Microsoft 365 Personal

Microsoft 365 Personal is a premium service that allows Windows PC users to access an incredible suite of productivity, commination, security, and daily workflow apps created by Microsoft Corporation.



After more than 3 decades on the market under the name Office suite, Microsoft has finally moved its productivity services brand under a completely new subscription service called Microsoft 365, of which its Personal tier is best suited for single users who want to access its industry-leading apps both locally and on the cloud.

Microsoft 365 Personal subscription brings with it access to a wide array of apps popularized by Microsoft Office suite (Word, Excel, PowerPoint) and a wide array of other apps that are needed for unlocking the full potential of home, school, and work projects.

This includes the security app such as Microsoft Defender, cloud storage and backup service OneDrive, the fully-featured email manager Outlook, online communication, and collaboration app Microsoft Teams, and even a surprisingly capable video editing webapp Clipchamp.

• Create high-quality reports, essays, and class presentations with smart assistance features in Word, Excel & PowerPoint
• 1 person
• 1 TB of storage
• Use Microsoft 365 on your desktop, laptop, tablet, and phone.
• Microsoft 365 is compatible with Windows, macOS, iOS, and Android.

All in all, all the apps present in this most basic subscription package that Microsoft offers enable a single user to access industry-leading productivity apps and a wide array of secondary services that can supercharge their daily workflow, enable faster content production and provide a streamlined way for project sharing and online collaboration.

It is important to note that while many popular Office productivity apps have been ported to fully-feature webapps that can be easily accessed while on the go and used in a collaborative manner (where multiple users can access and actively edit a single file in real-time), the core productivity apps in Microsoft 365 Personal such as Word, Excel, and PowerPoint can also be downloaded and installed locally on users desktop, laptop or tablet PCs.

Those apps can be used without restrictions during the duration of the subscription, even without an internet connection. This makes Microsoft 365 Personal perfect for users who can’t fully rely on internet connectivity, and demand flexibility from their productivity applications.

In addition to premium apps, all users also have access to a selection of FREE Microsoft apps such as Skype (with some complimentary free minutes for worldwide calling), Microsoft Forms, and Microsoft Teams.

Security features found in Microsoft 365 Personal app offerings are not numerous, but they cover the basics. The subscription unlocks access to two apps that can protect user data from accidental or hardware-failure data loss, malicious intrusions, or active spyware.

Windows Defender is a fully featured antivirus app that can easily integrate into any modern Windows OS (including Windows 10 and Windows 11) and provide comprehensive protection against identity theft, data loss, spyware apps, and an incredible variety of online threats.

Built from the ground up to stay one step ahead of scammers and hackers, this app represents a one-stop destination for all security needs. In addition to that, the OneDrive app and service provides each active user access to 1TB of online storage space, which can be used not only for storing active projects but also for backing up valuable personal data.

It can be purchased either as a monthly or annual subscription, that can be used by a single user on all of its modern home computing devices such as PC, Mac, iOS, and Android devices.

Alternatives

Google Workspace
It includes tools like Google Docs, Sheets, Slides, and Google Drive for storage, along with Gmail for email and Google Meet for video conferencing.

LibreOffice
Free, open-source office suite that offers alternatives to Word, Excel, and PowerPoint with Writer, Calc, and Impress.

Zoho Workplace
A comprehensive suite of online productivity apps similar to Microsoft 365 and Google Workspace. It includes tools like Zoho Writer, Sheet, Show, and Mail.

OnlyOffice
Powerful alternative that offers cloud-based office applications and document collaboration.

WPS Office
Lightweight, free alternative with apps similar to Word, Excel, and PowerPoint.

OpenOffice
Apache OpenOffice is another free, open-source office suite similar to LibreOffice, offering alternatives to Word, Excel, and PowerPoint.

Note: 30 days trial version (Signup Required).