 (Build 14527.20276)
November 30, 20212110 (Build 14527.20312)
December 3, 20212111 (Build 14701.20226)
December 14, 20212111 (Build 14701.20248)
December 16, 20212111 (Build 14701.20262)
January 4, 20222112 (Build 14729.20194)
January 11, 20222112 (Build 14729.20248)
January 12, 20222112 (Build 14729.20260)
January 26, 20222201 (Build 14827.20158)
February 8, 20222201 (Build 14827.20192)
February 16, 20222201 (Build 14827.20198)
February 28, 20222202 (Build 14931.20120)
March 8, 20222202 (Build 14931.20132)
March 30, 20222203 (Build 15028.20160)
April 12, 20222203 (Build 15028.20204)
April 20, 20222203 (Build 15028.20228)
April 26, 20222204 (Build 15128.20178)
May 10, 20222204 (Build 15128.20224)
May 17, 20222204 (Build 15128.20248)
May 24, 20222205 (Build 15225.20204)
June 14, 20222205 (Build 15225.20288)
June 29, 20222206 (Build 15330.20196)
July 6, 20222206 (Build 15330.20230)
July 12, 20222206 (Build 15330.20246)
July 18, 20222206 (Build 15330.20264)
August 3, 20222207 (Build 15427.20194)
August 9, 20222207 (Build 15427.20210)
August 31, 20222208 (Build 15601.20088)
September 13, 20222208 (Build 15601.20148)
September 26, 20222209 (Build 15629.20156)
October 11, 20222209 (Build 15629.20208)
October 27, 20222210 (Build 15726.20174)
November 8, 20222210 (Build 15726.20202)
December 6, 20222211 (Build 15831.20190)
December 13, 20222211 (Build 15831.20208)
January 10, 20232212 (Build 15928.20216)
January 26, 20232301 (Build 16026.20146)
February 28, 20232302 (Build 16130.20218)
March 14, 20232302 (Build 16130.20306)
March 20, 20232302 (Build 16130.20332)
March 28, 20232303 (Build 16227.20212)
April 4, 20232303 (Build 16227.20258)
April 11, 20232303 (Build 16227.20280)
April 25, 20232304 (Build 16327.20214)
May 9, 20232304 (Build 16327.20248)
June 1, 20232305 (Build 16501.20196)
June 13, 20232305 (Build 16501.20210)
June 26, 20232306 (Build 16529.20154)
July 11, 20232306 (Build 16529.20182)
July 26, 20232307 (Build 16626.20132)
July 27, 20232307 (Build 16626.20134)
August 8, 20232303 (Build 16227.20280)
August 28, 20232308 (Build 16731.20170)
September 12, 20232308 (Build 16731.20234)
September 28, 20232309 (Build 16827.20130)
October 10, 20232309 (Build 16827.20166)
October 25, 20232310 (Build 16924.20106)
October 31, 20232310 (Build 16924.20124)
November 14, 20232310 (Build 16924.20150)
November 29, 20232311 (Build 17029.20068)
December 12, 20232311 (Build 17029.20108)
January 4, 20242312 (Build 17126.20126)
January 9, 20242312 (Build 17126.20132)
January 30, 20242401 (Build 17231.20182)
February 1, 20242401 (Build 17231.20194)
February 13, 20242401 (Build 17231.20236)
February 28, 20242402 (Build 17328.20142)
March 4, 20242402 (Build 17328.20162)
March 12, 20242402 (Build 17328.20184)
March 27, 20242403 (Build 17425.20138)
March 29, 20242403 (Build 17425.20146)
April 9, 20242403 (Build 17425.20176)
April 29, 20242404 (Build 17531.20120)
May 1, 20242404 (Build 17531.20128)
May 7, 20242404 (Build 17531.20140)
May 14, 20242404 (Build 17531.20152)
May 30, 20242405 (Build 17628.20110)
June 11, 20242405 (Build 17628.20144)
June 19, 20242405 (Build 17628.20164)
June 26, 20242406 (Build 17726.20126)
July 9, 20242406 (Build 17726.20160)
August 1, 20242407 (Build 17830.20138)
August 13, 20242407 (Build 17830.20166)
August 26, 20242408 (Build 17928.20114)
September 10, 20242408 (Build 17928.20156)
September 23, 20242409 (Build 18025.20096)
September 25, 20242409 (Build 18025.20104)
October 8, 20242409 (Build 18025.20140)
October 15, 20242409 (Build 18025.20160)
October 28, 20242410 (Build 18129.20116)
November 12, 20242410 (Build 18129.20158)
December 5, 20242411 (Build 18227.20152)
December 10, 20242411 (Build 18227.20162)
January 7, 20252412 (Build 18324.20168)
January 14, 20252412 (Build 18324.20190)
January 16, 20252412 (Build 18324.20194)
January 30, 20252501 (Build 18429.20132)
February 11, 20252501 (Build 18429.20158)
March 5, 20252502 (Build 18526.20144)
March 11, 20252502 (Build 18526.20168)
April 2, 20252503 (Build 18623.20156)
April 8, 20252503 (Build 18623.20178)
April 17, 20252503 (Build 18623.20208)
April 29, 20252504 (Build 18730.20122)
May 6, 20252504 (Build 18730.20142)
May 13, 20252504 (Build 18730.20168)
May 20, 20252504 (Build 18730.20186)
May 29, 20252505 (Build 18827.20128)
June 3, 20252505 (Build 18827.20140)
June 10, 20252505 (Build 18827.20150)
June 17, 20252505 (Build 18827.20164)
June 26, 20252505 (Build 18827.20176)

