A lifetime license for Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and more now costs less than 2 years of Microsoft 365

TL;DR: Through May 31, you can get Microsoft Office 2024 for Mac or PC for life for only $129.97.

Microsoft 365 costs $99.99 a year at minimum, and that bill never stops. Ever. Microsoft Office 2024 Home and Business is the one-time alternative, giving you Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook, and OneNote for a single payment with no subscription attached, and a lifetime license is on sale for $129.97 right now (reg. $249.99).

Compared to older versions of Office, this one is a significant upgrade. Excel now handles large datasets and multiple open workbooks without the slowdowns older versions are known for, and the new dynamic arrays let formulas return multiple results across adjacent cells, which simplifies a lot of complex data work. AI Data Insights can analyze trends and suggest visualizations, so you’re not building every chart from scratch. PowerPoint can now record presentations with voice, video, and closed captions, which makes it useful for remote presentations and async communication. Word adds Focus Mode for distraction-free writing and Smart Compose for AI-assisted text suggestions. Outlook’s updated accessibility checker catches unclear formatting before it goes out.

The suite runs directly on your Mac or PC, works offline, and doesn’t depend on a cloud connection to stay functional. Real-time co-authoring lets multiple people work on the same document simultaneously, and the built-in version history makes it easy to track changes or roll back to an earlier draft.

This version does have a few differences from Microsoft 365. Mostly, the app selection is more focused on the core productivity suite, and you don’t get the extra cloud storage. Considering how common and affordable cloud storage has become, that’s not a big loss.

Stop paying every year for software you can just own. Get a Microsoft Office 2024 Home and Business Lifetime License for $129.97.

Offer ends May 31 at 11:59 p.m. PT.

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