: Full support for Retina displays and a modernized ribbon interface tailored for macOS. Volume Licensing (VL) Details

: Updated internal components like the Aria SDK 8.4 and improved memory management to fix known leaks. Standard Word 2016 Features

End of support for Office 2016 and Office 2019 | Microsoft Support

: A search box on the ribbon that allows users to find specific commands or tools without navigating menus.

Mainstream support for Word 2016 ended on , and extended support concluded on October 14, 2025 . While the application still functions, it no longer receives security updates from Microsoft Support .

Do you need help your 2016 documents to a newer version or finding specific legacy downloads for this version?

: Users on the older 15.xx branch were migrated to 16.15 to ensure compatibility with newer macOS features and security standards. Lifecycle Status