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crack activate Office on mac with license file

Note

For every body who using Win10/11 with new Office that you need to know:

to active Office without crack, just follow https://github.com/WindowsAddict/IDM-Activation-Script,

you wiil only need to run

irm https://massgrave.dev/ias | iex

in PowerShell

Step By Step:

  • Right-click on the Windows start menu and select PowerShell or Terminal (Not CMD).
  • Copy-paste the below code and press enter
  • irm https://massgrave.dev/ias | iex
  • You will see the activation options, follow the on-screen instructions.
  • That's all.


The Legacy Archived Content:

Note: This method will not keep update for macOS

[Archived] Activate MS Office 2019/2016 for macOS - Microsoft_Office_2019_VL_Serializer

Office 2019 above

2019-06-03

Note that Office2019 DO NOT support activate via simple copy/paste plist license file which is the simplest way to activate Office 2016. Fortunately, you can also use the VL Serializer tool, just install Office 2019 and Serializer, then run Serializer to activate.

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Activation Step

  1. DO NOT RUN OFFICE APP AFTER INSTALLED, but just install Office 2019 for macOS, choose one of this

    or install via brew:

    brew cask install microsoft-office
  2. manual download and install Microsoft_Office_2019_VL_Serializer.pkg

  3. run Microsoft_Office_2019_VL_Serializer and it will automatic activate Office 2019

  4. open the office app, completed.

Note

If you alaways been asked for 'Sign in' and still requires activation, please try to remove Office license files on a Mac. Here is the official download link for Microsoft_Office_License_Removal tool. (thanks for @lidroider's comment)

The Serializer.pkg in this gist is signature by Microsoft Corporation Official. To check it, you can see details in this comment (2019-08-21)

Office 2016 16.11 for macOS VL2 license

2018-04-25

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Activation Step

  1. install Office2016 for mac with Office Suite Install, but DO NOT RUN OFFICE AFTER INSTALLED

    or install via brew:

    # brew cask install microsoft-office  # this point to Office 2019 now
    # install last office 2016 version below
    brew cask install https://github.com/Homebrew/homebrew-cask/raw/538c7cf34c085e3bb4fdac36f6370ded87930036/Casks/microsoft-office.rb
  2. copy license file com.microsoft.office.licensingV2.plist to Preferences

    # md5(com.microsoft.office.licensingV2.plist) = a8f1283303838b4d3bd943775e463239
    cp com.microsoft.office.licensingV2.plist /Library/Preferences/
    
    # or download it in library by command line
    curl -sSL https://gist.githubusercontent.com/zthxxx/9ddc171d00df98cbf8b4b0d8469ce90a/raw/com.microsoft.office.licensingV2.plist -o /Library/Preferences/com.microsoft.office.licensingV2.plist
  3. run the office app, completed.

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@fathi-nadya
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thxxx its work for me! its cant work first (skip sign in didnt show), but i reinstalled via homebrew and all done!!

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zthxxx commented Mar 9, 2020

i can't run on my Sierra version 10.12.06. do you have other installer that will run on my OS.

@dolbyz
no longer support Sierra, this need version 10.14+

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narcsat commented Mar 10, 2020

woohoo, thanks! I'm so happy and relieved!! thank you so much!!!

@maherelgamil
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thanks :)

@omermuneer
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worked fine on mac catalina.

@EL76480
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EL76480 commented Mar 24, 2020

Hello
I'm using an official licence of Office 2011. Should I remove it before installing Office 2019? Or can both versions run on Mac OS?
I want to upgrade to 2019, forced by Catalina. Thanks for advice

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zthxxx commented Mar 25, 2020

Hello
I'm using an official licence of Office 2011. Should I remove it before installing Office 2019? Or can both versions run on Mac OS?
I want to upgrade to 2019, forced by Catalina. Thanks for advice

yep, and you can use App Cleaner & Uninstaller app to clean it.

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StaticWe commented Mar 25, 2020

Well Done... Good job (Catalina 10.15.1)
Screenshot 2020-03-25 at 15 32 41

@EL76480
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EL76480 commented Mar 25, 2020

Hello
I'm using an official licence of Office 2011. Should I remove it before installing Office 2019? Or can both versions run on Mac OS?
I want to upgrade to 2019, forced by Catalina. Thanks for advice

yep, and you can use App Cleaner & Uninstaller app to clean it.

