Microsoft Office Professional 2021 for Windows

Microsoft Office Professional 2021 lands as a perpetual license: one payment, one Windows PC, no subscription clock ticking. You get the same Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Outlook apps that show up in every office, delivered as a redemption code that stays with the machine you install it on.

What Microsoft Office Professional 2021 actually gives you

This is the boxed-desktop edition of Office, not the cloud tier. Everything installs locally on one Windows machine, and the license attaches to that device rather than to a Microsoft account, which matters if you swap PCs often.

• Microsoft Word for documents
• Microsoft Excel for spreadsheets and PivotTables
• Microsoft PowerPoint for slide decks
• Microsoft Outlook for email and calendar
• Microsoft OneNote for notebooks
• Microsoft Publisher for print layouts (support ends October 2026)
• Microsoft Access for local databases
• Microsoft Teams (free version only)

The apps that do the heavy lifting

Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Outlook carry most of the weight. Word ships with the familiar ribbon interface, along with font, layout, and indentation controls that match every Windows Office install of the last decade. Excel keeps the full formula engine, PivotTables, and chart types you would expect from a Professional-tier license. PowerPoint retains the complete transitions and animations library, and Outlook connects to Exchange, IMAP, and POP mailboxes without third-party add-ons.

OneNote and Publisher round out the productivity side, though Publisher stops receiving updates after October 2026, so plan around it if print layout is part of your workflow. Access is included for anyone still building lightweight local databases. Teams comes bundled, but only in its free tier.

Who it is built for

If you resent paying monthly to run software you would happily buy once, this is the version that makes sense. It suits small-business owners on a dedicated PC, contractors who bill quarterly and hate recurring SaaS charges, students who already own a Windows laptop and want the real desktop apps without renewal, and IT-lean shops that prefer a per-device license they can inventory. Windows 10 and 11 only: Windows 7, 8, and macOS are out, and virtual machines such as Parallels Pro are not supported.

The Lifetime tier runs $49 for a single Windows PC, with the redemption code emailed instantly and a seven-day window to activate. Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook, and the rest install once and stay with the device. Check the requirements and grab your key below if it fits your setup.