Microsoft Office For Macbook M1

Will run natively on the m1 macs.

Microsoft office for macbook m1. By alan truly 20 minutes ago apple silicon mac owners will have to wait for the maximum speed m1 supported microsoft office but it is in progress. Microsoft readies office for big sur m1 based macs one day after apple unveiled new computers that run on apple designed silicon microsoft issued a preview of office for the mac that will run. Work online or offline on your own or with others in real timewhatever works for what youre doing. Theyre laying the groundwork for a mac future without intel processors.

This is because of the underlying rosetta 2 layer in macos which needs to launch and generate code for the m1. Microsoft says it is already working on a universal binary version of its office programs which means that the future versions of word excel and co. If it can run a windows application on a mac it can run that same application on a mac with apple silicon. Microsoft notes that on m1 macs the first launch of each office app will take longer.

Apples m1 macbook air macbook pro and mac mini are first generation products. Should you buy an m1 mac if you need windows. Microsoft office for apple m1 macs is available as a beta starting now all the talk in the world of apple right now is the arrival of macs with apple silicon inside. Microsoft office isnt ready in native form for the m1 macbook and mac mini but it will run on the m1 and there are faster alternatives if needs be.

So out the gate microsoft office should run on the new. Start quickly with the most recent versions of word excel powerpoint outlook onenote and onedrive combining the familiarity of office and the unique mac features you love. Microsoft office support for m1 macs question so im buying the new macbook pro m1 in the next few months however i wanted to know where office is downloaded from on the new m1 macs. That along with the launch of macos big sur has developers working to get their apps ready for the big switch.