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The following tables compare the features and capabilities of Lync 2013 clients in the following categories:

  • Enhanced Presence Support

  • Contacts and Contact Groups Support

  • IM Support

  • Conferencing Support

  • Telephony Support

  • External Users Support

  • Archiving, Compliance, and Logging Support

  • modern auth

These tables indicate the features that are available to Lync users in an on-premises deployment of Lync Server 2013. The same features are also available to Skype for Business Online and Office 365 users unless otherwise indicated.

Important

See Mobile client comparison tables for Lync Server 2013 for details about feature availability in Lync 2013 mobile clients.

Note

  • For details about Skype for Business Online subscription plans, see the Skype for Business Online Service Description at https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/p/?LinkId=282430.

  • Lync Server 2013 supports the following previously released clients: Lync 2010, Lync 2010 Mobile, Lync Phone Edition, and Lync 2010 Attendant. For information about these clients, see the Lync 2010 version of the Client Comparison Tables at https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/p/?LinkID=213798.

  • The Lync 2013 client supports audio and video in a Virtual Desktop Infrastructure (VDI) environment. For details about Lync 2013 capabilities in a VDI environment, see Supported virtualization technologies and known limitations in Lync Server 2013.

Enhanced Presence Support

Feature/capabilitySkype for Business 2015 and 2016 clientSkype for Business on MacLync 2013Lync Windows Store appLync 2013 BasicLync Web AppLync 2010Lync 2010 AttendantLync Phone EditionCommunicator for Mac 2011Lync for Mac 2011

View status

Publish status

View status notes and Out of Office messages

Add a custom location

Add a custom note

Use a photo from any public site for My Picture

Contacts and Contact Groups Support

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Feature/capabilitySkype for Business 2015 and 2016 clientSkype for Business on MacLync 2013Lync Windows Store appLync 2013 BasicLync Web AppLync 2010Lync 2010 AttendantLync Phone EditionCommunicator for Mac 2011Lync for Mac 2011

View and Modify Contacts list

●1

Tag contacts for status change alerts

●1

Control privacy relationships

●1

Search the corporate address book

●1

Search Microsoft Outlook contacts

●1

Manage contact groups

●1

Expand distribution groups and Office 365 Groups

●1

Search for Response Groups

●2

●2

●1

Display recent contacts group

●1

Display current conversations group

●1

Display alternate contact views (for example, tile)

●1

Sort contacts by Group, Relationship, or New (people who’ve added you to their Contacts list)

Sort by group

●1

Sort contacts by Status (availability)

●1

Search and add Exchange contacts

1 For Skype for Business Online and/or Office 365 users, Lync 2010 Attendant is not supported.

2 For Skype for Business Online and/or Office 365 users, this feature is not available.

IM Support

Feature/capabilitySkype for Business 2015 and 2016 clientSkype for Business on MacLync 2013Lync Windows Store appLync 2013 BasicLync Web AppLync 2010Lync 2010 AttendantLync Phone EditionCommunicator for Mac 2011Lync for Mac 2011

Initiate IM or email to a contact

●1

Navigate among multiple IM conversations/Track multiple conversations in a single tabbed window

●1

Log IM conversations in Outlook

●1

Saved in Communicator for Mac

Saved in Lync for Mac

Use prepared conversation templates

●1

Check spelling

Skill search (with SharePoint Server integration)

●2

●2

●2

● 2

●1, 2

Persistent Chat (Group Chat) integration

●3

●3

●3

Escalate a Persistent Chat room to a Lync Meeting with one click

●3

●3

Inline pictures of sender and receiver in IM window

Send ink messages

Receive ink messages

Set IM messages as high importance

1 For Skype for Business Online and/or Office 365 users, Lync 2010 Attendant is not supported.

2 On-premises Lync Server 2013 and on-premises SharePoint 2013 is required for skill search.

3 For Skype for Business Online and/or Office 365 users, Persistent Chat is not available.

Conferencing Support

Note

  • Lync meeting features are not available in Skype for Business Online Standalone Plan 1.

  • In Lync-to-Lync sessions, a Skype for Business Online Plan 1 user can participate in desktop sharing and application sharing if they are invited by a user who has access to sharing features.

  • For details, see the Skype for Business Online Service Description at https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkID=282430.

