What Is Included in Office 2024?

If you are thinking about buying Office 2024, one of the first questions is simple: what is included in Office 2024? Microsoft says Office 2024 is a one-time purchase for one PC or Mac and includes the classic desktop Office apps rather than a subscription bundle with cloud extras. On Microsoft’s official Office 2024 page, the consumer lineup is centered around the familiar desktop apps, with differences depending on which edition you choose.

The most important thing to know is that not every Office 2024 edition includes the same apps. For most buyers, the main consumer editions are Office Home 2024 and Office Home & Business 2024, and the biggest difference between them is Outlook. Microsoft’s own product and FAQ pages make that distinction clear.

The Short Answer

For most home users, Office Home 2024 includes:

Word
Excel
PowerPoint
OneNote

For buyers who need email for home or work, Office Home & Business 2024 includes:

Word
Excel
PowerPoint
OneNote
Outlook

Microsoft’s Office Home 2024 page says it comes with classic apps like Word, Excel, and PowerPoint, while the Office Home & Business 2024 page says it includes Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook, and OneNote on one PC or Mac.

Office Home 2024: What’s Included

This is the edition most personal users will look at first.

Microsoft says Office Home 2024 is a one-time purchase for one PC or Mac and is designed for home or student-style use. The included apps are the classic desktop versions of:

Word
Excel
PowerPoint
OneNote

This edition is best for people who mainly need document writing, spreadsheets, presentations, and note-taking without needing Outlook included in the package. That use case is an inference from Microsoft’s app list and product positioning.

Office Home & Business 2024: What’s Included

This is the stronger option if you also want email tools.

Microsoft says Office Home & Business 2024 includes the classic desktop versions of:

Word
Excel
PowerPoint
OneNote
Outlook

Microsoft’s product page also says this edition is for families and small businesses who want classic Office apps and email on one PC or Mac for use at home or work.

What Each Office 2024 App Does

If you are not sure whether the included apps are enough, here is the practical breakdown.

Word

Microsoft describes Word as the document app for writing, editing, and improving documents with built-in intelligent features.

Excel

Excel is the spreadsheet app for calculations, data organization, and analysis. Microsoft’s Office 2024 materials also highlight newer Excel improvements in this version.

PowerPoint

PowerPoint is included for creating presentations. Microsoft describes it as the app for polished slide decks and visual presentations.

OneNote

OneNote is included in the Office 2024 lineup for notes, planning, and organization. Microsoft includes it in both the Home and Home & Business 2024 editions.

Outlook

Outlook is the app for email, calendar, contacts, and tasks. Microsoft says Outlook is included in Office Home & Business 2024, but not in the basic Home edition.

What Is Not Included in Office 2024

This is just as important as knowing what is included.

Microsoft says Office 2024 is a one-time purchase and does not include the services that come with a Microsoft 365 subscription. Microsoft’s comparison page shows that one-time purchase Office does not follow the same subscription model for ongoing feature rollout and bundled cloud extras.

That means Office 2024 does not include the full Microsoft 365-style bundle of things like:

subscription-based feature updates
Microsoft 365 cloud service extras
the same broader multi-device subscription model
Microsoft 365 subscription benefits such as ongoing new-feature delivery

This summary is based on Microsoft’s comparison of Office 2024 as a one-time purchase versus Microsoft 365 as the subscription option.

Is Teams Included in Office 2024?

Not as a main bundled Office desktop app in the same way Word, Excel, or PowerPoint are.

Microsoft’s product pages for Office Home and Home & Business 2024 focus on the classic Office apps, and the Home & Business page notes it “works with Microsoft Teams,” which is different from saying Teams is included as one of the core packaged Office desktop apps.

FAQ

What apps are included in Office 2024?

In the main consumer editions, Microsoft lists Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and OneNote in Office Home 2024, while Office Home & Business 2024 adds Outlook.

Does Office 2024 include Outlook?

Yes, but only in Office Home & Business 2024 among the common consumer editions. Microsoft’s Home & Business product page and FAQ both list Outlook there.