Will MS 365 Personal run on a Mac, including VBA?

I am getting rather tired of navigating security issues on my PC, and while I know that it will probably be as bad with Apple, I am considering replacing my PC with a Mac. I use an iPhone and an iPad so at least they might all cooperate.


My main use for a computer today is managing my bank accounts, insurance, and finances generally, which entails using Excel (quite a lot and relying on formulas and VBA code), Word and Outlook - I have a yearly subscription to MS 365 Personal.



Windows, Windows 10

Posted on May 31, 2026 4:47 AM

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May 31, 2026 5:00 AM in response to Orpheus2000

My main use for a computer today is managing my bank accounts, insurance, and finances generally, which entails using Excel (quite a lot and relying on formulas and VBA code), Word and Outlook - I have a yearly subscription to MS 365 Personal.[…]

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Yes.


365 Personal will work on a Mac.


VBA Code will, but it would require a Windows 11 Virtual Machine (Parallels or VMWare Fusion) on a Silicon Mac, or Boot Camp

Jun 8, 2026 4:59 AM in response to Orpheus2000

LibreOffice is free so you can try it to make sure it works.


If you like the integration that comes with Outlook (or at least the integration as I remember it from over ten years ago) then Thunderbird is a combined email, calendar, todo app that's also free. I used it for a while when I cut the cord and went but I found its interface a bit too fussy and now I'm all-in with Apple.


BTW - I use Banktivity for my personal banking and credit cards. The basic tier is free (or maybe a one-off payment, can't remember) but if you want to connect directly to your bank and manage investments like shares and pensions then you have to pay. I find it great for managing my day to day banking. I've never used the direct-to-bank access - I just download qif files and import them. The only downside is that it's fairly US-centric, so although you can manage investments, shares, and such its coverage of UK shares and special products (e.g. investment funds in a personal pension) wasn't very good (and that's being kind) although they might have improved in the ten or more years since I just started using the basic version.

Will MS 365 Personal run on a Mac, including VBA?

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