Using the Office Deployment Tool to select only Word, Excel, and PowerPoint results in roughly 650-800 MB for Office 2021.

Meta Description: Looking for a "download Microsoft Office highly compressed" link? Before you click, read this guide on the risks, legal alternatives, and how to get small-footprint Office versions. Introduction: The Allure of a Tiny Installer We’ve all been there. You have a low-end laptop, a dying hard drive, or a painfully slow internet connection. The official Microsoft Office suite—weighing in at over 3 GB for the full offline installer—feels impossible to download.

Yes. Microsoft can deactivate your product. More importantly, you risk identity theft from malware.