Thank you, but is it mandatory to remove the 2011 version, or not?

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EL76480 commented Mar 29, 2020

Well done, thanks !

@i-ss-o
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i-ss-o commented Mar 31, 2020

Hey guys!

Where is the 'Microsoft_Office_2019_VL_Serializer.pkg' installed? I've installed it before installing Office Business Pro. Now I would like to erase files of the serializer.

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nyngwang commented Apr 4, 2020

太感謝了,省錢boss!沒想到還可以登入!
Thank you so much, you're the boss who saving my money! And I can login-in successfully!

@Bakhyt1987
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thank you!!!

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Impkeys commented Apr 10, 2020

Thank for the every information shared here.

https://www.impkeys.com/

@minayaba
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Hello,
I tried to follow your tutorial, but it doesn’t work
Despite the use of the License Removal tool and the reactivation with Volume License Serializer , when starting Word it is asked to log me (sign in). my macos high sierra. please help me

@mandarimboladao
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thanks! worked here macos mojave

@evgeniidatsiuk
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Thanks!

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tounan commented Apr 19, 2020

I don't understand why Microsoft released a 'crack' for their own products.
Worked on Catalina 10.15.4, thanks
BTW I have a digital license for 2019 but MS removed the option to deactivate so I cannot transfer it to macOS

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zthxxx commented Apr 23, 2020

Hello,
I tried to follow your tutorial, but it doesn’t work
Despite the use of the License Removal tool and the reactivation with Volume License Serializer , when starting Word it is asked to log me (sign in). my macos high sierra. please help me

@minayaba maybe you can try App Cleaner & Uninstaller app to clean legacy Office app data

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zthxxx commented Apr 23, 2020

Hello, a few people seem to have had this problem but I don't understand the replies... I cannot complete step 3, run Microsoft_Office_2019_VL_Serializer and it will automatic activate Office 2019.

  1. I installed Office 2019. Installation was successful, Office files are in Applications folder. I have not opened them
  2. I installed Microsoft_Office_2019_VL_Serializer Installation was successful.

I don't know how to run Microsoft_Office_2019_VL_Serializer. It is not in Applications folder.

I opened terminal to check the signature and got this:
Claires-MacBook-Pro:~ panda$ pkgutil --check-signature Microsoft_Office_16.28.19081202_Installer.pkg
Package does not exist: Microsoft_Office_16.28.19081202_Installer.pkg
AND
Claires-MacBook-Pro:~ panda$ pkgutil --check-signature Microsoft_Office_2019_VL_Serializer.pkg
Package does not exist: Microsoft_Office_2019_VL_Serializer.pkg

I'm sure it is very simple but can someone explain step 3, how to run Microsoft_Office_2019_VL_Serializer ? I'm really lost here

@cithomas notice that you don't need to open or run the Serializer,

because it have serialized when you installed Serializer.pkg successful

@dbsimeonov
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Works like a charm! Simply follow the rules and make sure you delete all office apps before you begin!

You don't need any cleaner apps - I simply moved all apps from Applications to the trash folder and that was enough.

  1. Delete previous Office apps
  2. Install Office
  3. Open and Install Serializer
  4. Open Microsoft Office app(no need to sign in or anything)

macOS Catalina 10.15.2

One thing I noticed is that after opening Excel I had a pop-up asking me to update/install Office Authentication package which I have no idea what's about and cancelled it.

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itsMahdi commented May 2, 2020

@zthxxx that’s the thing, I go in to /library and find all files com.microsoft and deleted them... even then, same issue :(

same problem 😢

Finally I've found the solution

Step 1: Download the license removal tool from Microsoft (https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?linkid=849815) and install it to remove existing license.
Step 2: Reinstall Microsoft_Office_2019_VL_Serializer.pkg downloaded from this gist (https://gist.github.com/zthxxx/9ddc171d00df98cbf8b4b0d8469ce90a/raw/Microsoft_Office_2019_VL_Serializer.pkg)
Step 3: Enable Launch Agent com.microsoft.office.licensingV2.helper which I disabled before in App Cleaner & Uninstaller app

Screen Shot 2019-10-31 at 00 35 00 Step 4: Open Office.

p/s: you can disable com.microsoft.office.licensingV2.helper in step 3 after step 4 successful, but remember to do all steps when no license found error occur.

