#Programs like microsoft access for mac install
#Programs like microsoft access for mac mac

I also won't use Excel 2011 as a substitute for Excel 2013. And I don't have to ask for the 'Mac equivalent question' you did.

I get Access 2013 for about $3 per month after the cost of Parallels ($50 upgrade) and Win 8.1 ($40). I bought a year's subscription to Office 365 via Amazon - a 40% discount over MS's cost. I use Parallels 10 and Windows 8.1, with Access 2013 installed on that partition. My solution was to sign up for Office 365 Home and Office, so I get Access in that package.

#Programs like microsoft access for mac mac

I've been 'all in' on the Mac platform for over a decade and wished for a competent alternative for Access - UNIX is so much more powerful than anything on Windows - but I'm still using Access. I tried Filemaker but found it was a pretty weak option for larger data pools. I've managed to use Excel to provide a data resource for products that Access was the only option until a few years ago. There's no real substitute on the Mac platform for Access, although Excel's file size has allowed deeper/larger data sources for a few years. I've been using Windows Access since 1993 and Excel since 1990 (Mac) and 1993 (Windows). These virtual environments integrate nicely with the Mac (especially VMWare which I use) so they can even launch the Windows applications from Finder.

#Programs like microsoft access for mac install

If you've still got your Windows software licenses, you should just be able to install a fresh Windows in VirtualBox and then install Office in that.

Then there's the option of just running your Windows software on your Mac - you can do this by using a virtualisation tool like VMWare or VirtualBox and then you can just run the Windows tools you need directly on your Mac. As others have said, LibreOffice includes the 'Base' tool which may also suit. MySQL offers tools to migrate your data out of access and there are other options that are just a google away. Various SQL based varieties generally, all free. However, Keynote destroys Powerpoint utterly.Īs far as databases, you're entering the 'Nix world with a Mac and there are lots to choose from. I like Pages and Numbers but suspect users coming from Office won't. Apple now includes Pages, Numbers and Keynote with all Macs.