Feature/capabilitySkype for Business 2015 and 2016 clientSkype for Business on MacLync 2013Lync Windows Store appLync 2013 BasicLync Web AppLync 2010Lync 2010 AttendantLync Phone EditionCommunicator for Mac 2011Lync for Mac 2011

Add computer audio

(requires plug-in)

●1

Add video

(requires plug-in)

View multiparty video (gallery view)

Use in-meeting presenter controls

Access detailed meeting roster

●1

Participate in multiparty IM

●1

Share the desktop (if enabled)

● 2

(requires plug-in)

●2

●2

Share a program (if enabled)

View only

(requires plug-in)

View only

Add anonymous participants (if enabled)

Use dial-in audio meetings

●3

●3

●3

●3

●3

●1

Initiate a Meet Now meeting

Add and present Microsoft PowerPoint files

Present only

View only, annotations not available4

Navigate Microsoft PowerPoint files

Add and edit OneNote meeting notes

Edit only (not add)

Use a whiteboard

Conduct polls

Upload files to share with others

Schedule a meeting or conference

Outlook or Lync Web Scheduler

Requires Mac Outlook version 15.28 or later

Outlook or Lync Web Scheduler

Outlook or Lync Web Scheduler

Outlook or Lync Web Scheduler

Lync Web Scheduler

Outlook

Q&A Manager

Create public meetings with static meeting IDs from Outlook

Disable meeting IM

Mute Audience

Make everyone an attendee

Delegate can schedule a meeting on behalf of delegator

Synchronize delegates between UNRESOLVED_TOKEN_VAL(skypeforbusiness) and Outlook

Set Video Spotlight (lock video)

Give/Take control of screen sharing

1 For Skype for Business Online and/or Office 365 users, Lync 2010 Attendant is not supported.

2 Participants cannot control desktops that are shared by Skype for Business on Mac, Lync for Mac 2011, or Communicator for Mac 2011 users. Mac users can control desktops shared by Windows users.

3 For Skype for Business Online and/or Office 365 users, this feature requires an audio conferencing provider.

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4 The Lync for Mac 2011 client cannot view Microsoft Office 2013 PowerPoint presentations when they have been shared in a conference by the Lync Web App 2013 client.

Voice (Telephony) Support

Note

Lync Voice features are limited to certain Skype for Business Online subscription plans. For details, see the “Lync Voice Features” topic in the Skype for Business Online Service Description at https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkID=282430.

Feature/capabilitySkype for Business 2015 and 2016 clientSkype for Business on MacLync 2013Lync Windows Store appLync 2013 BasicLync Web AppLync 2010Lync 2010 AttendantLync Phone EditionCommunicator for Mac 2011Lync for Mac 2011

Initiate a call

●2

●2

●2

●2

●1

Click to call a contact

●2

●2

●2

●2

●1

Transfer a call

●2

●2

●2

●2

●1

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Manage call forwarding

●3

●3

●3

●1

Manage team call settings

●3

●3

●3

●1

Manage delegates

●3

●3

●3

Initiate a call to a Response Group

●3

●3

●3

●1

Support emergency services (E911)

●3

Requires Lync Server 2013 CU8 HF1 or later

●3

●3

●3

●1

IM notification to SIP URI(s) for E-911 call

IM notification to distribution list for E-911 call

Connect to voice mail, set up or change greeting

●3

●3

●3

●1

Missed call notification

Make calls on behalf of another contact (manager/delegate scenario)

●3

●3

●3

Handle another's calls if configured as a delegate

●3

●3

●3

●1

Manage a high volume of calls

●3

●1

Call park

●3

●3

Group call pickup

●3

●3

1 For Skype for Business Online and/or Office 365 users, Lync 2010 Attendant is not supported.

2 For Skype for Business Online and/or Office 365 users, this feature is available for PC to PC calls only.

3 For Skype for Business Online and/or Office 365 users, this feature is not available.

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External Users Support

Feature/capabilitySkype for Business 2015 and 2016 clientSkype for Business on MacLync 2013Lync Windows Store appLync Web AppLync 2010Lync 2010 AttendantLync Phone EditionCommunicator for Mac 2011Lync for Mac 2011

Initiate IM with a public contact

●1

Initiate IM with a federated contact

●1

Conduct two-party or multiparty calls with external users

●2

●2

●2

●1

1 For Skype for Business Online and/or Office 365 users, Lync 2010 Attendant is not supported.

2 For Skype for Business Online and/or Office 365 users, this feature is not available.

Recording

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Feature/capabilitySkype for Business 2015 and 2016 clientSkype for Business on MacLync 2013Lync Windows Store appLync 2013 BasicLync Web AppLync 2010Lync 2010 AttendantLync Phone EditionCommunicator for Mac 2011Lync for Mac 2011

Client-side recording of audio, video, application sharing, desktop sharing, and uploaded content

●1

●1

Client-side recording of file transfers, shared OneNote pages, and PowerPoint annotations

●2

●2

Select preferred recording resolution

1 For Skype for Business Online and/or Office 365 users, recording is unavailable in certain Skype for Business Online standalone plans. Recording requires full Lync 2013 client rights. For details, see the Skype for Business Online Service Description at https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkID=282430.

