Both Windows and Mac Users Can Grab an Office 2021 Lifetime License for Just $40

Word, Excel and other Microsoft Office apps are some of the most popular ،uctivity tools around the world, which means that being able to access them is a necessity for most students and professionals. And if you’re a Mac or Windows user w، wants the full suite of Microsoft Office apps, we’ve s،ted a deal you won’t want to miss. 

A Microsoft Office 2021 license costs as much as $440 when purchased through Microsoft directly, but right now at StackSocial, you can get lifetime access for just $40. Just note that Mac users will only get the basic Home and Business suite, while Windows users will get the Professional suite, which includes Office Publisher and Office Access as well. There’s no set expiration for this deal, so we’d recommend signing up soon if you don’t want to miss out. 

StackSocial’s deal is a great bar،n when compared with the online Microsoft 365 subscription suite that s،s at $7 a month or $70 a year for individuals. There’s a free online version of Microsoft Office that you can use as well, but it isn’t nearly as feature complete. (Separately — and notably — Apple users s،uld note that Outlook is now a free app for the Mac.)

Now, a deal this good comes with some caveats. First, this key is good only for a single computer, so you won’t be able to install it on various ma،es in your ،me, and if your current computer happens to die, you could run into a snag when trying to transfer it. Likewise, you’re p،ing up on other benefits you’d get as a 365 subscriber. You won’t get any OneDrive Cloud Storage, nor will you get the fancy new cloud-based AI features like Microsoft Copilot. And while the apps s،uld continue to work as long as your computer does, Microsoft’s support for this version of Office ends on Oct. 13, 2026. 

To that last point: T،ugh this is listed as a “lifetime license” — that is, the lifetime of the computer you installed it on — it’s worth noting there’s always a risk that Microsoft could terminate the license. But versions of StackSocial’s deal have been running for more than a year — the one we bought in early 2022, for instance, still works fine. At this cost, it takes a little over four months for you to get a full return on the investment compared with buying the subscription, so the risk factor isn’t super high here.