Microsoft Ends Office 2019 for Mac Editing on July 13 as Certificate Expiry Hits Unsupported Apps
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Updated · MacRumors · Jun 2
Microsoft Ends Office 2019 for Mac Editing on July 13 as Certificate Expiry Hits Unsupported Apps
3 articles · Updated · MacRumors · Jun 2
July 13 is when Office 2019 for Mac apps will enter "reduced functionality mode," letting users open, view and print files but blocking document creation, editing and saving.
The trigger is an expiring digital certificate tied to license validation; Microsoft renewed it, but the fix ships only in version 16.83, which Office 2019 no longer receives after support ended on Oct. 10, 2023.
Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook and OneNote are affected, along with iPhone and iPad apps that cannot be updated; Microsoft 365 and Office 2021 users can avoid the issue by updating, including to build 2.93 on iOS 17+.
Microsoft says reinstalling Office 2019 will not help and is steering users to free Microsoft 365 web apps, a Microsoft 365 subscription or Office 2024, while critics argue the cutoff is effectively a company choice rather than a technical necessity.