Microsoft Office code download

Need to get Microsoft Office but don’t want a 365 subscription. Prefer the one off payment.  But want a genuine product download.  Have seen some cheap in various sites but concerned they may not be genuine does not have to be the latest Microsoft Office only need a home version with Word and Excel.  Any ideas on where for a genuine copy please?  Thank you.
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  • QuietOne
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    You could try kinguin.net I haven't purchased from there for a while but I never had issues in the past
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    I got an Office Professional 2021 key for somebody (and download link at Microsoft) from Amazon for about £30 last year. Curiosly, the seller sent the key and download address by post, but it all installed just fine, and is still in daily use - big download at over 4GB though.

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  • Jon_01
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    I bought a key for Office 2019 Pro from Gamers Outlet last week for 3 quid. Works fine.
  • I read somewhere there is a free online version for Microsoft Office but can’t seem to locate it on the Microsoft website anyone know if this exists please?  Thank you 
  • J_B
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    Someone on here recommended this website a while ago ...

  • facade
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    The web version of office 365 is free, you have to be logged into a microsoft account though.

    Otherwise Libreoffice is free and nearly 100% compatible with word and excel. (I say nearly, as there is bound to be some obscure function that isn't there,but I've never found anything)

    I want to go back to The Olden Days, when every single thing that I can think of was better.....

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  • [Deleted User]
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    edited 22 April 2023 at 3:23PM
    There's no such thing as a one-time purchase for Office 365 as it is now a rolling update product with updates "forever".

    You can get the current (possibly last) MS Office 2021 for a one-time purchase:

    https://www.microsoft.com/en-gb/microsoft-365/p/office-home-student-2021/cfq7ttc0h8n8?activetab=pivot:overviewtab 

    At £120 it's not cheap though, same as 2 years of Office 365 but if you want 100% official and genuine and supporting the Microsoft company, that is the one to go for. 

    There are plenty of grey-market products out there where you can get a "second hand" licence key which could be from an enterprise licence or borrowed from an MSDN subscription for example - not guaranteed to work forever but generally do, I've used the above post (UnitySoft) for such products for a decade, well aware I'm breaking Microsoft's licencing terms which is not something I would publicly recommend - up to you, pay the proper price or take a calculated risk.
  • I read somewhere there is a free online version for Microsoft Office but can’t seem to locate it on the Microsoft website anyone know if this exists please?  Thank you 
    https://www.microsoft.com/en-gb/microsoft-365/free-office-online-for-the-web

    Needs a (free) Microsoft account to use 
  • dil1976
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    You can use google documents which is web based for free too.
  • km1500
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    edited 22 April 2023 at 11:41AM
    try ebay as well

    I use word and excel only - office 2007 - does everything I need
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