How cool are you with paying every month for software you could own? If you're not into that, then you might want to replace Microsoft 365 with a lifetime license to Microsoft Office. And if you want to keep your computer up-to-date,

Here's how to Get Office desktop for free without entering your payment info or subscribing to a limited trial.

TL;DR: Get Microsoft Office for life and Windows 11 Pro for just £43.32 (reg. £345.16) if you buy this bundle before 30 March at 11:59 p.m. PT.

Microsoft broke from a long tradition of only offering paid versions of the native Microsoft Office app (web having been free for some time) and silently introduced a free, ad-supported version of Microsoft Office exclusively for Windows 11 users.

TL;DR: Ditch subscription costs and buy a lifetime license for Microsoft Office 2024 for $159.97. Save on access to your favorite Microsoft Office programs when you buy a Microsoft Office 2024 Home & Business for Mac or PC Lifetime License for $159.

The free version of Microsoft features a 15-second ad that plays every few hours and locks away useful features behind a paywall.

Macworld Paying monthly for apps you’ve used for years feels like a bad deal… because it is! With Microsoft 365 charging $10 every month, those fees add up fast. There’s a reason so many people are leaving the subscription service behind for the lifetime version of Microsoft Office.