Microsoft Releases Office for Mac Update With Excel Support for Apple Silicon

Microsoft has released a new version of its Office for Mac productivity suite that includes an updated excel app with native Apple support.

Anyone using a Mac with an M1, M1 Pro, or M1 Max processor can expect better performance, as the release notes accompanying version 16.57 states that it will now run on Macs powered by Apple's M1-series processors without having to use the Rosetta 2 translation layer.

Power query in excel for mac is now supported on apple Silicon processors You can now run excel on your devices if you disabled the Rosetta emulator that you used to run it.

Office for Mac, Office for Mac, and Office for Mac are available for a one-time purchase from a retail store or through a volume licensing agreement. Users can get the new version from Microsoft. If you want to use Microsoft AutoUpdate, you need to start an Office application, such as Word or excel, and then choose Help.

Apple built its translation software so that Macs can run x86-64 code that's written for Intel Macs. OG Rosetta allowed PowerPC apps to run on Intel-based Macs, but code isn't interpreted in real-time. The first x86–64 translation of instructions takes place on the first launch, though there is a slight performance hit.

Apple says that developers will need to create native apps for Apple Silicon machines in the future if they want to use the temporary solution of Rosetta 2. Apple ended support for OG Rosetta three years after it was released.