how to activate MicroSoft OFfice for free on Mac

Today we’ll tell you how to activate Microsoft office for free on Mac. Microsoft Office is an essential software for creating, editing and sharing documents. It is irreplaceable and many people find it very important for their daily activities. But to use this software, you must purchase a license to operate it.

Buying a license for MS Office or individual packages is often expensive for most people. But there is a way to run MS Office without buying a license, by following the steps given below.

how to activate MicroSoft OFfice for free on Mac

Microsoft Office 2021

Ms Office 2021 does not support activation from license plist file. You’ll want to use the VL Serializer tool instead.

Follow the steps below to activate MS Office 2021 for free.

1. Download Microsoft Office 2021 or install from Brewer:

brew cask install microsoft office

2. Start MS Office after installation

3. Download and install Microsoft Office 2021 VL Serializer

4. Run Microsoft Office 2021 VL Serializer and it will automatically run MS Office 2021.

You can open and use MS Office

MS Office 2019

Ms Office 2019 does not support activation from a license plist file. You’ll want to use the VL Serializer tool instead.

Follow the steps below to activate MS Office 2019 for free.

1. Download Microsoft Office 2019 or install it from Brewer:

brew cask install microsoft office

2. Do not run MS Office after installation

3. Download and install Microsoft Office 2019 VL Serializer, or from GitHub

4. Run Microsoft Office 2019 VL Serializer and it will automatically run MS Office 2019

5. You can now open and work with MS Office

Microsoft Office 2016

Ms Office 2016 can be activated by copying/pasting the license plist file.

Follow the steps below to activate MS Office 2016 for free.

1. Download Microsoft Office 2016 – official link, or manual download, or install from brewer:

#brew cask install microsoft-office 

# here in Office 2019 now

enter the last 2016 corporate model below

add cask brew https://github.com/Homebrew/homebrew-cask/raw/538c7cf34c085e3bb4fdac36f6370ded87930036/Casks/microsoft-office.rb

2. Copy the license file com.microsoft.office.licensingV2.plist to Preferences

md5(com.microsoft.office.licensingV2.plist) = a8f1283303838b4d3bd943775e463239cp com.microsoft.office.licensingV2.plist /Library/Preferences/

or upload it to the command line library

curl -sSL git.io/office16-plist -o /Library/Preferences/com.microsoft.office.licensingV2.plist

3. You can now open and work with MS Office

Note:

If you are prompted to sign in and the MS Office package still needs to be activated, you can remove the MS Office license files from your Mac and reinstall them.