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Office Home & Student 2021 for Mac
Word, Excel and PowerPoint 2021 for a home or student Mac.
- SKU
- ZW-OFF-HS21-MAC
- MPN
- 79G-05396
- GTIN
- 889842854831
- Brand
- Microsoft
- Condition
- New · unused key
About this licence
Office Home & Student 2021 for Mac is the student and household edition: Word, Excel, PowerPoint and OneNote on one Mac, paid once, patched by Microsoft until October 2026. Personal use only; Outlook and commercial rights are not included.
For a MacBook used for coursework and home admin it offers the familiar apps at a lower price than the 2024 release, while still receiving security updates for now. Files open identically in the Windows editions and in Office 2024, so group projects and shared spreadsheets travel without conversion. Activation is through setup.office.com with your Microsoft account, and the licence stays there for a reinstall on a replacement Mac.
What you get
- Core apps for study and home
- Security updates until October 2026
- One-time purchase for one Mac
- Genuine 25-character product key plus the official download link
- Setup help by phone or e-mail, included
What's inside
Licence details
- Edition
- Office Home & Student 2021
- Platform
- macOS (three most recent versions)
- Licence type
- Perpetual — one-time purchase, one device
- Delivery
- Key by e-mail and on screen after payment
- Guarantee
- 30-day money-back if the key will not activate
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Compare Which version?
Office Home line — 2019 vs 2021 vs 2024
The home edition was called "Home & Student" until 2021 and simply "Office Home" from 2024. Same idea each time: the core apps, bought once, for one PC or Mac.
| Feature | Home & Student 2019 | Home & Student 2021This licence | Office Home 2024 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Released | September 2018 | October 2021 | October 2024 |
| Security updates until | Ended October 14, 2025 | October 13, 2026 | October 9, 2029 |
| Apps | Word, Excel, PowerPoint, OneNote | Word, Excel, PowerPoint, OneNote | Word, Excel, PowerPoint, OneNote |
| Outlook included | No | No | No |
| Runs on | Windows 10 · macOS (older releases) | Windows 10/11 · macOS | Windows 10/11 · the three latest macOS versions |
| Headline additions | Morph & Zoom in PowerPoint, funnel charts, 2D maps, new inking tools | XLOOKUP, dynamic arrays, Line Focus in Word, refreshed visuals | Dynamic charts, new Excel functions, improved search, dark mode across apps |
| Licensed use | Home / non-commercial | Home / non-commercial | Home / non-commercial |
| Devices | 1 PC or Mac | 1 PC or Mac | 1 PC or Mac |
| Our verdict | Lowest price; fine for a PC or Mac that mostly stays offline — no further patches | The sensible middle: a year of updates left at a lower price | Best value for a new computer; five years of updates |
| Price here (one-time) | $89.99 PC · view $94.99 Mac · view | $109.99 PC · view $114.99 Mac · view | $126.99 PC · view $126.99 Mac · view |
Dates are Microsoft's published lifecycle dates. "Security updates until" is the date after which Microsoft stops patching that version; the software keeps activating and working after it.
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