They demonstrated this at Apple’s Worldwide Developer Conference (WWDC) in June 2020.
Microsoft have already started the process of moving Mac apps to universal binaries. Related: Apple reveals first MacBooks and Mac mini with ARM chipset End-users and business customers can use existing methods to install and deploy Office. It provides users with access to all features in Microsoft’s apps including support for third-party add-ins. This translation layer is automatically enabled in macOS Big Sur. What is Apple Silicon?Īpple Silicon processors can run apps compiled for the Intel chipset through a software technology known as Rosetta 2. This release of Office includes the latest optimizations for macOS Big Sur, which is the first operating system to support Apple Silicon.
The latest release of the popular Microsoft apps including Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook, OneNote, and OneDrive are meant for devices using the Apple Silicon architecture.įor the best experience, Microsoft recommends to install the November 2020 release (build 16.43), or later. Microsoft has now announced its support of Microsoft 365 and Office 2019 on Apple Silicon devices. Windows 10 users upset that the first Arm version of Microsoft’s Office suite is for Mac users.Īpple announced earlier this month the availability of new Mac devices based on a custom architecture known as Apple Silicon.
