Microsoft is killing Office 2019 for Mac and iPhone, and you can’t do much about it

Microsoft will be effectively bricking the standalone Office 2019 for Mac, iPad, and iPhone users on July 13, 2026. There’s not much you can do about it, other than buy again, or subscribe to Office 365.

In October, Microsoft officially ended support for Office 2019 for Mac, a standalone version of its ubiquitous productivity suite. While support was no longer provided, users could still use the software.

Unfortunately, that’s about to change no matter how old your hardware is, and regardless of what version of Apple’s OSes you’re running.

Starting July 13, 2026, Microsoft will disable almost all functionality for Microsoft Office users on macOS 11 Big Sur. It will also put Office 2019 into read-only mode for all users, regardless of OS.

It’s also bricking its mobile apps on devices running iPadOS 16 and iOS 16 or earlier.

Here’s what that means for you.

You can still access your files

Before you start to panic, don’t worry; you will still be able to access all…