TL;DR: Microsoft Office 2024 Professional Plus is $54.99 (reg. $249.99) for a lifetime license, no monthly bill included.

There’s a certain kind of software that doesn’t need to be a subscription, and Office is a good example. Microsoft 365 keeps charging you whether you touched Word this month or not, while Microsoft Office 2024 Professional Plus is a one-time $54.99, and then it’s just… yours.

That gets you Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook, OneNote, and Access, installed on a single Windows PC for good. The license is tied to the machine itself rather than a Microsoft account, which is the tradeoff that keeps the price this low. For a computer you’re planning on keeping around a while, that’s a pretty easy trade to make.

A few things worth knowing before you buy:

• Dark mode is built in across all six apps
• Runs smoothly on older hardware, no beefy specs required
• Files save in standard formats, so sharing with Microsoft 365 users isn’t an issue
• No account sign-in needed to open the apps day to day

If the plan is to eventually cut the Microsoft 365 cord, $54.99 for a full, permanent Office suite is about as low-friction as that switch gets. Get Microsoft Office 2024 Professional Plus for $54.99, regularly $249.99.

StackSocial prices subject to change.