Office in the Mac App Store
Page Last Updated: January 14, 2020 @ 9:30am Pacific Time
Welcome
Word, Excel, PowerPoint and Outlook were first released to the Mac App Store (aka MAS) on January 24, 2019 - joining the existing OneNote and OneDrive applications that were previously available.
The purpose of this page is to discuss best practices and known issues for organizations that are considering the deployment of Office from MAS. There is an official high-level FAQ
on docs.microsoft.com that covers the basic questions and you should read this first if you haven't already done so.
Release History and Download Links
Common Issues
Only the latest released build is available for download from MAS.
Release Date Suite Bundle Word Excel PowerPoint Outlook OneNote OneDrive
01/13/20
16.45
16.45.21011103
16.45.21011103
16.45.21011103
16.45.21011103
16.45.21011103
20.169.0823
12/15/20
16.44
16.44.20121301
16.44.20121301
16.44.20121301
16.44.20121301
16.44.20121301
20.169.0823
11/13/20
16.43
16.43.20110804
16.43.20111006
16.43.20111002
16.43.20110804
16.43.20110804
20.169.0823
10/13/20
16.42
16.42.20101102
16.42.20101102
16.42.20101102
16.42.20101102
16.42.20101102
20.124.0621
09/15/20
16.41
16.41.20091302
16.41.20091302
16.41.20091302
16.41.20091302
16.41.20091302
20.124.0621
08/13/20
16.40
16.40.20081201
16.40.20081201
16.40.20081201
16.40.20081201
16.40.20081201
20.084
07/14/20
16.39
16.39.20071300
16.39.20071300
16.39.20071300
16.39.20071300
16.39.20071300
20.084
06/16/20
16.38
16.38.20061401
16.38.20061401
16.38.20061401
16.38.20061401
16.38.20061401
20.064
05/12/20
16.37
16.37.20051002
16.37.20051002
16.37.20051002
16.37.20051002
16.37.20051002
20.052
04/21/20
16.36
16.36.20041300
16.36.20041300
16.36.20041300
16.36.20041900 (16.36.1)
16.36.20041300
19.232
03/10/20
16.35
16.35.20030802
16.35.20030802
16.35.20030802
16.35.20030802
16.35.20030802
19.232
02/18/20
16.34
16.34.20020900
16.34.20020900
16.34.20020900
16.34.20020900
16.34.20020900
19.222.0110
01/14/20
16.33
16.33.20011301
16.33.20011301
16.33.20011301
16.33.20011301
16.33.20011301
19.192.0926
12/11/19
16.32
16.32.19120802
16.32.19120802
16.32.19120802
16.32.19120802
16.32.19120802
19.192.0926
11/14/19
16.31
16.31.19111002
16.31.19111002
16.31.19111002
16.31.19111002
16.31.19111002
19.152.1013
10/17/19
16.30
16.30.19101301
16.30.19101301
16.30.19101301
16.30.19101301
16.30.19101301
19.152.1013
09/10/19
16.29
16.29.19090802
16.29.19090802
16.29.19090802
16.29.19090802
16.29.19090802
19.152.0801
08/19/19
16.28
16.28.19081202
16.28.19081202
16.28.19081202
16.28.19081202
16.28.19081202
19.123.0624
07/17/19
16.27
16.27.19071500
16.27.19071500
16.27.19071500
16.27.19071500
16.27.19071500
19.103.0527
06/14/19
16.26
16.26.19060901
16.26.19060901
16.26.19060901
16.26.19060901
16.26.19060901
19.070.2410
05/14/19
16.25
16.25.19051201
16.25.19051201
16.25.19051201
16.25.19051201
16.25.19051201
19.043.0304
04/16/19
16.24
16.24.19041201
16.24.19041201
16.24.19041201
16.24.19041201
16.24.19041201
19.043.0304
03/12/19
16.23
16.23.19030902
16.23.19030902
16.23.19030902
16.23.19030902
16.23.19030902
19.012.0121
02/12/19
16.22
16.22.19021100
16.22.19021100
16.22.19021100
16.22.19022200
16.22.19021100
19.002.0107
01/24/19
16.21
16.21.19011700
16.21.19012303
16.21.19011700
16.21.19011700
16.21.19011500
18.240.1202
Workaround: While unviable for most production environments, one workaround is to delete the application, and let VPP reinstall the new version.
Status: This issue is being tracked by Apple under RADAR:59682388.
Workaround: Close apps before pushing the update from the Jamf Server
Status: Jamf support is investigating as case JAMF-0635688 and with Apple as RADAR 48120258, but at the moment, this appears to be a known limitation of the MDM/VPP architecture. This issue is not limited to just Office apps, but also affects Xcode, Slack, Keynote, Numbers, Pages, etc
More Info: This is a known limitation of the command - it only shows first-party updates, and not general MAS app updates
Workaround: None
Status: Jamf support is investigating as case JAMF-0635688, but appears to be a known limitation.
More Info: The absence of overlays is a known limitation of OneDrive when acquired from MAS
Workaround: Deploy the standalone CDN version of OneDrive
More Info: This is an intentional difference between the MAS and CDN versions of Office app (to comply with App Store policy). The CDN version will launch an in-app dialog, the MAS version will launch the browser.