The file size is substantial—usually between —reflecting the full suite of fonts, templates, proofing tools, and frameworks required for the software to run natively on Intel-based Macs (and early Apple Silicon Macs via Rosetta 2).
: Newer Apple Silicon (M1/M2/M3) Macs require Rosetta 2 to run this Intel-based software, which can lead to performance degradation compared to native modern versions Conclusion microsoft-office-2016-installer.pkg microsoft-office-2016-installer.pkg
The filename microsoft-office-2016-installer.pkg was reused across these builds, making it impossible to discern the exact version without examining the package metadata or file size (typically between 1.2 GB and 2.4 GB). Report: Analysis of "microsoft-office-2016-installer
To use this file, you generally follow these standard steps: Do not download this file from any non-Microsoft domain