We recommend using the most up-to-date browser that is compatible with your operating system. The best browser for you depends on how you use Office Online and what devices you have—see the tables in this article for details.
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Operating system / browser support details
The tables in this section give you a detailed view of operating system / browser support, organized by device.
Desktop and laptop computers
In this table, Best means all Office Online features work; Good means most features work; Unsupported means some features may work. Blanks indicate combinations that are not available.
| Operating system / browser combination |
IE 11 |
IE 10 |
IE 9 |
IE 8 (or older) |
Firefox
(Latest) |
Chrome
(Latest) |
Safari
(Latest two versions) |
| Windows 8 (and later) |
Best |
Best |
|
|
Good |
Best |
Unsupported |
| Windows 7 (SP1) |
Best |
Best |
Good |
|
Good |
Best |
Unsupported |
| Windows Vista ((SP2) |
|
|
Good |
Unsupported |
Good |
Good |
Unsupported |
| Windows XP (SP3) |
|
|
|
Unsupported |
|
Unsupported |
Unsupported |
| Mac OS X (10.6 and later) |
|
|
|
|
Good |
Best |
Good |
| Linux |
|
|
|
|
Good |
Good |
|
Tablets
In this table, Best means all Office Online features work; Good means most features work; Unsupported means some features may work. Blanks indicate combinations that are not available, and Coming soon means we’re working on it.
| Operating system / browser combination |
IE 11 |
IE 10 |
Firefox |
Chrome |
Safari |
| Windows 8 |
Best |
Best |
|
|
|
| Windows RT |
Best |
Best |
|
|
|
| Android (Latest) |
|
|
Unsupported |
Coming soon |
|
| iOS (Latest) |
|
|
|
Unsupported |
Good |
Note Some unsupported browsers will redirect you to a mobile viewing experience, where you can read documents but not edit them.
Smartphones
In this table, Best means you can use the touch-enabled Mobile Viewer; Good means you can use a menu-driven Mobile Viewer; Unsupported means some features may work. Blanks indicate combinations that are not available.
| Operating system / browser combination |
Internet Explorer
(9 and later) |
Firefox |
Chrome |
Safari |
Other native browser |
| Windows Phone 8 |
Best |
|
|
|
|
| Windows Phone 7.5 |
Best |
|
|
|
|
| Windows Phone 7 |
Good |
|
|
|
|
| Windows Mobile |
Good |
|
|
|
|
| Android (4 and later) |
|
Unsupported |
Best |
|
Best |
| iOS (4.3 and earlier) |
|
|
Unsupported |
Good |
|
| iOS (5 and later) |
|
|
Unsupported |
Best |
|
| BlackBerry (6 and later) |
|
|
|
|
Good |
| Nokia S60 |
|
|
|
|
Good |
Game consoles
In this table, Good means most features will work.
| Console / browser combination |
Internet Explorer |
| Xbox One |
Good |