Volume licensed

Release dateVersion number
October 12, 20212108 (Build 14332.20145)
November 9, 20212108 (Build 14332.20176)
December 14, 20212108 (Build 14332.20204)
January 11, 20222108 (Build 14332.20216)
February 8, 20222108 (Build 14332.20238)
March 8, 20222108 (Build 14332.20255)
April 12, 20222108 (Build 14332.20281)
May 10, 20222108 (Build 14332.20303)
June 14, 20222108 (Build 14332.20324)
July 12, 20222108 (Build 14332.20345)
August 9, 20222108 (Build 14332.20358)
September 13, 20222108 (Build 14332.20375)
October 11, 20222108 (Build 14332.20400)
November 8, 20222108 (Build 14332.20416)
December 13, 20222108 (Build 14332.20435)
January 10, 20232108 (Build 14332.20447)
February 14, 20232108 (Build 14332.20461)
March 14, 20232108 (Build 14332.20481)
April 11, 20232108 (Build 14332.20493)
May 9, 20232108 (Build 14332.20503)
June 13, 20232108 (Build 14332.20517)
July 11, 20232108 (Build 14332.20529)
July 27, 20232108 (Build 14332.20542)
August 8, 20232108 (Build 14332.20546)
September 12, 20232108 (Build 14332.20565)
October 10, 20232108 (Build 14332.20582)
November 14, 20232108 (Build 14332.20604)
December 12, 20232108 (Build 14332.20615)
January 9, 20242108 (Build 14332.20624)
February 13, 20242108 (Build 14332.20637)
March 12, 20242108 (Build 14332.20651)
April 9, 20242108 (Build 14332.20685)
May 14, 20242108 (Build 14332.20706)
June 11, 20242108 (Build 14332.20721)
July 9, 20242108 (Build 14332.20736)
August 13, 20242108 (Build 14332.20763)
September 10, 20242108 (Build 14332.20771)
October 8, 20242108 (Build 14332.20791)
November 12, 20242108 (Build 14332.20812)
December 10, 20242108 (Build 14332.20828)
January 14, 20252108 (Build 14332.20839)
February 11, 20252108 (Build 14332.20857)
March 11, 20252108 (Build 14332.21007)
April 8, 20252108 (Build 14332.21017)
May 13, 20252108 (Build 14332.21040)
June 10, 20252108 (Build 14334.20090)
June 24, 20252108 (Build 14334.20116)

References

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  7. ↑ Hazarika, Skanda (November 8, 2023). "Exclusive: Microsoft Office 2024 is coming next year, and you can try the preview now". XDA Developers . Retrieved November 14, 2023.
  8. ↑ "XLOOKUP Function". Microsoft. Archived from the original on January 18, 2022. Retrieved January 16, 2022.
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