👉 You get a free online version (Word for the Web). 👉 No: You don't get the full offline desktop app without a subscription.
| Option | Best for | Includes | Price | |--------|----------|----------|-------| | | Light use, students, casual editing | Word online (browser), mobile apps (small screen editing) | $0 | | Microsoft 365 Personal/Family Subscription | Full desktop features, cloud storage, regular updates | Full Word + Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook, 1TB OneDrive | ~$69.99/year or $6.99/month | | Office Home & Student 2024 (One-time purchase) | One PC, no subscription | Word, Excel, PowerPoint only (no cloud, no future feature updates) | ~$149.99 (one-time) | does windows 11 come with word