Hope to help everyone.

Thank you a lot buddy!
i was completely disappointed about activating MS word on my mac and somehow you saved my life :)))
it works fine for me 👍
thanks again

@alinabeel
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It Works...Thanks :)

@Victorcorcos
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I followed the instructions to install Office 2019 above..
However, there is a problem with the instalation and I couldn't install it 😢

Error: Failure while executing; `/usr/bin/sudo -E -- /usr/bin/env LOGNAME=victor USER=victor USERNAME=victor /usr/sbin/installer -pkg /usr/local/Caskroom/microsoft-office/16.36.20041300/Microsoft_Office_16.36.20041300_Installer.pkg -target /` exited with 1. Here's the output:
installer: Package name is Microsoft Office
installer: Installing at base path /
installer: The install failed.
Follow the instructions here:
  https://github.com/Homebrew/homebrew-cask#reporting-bugs
/usr/local/Homebrew/Library/Homebrew/system_command.rb:176:in `assert_success!'
/usr/local/Homebrew/Library/Homebrew/system_command.rb:53:in `run!'
/usr/local/Homebrew/Library/Homebrew/system_command.rb:29:in `run'
/usr/local/Homebrew/Library/Homebrew/system_command.rb:33:in `run!'
/usr/local/Homebrew/Library/Homebrew/cask/artifact/pkg.rb:59:in `block in run_installer'
/usr/local/Homebrew/Library/Homebrew/cask/artifact/pkg.rb:65:in `with_choices_file'
/usr/local/Homebrew/Library/Homebrew/cask/artifact/pkg.rb:52:in `run_installer'
/usr/local/Homebrew/Library/Homebrew/cask/artifact/pkg.rb:34:in `install_phase'
/usr/local/Homebrew/Library/Homebrew/cask/installer.rb:218:in `block in install_artifacts'
/usr/local/Homebrew/Library/Homebrew/vendor/portable-ruby/2.6.3/lib/ruby/2.6.0/set.rb:777:in `each'
/usr/local/Homebrew/Library/Homebrew/vendor/portable-ruby/2.6.3/lib/ruby/2.6.0/set.rb:777:in `each'
/usr/local/Homebrew/Library/Homebrew/cask/installer.rb:209:in `install_artifacts'
/usr/local/Homebrew/Library/Homebrew/cask/installer.rb:101:in `install'
/usr/local/Homebrew/Library/Homebrew/cask/cmd/install.rb:22:in `block in run'
/usr/local/Homebrew/Library/Homebrew/cask/cmd/install.rb:16:in `each'
/usr/local/Homebrew/Library/Homebrew/cask/cmd/install.rb:16:in `run'
/usr/local/Homebrew/Library/Homebrew/cask/cmd/abstract_command.rb:36:in `run'
/usr/local/Homebrew/Library/Homebrew/cask/cmd.rb:150:in `run'
/usr/local/Homebrew/Library/Homebrew/cask/cmd.rb:92:in `run'
/usr/local/Homebrew/Library/Homebrew/cmd/cask.rb:9:in `cask'
/usr/local/Homebrew/Library/Homebrew/brew.rb:110:in `<main>'

@yashodhank
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It works, do not try to run office soon after installation, first start Microsoft_Office_2019_VL_Serializer.pkg

@MPmrd
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MPmrd commented May 15, 2020

Hello,
For Yosemite 10.10, I tried to download the 2014 Version of the suite but I cannot find a serializer for this version.
Can I use the 2019 one?

@JosielFaleiros
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working here!

@aniruddha-saha
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Thanxxxxxxxxxxxxxx 🙌🙌🙌🙌🙌

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thetransformerr commented May 22, 2020

Hi,
Would it work if I want excel 2019 only, not word and powerpoint. The website macadmins.software do have standalone installer for excel but I didn't tried as to avoid trouble many faced due to preinstalled office apps.(in case serializer didn't worked).
Thanks
Btw I love Apple's default apps i.e. pages, numbers and keynote

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