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Screenshot: Microsoft Web versions Anyone with a web browser and a free Microsoft account—student, teacher, or otherwise—can get at the online versions of Word and Excel without paying anything.

Microsoft Excel is free to use, with limitations. For the cost of a Microsoft 365 subscription, you get a whole lot of power.

How to Get Microsoft Office for Free You can get all your work done in Word or Excel without paying a penny.

Microsoft Office Pro 2019 is a low-cost alternative to Microsoft 365 that still gives you Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Teams, and more for a one-time fee, and it's only $24.97.

To get started, you can access Excel on the web for free by simply navigating to the official Microsoft website.