Note that we’ll be talking about both Windows and Mac throughout this piece. Microsoft Word 2021 brings a few new features absent from Word 2019.

Office 2021 brings a new visual look for all the core apps and a set of new features. Yet, there are a few minor differences in the core apps, including Microsoft Word, PowerPoint, Excel, and Outlook. Pricing details for Office 2021 haven’t been shared at the time of writing, but it’s expected to be the same as Office 2019. The most current version of this is Office 2019, but on October 5, Microsoft will be releasing Office 2021. If you’re not interested in subscribing or paying a monthly fee to use Microsoft Word and other apps, then you might want to consider buying what’s known as the “perpetual” or “stand-alone” version.