Microsoft has released a universal build of Office for Mac with support for Apple Silicon in the Beta Channel, formerly known as the Insider Fast Ring. With this release, Mac users can now run Office apps such as Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook, OneNote, OneDrive, and more on the latest Apple devices (13-inch MacBook Air, MacBook Pro, Mac Mini) equipped with the M1 chip. It will be.
The announcement was made via Twitter by Erik Schwiebert, lead software engineer for Apple products in Microsoft’s Office Experiences group. In a follow-up tweet, Schwiebert said the executable binary is now about 50% larger than before, and the entire app is about 25% larger .
Schwiebert said the Redmond giant doesn’t have an official timeline for when customers should expect a stable rollout . He added that the beta release is just a “first peak to test it on hardware that customers may purchase this week.”
MSFT plans to push a universal build of Mac Office 2019 to the Beta Channel (formerly known as “Insider Fast”) later today.
There is no final release date or version. This is a first peek to test with hardware that customers may purchase this week… 🙂
— Eric Schwiebert (@Schwieb) November 11, 2020
If you’re interested in trying out the latest Office for Mac beta and have an active Microsoft 365 subscription, you should enroll in Microsoft’s Office Insider program. Instructions for installing Office Beta on your Mac can be found here .
This development comes just days after Apple began accepting app updates for macOS Big Sur. “Submit universal apps built with Xcode 12.2 that get the most out of your Apple Silicon Mac. Thanks to an all-new interface fine-tuned to the powerful features that make your Mac a Mac, macOS Big Sur Your apps will look better than ever before,” says Apple.
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