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Microsoft Word

Microsoft Word
Other namesMulti-Tool Word
Developer(s)Microsoft
Initial releaseOctober 25, 1983 (1983-10-25)
Stable release(s)
Microsoft 365 & Retail[a] (Windows)2409 (Build 18025.20160) / 15 October 2024 (2024-10-15)[1][2]
Microsoft 365 (Mac)16.90.1 (Build 24102013) / 22 October 2024 (2024-10-22)[3]
Office 2021 (LTSC)2108 (Build 14332.20791) / 8 October 2024 (2024-10-08)[2]
Office 2019 (LTSC)1808 (Build 10415.20025) / 8 October 2024 (2024-10-08)[4]
Written inC++ (back-end)[5]
Operating system
Office 365 only
PlatformIA-32, x86-64, Arm, Arm64
PredecessorMulti-Tool Word or WordPad
TypeWord processor
LicenseTrialware
Websitemicrosoft.com/en-us/microsoft-365/word
Microsoft Word for Mac
Developer(s)Microsoft
Stable release
16.86 (Build 24060916) / June 11, 2024 (2024-06-11)[7]
Written inC++ (back-end), Objective-C (API/UI)[5]
Operating systemmacOS
TypeWord processor
LicenseProprietary software plus services
Websiteproducts.office.com/word
Microsoft Word for Android
Developer(s)Microsoft Corporation
Initial releaseJanuary 29, 2015 (2015-01-29)[8]
Stable release
16.0.18025.20072 / September 18, 2024 (2024-09-18)[9][10]
Operating systemAndroid Pie or later
LicenseProprietary commercial software
Websiteproducts.office.com/word
Microsoft Word for iOS
Developer(s)Microsoft Corporation
Initial releaseMarch 27, 2014 (2014-03-27)[11]
Stable release
2.78 / October 9, 2023 (2023-10-09)[12]
Operating systemiOS 15 or later
IPadOS 15 or later
LicenseProprietary, freemium
Websiteproducts.office.com/word
Word Mobile for Windows 10
Developer(s)Microsoft
Operating systemWindows 10 and later, Windows 10 Mobile
TypeWord processor
LicenseFreemium
Websitewww.microsoft.com/store/productId/9WZDNCRFJB9S

Microsoft Word is a word processor program developed by Microsoft. It was first released on October 25, 1983,[13] under the name Multi-Tool Word for Xenix systems.[14][15][16] Subsequent versions were later written for several other platforms including: IBM PCs running DOS (1983), Apple Macintosh running the Classic Mac OS (1985), AT&T UNIX PC (1985), Atari ST (1988), OS/2 (1989), Microsoft Windows (1989), SCO Unix (1990), macOS (2001), Web browsers (2010), iOS (2014) and Android (2015).

Commercial versions of Word are licensed as a standalone product or as a component of Microsoft 365 suite of software, which can be purchased either with a perpetual license or as part of a Microsoft 365 subscription, respectively.


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