2 For Skype for Business Online and/or Office 365 users, recording of file transfers, shared OneNote pages, and PowerPoint annotations is unavailable.

Archiving, Compliance, and Logging Support

Feature/capabilitySkype for Business 2015 and 2016 clientSkype for Business on MacLync 2013Lync Windows Store appLync 2013 BasicLync Web AppLync 2010Lync 2010 AttendantLync Phone EditionCommunicator for Mac 2011Lync for Mac 2011

Archiving of IM conversations in Outlook Conversation History

●2

●2

●2

●2

●1

Saved in Communicator for Mac

Client-side archiving of audio, video, application sharing, desktop sharing, and uploaded content

●2

●2

Client-side archiving of file transfers, shared OneNote pages, and PowerPoint annotations

●3

●3

Access sign-in logs from Lync icon in the task bar

1 For Skype for Business Online and/or Office 365 users, Lync 2010 Attendant is not supported.

2 For Skype for Business Online and/or Office 365 users, this feature requires Exchange Online and is controlled by the user’s Exchange mailbox In-Place Hold attribute.

3 For Skype for Business Online and/or Office 365 users, archiving of file transfers, shared OneNote pages, and PowerPoint annotations is unavailable.

Client limitations

Basic client limitations

The features below are available using the Full client and are not available with the Basic client:

  • Manage team call settings

  • Manage delegates

  • Make calls on behalf of another contact (manager/delegate scenario)

  • Handle another's calls if configured as a delegate

  • Manage a high volume of calls

  • Initiate a call to a Response Group

  • Call park

  • Group call pickup

Online or Hybrid user account limitations

User accounts can exist either Online or On-premises, and that will affect the features available to that user. Users with accounts on Skype for Business Online will not have access to the following features, even with the Full client:

  • Enhanced Presence: Use a photo from any public site for My Picture

  • Contacts: Search for Response Groups

  • IM Support: Persistent Chat (Group Chat) integration

  • IM Support: Escalate a Persistent Chat room to a Meeting with one click

  • External Users: Conduct two-party or multiparty calls with external users

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Office for Mac that comes with an Office 365 subscription is updated on a regular basis to provide new features, security updates, and non-security updates. The following information is primarily intended for IT professionals that are deploying Office for Mac to the users in their organizations.

Note

  • Starting with Version 16.21, Microsoft Teams will be installed by default for new installations if you're using the Office suite install package. For more information, see Microsoft Teams installations on a Mac.
  • For security reason, Microsoft has deprecated the use of SHA-1. Learn more
  • Starting with the 16.17 release in September 2018, this information also applies to Office 2019 for Mac, which is a version of Office for Mac that’s available as a one-time purchase from a retail store or through a volume licensing agreement.
  • The update history information for version 16.16 and earlier also applies to Office 2016 for Mac, which is also a version of Office for Mac that’s available as a one-time purchase. Older versions up to and including 16.16 can be activated with an Office 2016 for Mac volume license. You can’t activate version 16.17 or later with an Office 2016 for Mac volume license. For information about Office 2016 for Mac releases from September onward, see Release notes for Office 2016 for Mac
  • For information about the features, security updates, and non-security updates that are included in a given release of Office for Mac, see Release notes for Office for Mac.
  • If you want early access to new releases, join the Office Insider program.

Most current packages for Office for Mac

The following table lists the most current packages for the Office suite and for the individual applications. The Office suite includes all the individual applications, such as Word, PowerPoint, and Excel. All packages are 64-bit only. The build date is listed in parentheses, in a YYMMDD format, after the version number. The install package is used if you don't have the application already installed, while the update package is used to update an existing installation.

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Office 365 Mac Download

March 10, 2020

Version 16.35 (20030802)

ApplicationDownload linksSHA-256 hash for install package
Office suite (with Teams)Install package8E86CC3EDDB5D7AD0EBA34264C6017D8B3DB9BBC425106F8C5B1BBAC1C7966DA
Office suite (without Teams)Install packageDA6F028AB5A69FC48668A311A74231A9CDCDA1576D2EBB1C06E7A7DD53ED8510
WordInstall package
Update package
27BB4CAD84F7E15AA5E0AB48C18E620F08A4AA1AF05352847E8AA8924390005F
ExcelInstall package
Update package
DFE5F4230DC3E4B85FF226E260580FBD5A85893DD17C6165721F92A03FDFDF91
PowerPointInstall package
Update package
65292F7CDA8C53FB796332B84398F3A4528831CCED9E7E5614A778055F7683AF
OutlookInstall package
Update package
92094986AE997694549E9FA54347663F4720B7842D6E5FF7525BBB4897EB5C94
OneNoteUpdate packageNot applicable

Most current packages for other Mac programs from Microsoft

The following table provides information about the most current packages, including a download link, for other Mac programs from Microsoft that may be of interest to IT professionals. The build date is listed in parentheses, in a YYMMDD format, after the version number.

