office on mac os 13.7

Question

“I am a Microsoft 365 Personal customer on a MacBook Pro M3 running macOS 13.7. The current Office for Mac installer requires macOS 14.0 or later, and my existing Office install is now demanding activation with error code 0x0. I need to keep using standalone Office apps on macOS 13.7. Please confirm whether an Office for Mac version that supports macOS 13.x is available for my subscription and region, and provide a download link or workaround.”

Answer 1

If you are unable to upgrade your Mac OS to a later version, the last version of Office that will work on MacOS Ventura is 16.101, that is available on the long table on this link to all the downloadable versions from the Microsoft servers.

https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/officeupdates/update-history-office-for-mac

You will first need to completely uninstall the Office apps using the steps they provide on this link.

https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/office/lifecycle/officeinstall/uninstall-office-for-mac

Answer 2

Yes. For macOS Ventura 13.x, a supported older Microsoft 365 for Mac build is available for Microsoft 365 subscribers.

• macOS 13.x (Ventura) can use Office version 16.101, which is identified as the final Office build supporting Ventura.
• Newer Microsoft 365 installers require macOS 14 or later, which is why the current installer blocks installation on macOS 13.7.
• For the 0x0 activation error, the documented fix for current supported builds is to update Office, but that requires at least macOS 12 or higher and access to the appropriate supported build. On Ventura 13.x, the practical workaround in the provided guidance is to uninstall the current Office installation and install version 16.101 instead.

Download/workaround:

1. Remove the current Office for Mac installation before downgrading.
2. Download the Ventura-compatible installer for version 16.101: https://officecdn.microsoft.com/pr/C1297A47-86C4-4C1F-97FA-950631F94777/MacAutoupdate/Microsoft_365_and_Office_16.101.25091314_Installer.pkg
3. Install that package.
4. Sign in with the Microsoft account that has the Microsoft 365 Personal subscription.

If a direct package is preferred from the version history listing instead of the fixed installer above, the guidance also points to the Office for Mac update history page for older installers: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/officeupdates/update-history-office-for-mac

The provided materials do not confirm any region-specific restriction for this older Ventura-supported build.

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References:

• Error message 0X0 - Microsoft Q&A
• 0x0 Error After Mac Update July 14th, 2026 - Microsoft Q&A
• Unknown Error 0x0 or License not found error in Microsoft 365 or Office running on macOS
• How can I use my Microsoft 365 Family subscription on my Mac with OS 13.7.8 - Microsoft Q&A