Office Online Server
Summary: Contains articles that will help you work with Office Online Server (the next version of Office Web Apps Server).
Audience: IT Professionals
Use the articles in the following table to learn about Office Online Server and Office Online with SharePoint Server. Office Online Server is the next version of Office Web Apps Server. It is an on-premises server.
| Article | Description |
|---|---|
| Plan Office Online Server |
Describes planning considerations for setting up your Office Online Server farm. |
| Deploy Office Online Server |
Explains how to deploy Office Online Server in a test or production environment. |
| Configure Office Online Server for SharePoint Server 2016 |
Explains how to configure SharePoint Server to use Office Online Server for document editing. |
| Apply software updates to Office Online Server |
Explains how to apply software updates to your Office Online Server farm. |
| Office Online Server release schedule |
Explains the release schedule for new Office Online Server builds, support dates, and upgrade requirements. |
Office Online Server can be downloaded from the Volume Licensing Service Center (VLSC). Office Online Server is a component of Office; therefore, it will be shown under each of the Office product pages including Office Standard 2016, Office Professional Plus 2016, and Office 2016 for Mac Standard.
For customers whose licenses qualify for OOS, but cannot obtain it through the VLSC, the following actions are possible:
- VL Open customers can contact their Support Center.
- Customers who purchased O365 online from Microsoft can submit a request from their Office 365 admin center or contact support.
Office Online Server version compatibility list
The following table shows the compatibility between Office Web Apps Server and Office Online Server with SharePoint Server, Exchange Server, and Skype for Business Server.
| Product | Office Web Apps Server | Office Online Server |
|---|---|---|
| SharePoint Server 2013 |
Yes |
Yes* |
| SharePoint Server 2016 |
No |
Yes |
| SharePoint Server 2019 |
No |
Yes |
| SharePoint Server Subscription Edition |
No |
Yes |
| Lync Server 2013 |
Yes |
Yes |
| Skype for Business Server 2015 |
Yes |
Yes |
| Skype for Business Server 2019 |
Yes |
Yes |
| Exchange Server 2013 |
No |
No |
| Exchange Server 2016 |
No |
Yes |
| Exchange Server 2019 |
No |
Yes |
Note
SharePoint Server 2013 cannot use the Excel Online external data connectivity and data refresh functionality in Office Online Server. This functionality is available starting with SharePoint Server 2016.