Note: Microsoft AutoUpdate (MAU) release information has moved to the MAU Release History page.

ProgramVersionPackageMore informationSHA-1/ SHA-256 hash
Skype for Business
16.27.37
Download
The latest version was released on June 23, 2019.
Latest updates
ac33fbfa83e304e1ac3ba7365e8bf307b117ec954fd48902991356ee86f2e836
Remote Desktop10.3.1DownloadThis install package is 64-bit.
What's new
a846cecda7391b4e67c37b4b30a0c49ebd3c80f4782a989c0b4f866cd6d09339
Intune Company Portal1.17 (52.1908008.000) [190823]DownloadWhat's new in Microsoft Intunefec704b5194360a48365d0193a46135358c5f129fc2b1fb02acb902cd1f96de0
Microsoft SharePoint On-Premises Safari Browser Plugin for Office 2016 for Mac
15.32.0 (170309)
Download
This install package is 64-bit.
f7f29202881a319fb249d15ab6125b5a1a94b303c649cbe3fafb37ecd4728ed8

Release history for Office for Mac

The following table provides release history information and download links for Office for Mac. The table is ordered by release date, with the most recent release date listed first. The build date is listed in parentheses, in a YYMMDD format, after the version number. All releases after August 22, 2016 are 64-bit only. All releases prior to August 22, 2016 are 32-bit only.

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Download links are only provided for the most recent releases.

Release dateVersionInstall packageUpdate packages
March 10, 202016.35 (20030802)Office suite (with Teams)
Office suite (without Teams)
Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook, OneNote
February 11, 202016.34 (20020900)Office suite (with Teams)
Office suite (without Teams)
Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook, OneNote
January 14, 202016.33 (20011301)Office suite (with Teams)
Office suite (without Teams)
Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook, OneNote
December 10, 2019
16.32 (19120802)
Office suite (with Teams)
Office suite (without Teams)
Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook, OneNote
November 12, 2019
16.31 (19111002)
Office suite (with Teams)
Office suite (without Teams)
Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook, OneNote
October 15, 2019
16.30 (19101301)
Office suite (with Teams)
Office suite (without Teams)
Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook, OneNote
September 18, 2019
16.29.1 (19091700)
Word, Excel, PowerPoint
September 10, 2019
16.29 (19090802)
Office suite (with Teams)
Office suite (without Teams)
Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook, OneNote
August 13, 2019
16.28 (19081202)
Office suite (with Teams)
Office suite (without Teams)
Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook, OneNote
July 16, 2019
16.27 (19071500)
Office suite (with Teams)
Office suite (without Teams)
Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook, OneNote
June 11, 2019
16.26 (19060901)

May 14, 2019
16.25 (19051201)

April 16, 2019
16.24 (19041401)

March 27, 2019
16.23.1 (19032603)
March 12, 2019
16.23.0 (19030902)

February 20, 2019
16.22 (19022000)


January 24, 2019
16.21 (19011700)
January 16, 2019
16.21 (19011500)
December 11, 2018
16.20 (18120801)
November 13, 2018
16.19 (18110915)
October 16, 2018
16.18 (18101400)
September 11, 2018
16.17 (18090901)
August 14, 2018
16.16 (18081201)
July 10, 2018
16.15 (18070902)
June 13, 2018
16.14.1 (18061302)
June 12, 2018
16.14.0 (18061000)
May 24, 2018
16.13.1 (18052304)
May 23, 2018
16.13.1 (18052203)
May 15, 2018
16.13.0 (18051301)
April 11, 2018
16.12.0 (18041000)
March 19, 2018
16.11.1 (18031900)
March 13, 2018
16.11.0 (18031100)
February 13, 2018
16.10.0 (18021001)
January 26, 2018
16.9.1 (18012504)
January 18, 2018
16.9.0 (18011602)
December 12, 2017
15.41.0 (17120500)
November 14, 2017
15.40.0 (17110800)
October 10, 2017
15.39.0 (17101000)
September 12, 2017
15.38.0 (17090200)
August 15, 2017
15.37.0 (17081500)
July 21, 2017
15.36.1 (17072101)
July 11, 2017
15.36.0 (17070200)
June 16, 2017
15.35.0 (17061600)
June 13, 2017
15.35.0 (17061000)
May 16, 2017
15.34.0 (17051500)
April 11, 2017
15.33.0 (17040900)
March 14, 2017
15.32.0 (17030901)
February 16, 2017
15.31.0 (17021600)
January 11, 2017
15.30.0 (17010700)