Microsoft announces Office 2021 features and pricing - October 2021

Office 2021

On October 5th, Microsoft will release Office 2021, and the company is finally revealing the features and pricing. Office 2021 will be the next standalone version of Microsoft's Office suite, aimed at organizations and consumers that don't want to pay for Office on a subscription basis.

Office Home and Student 2021 will be priced at $149.99 and include Word, Excel, PowerPoint, OneNote, and Microsoft Teams for PC and Mac. Office Home and B8usiness 2021 is priced at $249.99 and will include everything in the Home version and Outlook for PC and Mac, alongside the rights to use all of the Office apps for business purposes.

Office 2021 new design |Image: Microsoft With real-time co-authoring, OneDrive support, and even Microsoft Teams integration, Office 2021 will incorporate the collaborative features available in Microsoft 365 editions of Office. Office 2021 will also feature a new Office design, which features a revamped ribbon interface, rounded corners, and a neutral color palette that follows the UI improvements in Windows 11.