Can I Install Teams on a Mac?

Microsoft Teams is a popular communication and collaboration tool that comes bundled with Microsoft 365 Apps for business. However, if you're not interested in using Teams or want to exclude it from new installations of Microsoft 365 Apps on your Mac, there are several ways to do so.

Excluding Teams during installation

If you're deploying Microsoft 365 Apps by using Microsoft Intune, there is a checkbox to exclude Teams on the Configure App Suite pane. Alternatively, if you're deploying Microsoft 365 Apps using the Office 365 Client Installation wizard in Microsoft Configuration Manager (current branch), you can set Teams to the Off position in the configuration UI.

Using Group Policy or the Office Deployment Tool

As an alternative, you can let Teams be installed but use Group Policy to prevent it from automatically starting when the user signs in to the device. Additionally, you can exclude Teams by using the ExcludeApp element in your configuration.xml file when installing Microsoft 365 Apps using the Office Deployment Tool.

Microsoft Teams installations on a Mac

Office for Mac comes with any plan that includes Microsoft 365 Apps, and Teams is included with new installations starting from Version 16.21 (released on January 16, 2019). If you're running an earlier version of Office for Mac, you may not have Teams installed by default.

Excluding Teams in GCC High or DoD environments

If you're using Microsoft 365 Apps in a GCC High or DoD environment, currently, you need to exclude Teams from being installed with Microsoft 365 Apps. In the future, you'll be able to install Teams along with Microsoft 365 Apps without needing to use the separate MSI- based installer.

In summary, while Teams is included with new installations of Microsoft 365 Apps on Mac, it can be excluded during installation or by using Group Policy or the Office Deployment Tool. For more information, see the 'Microsoft Teams installations on a Mac' article for specific instructions and requirements.

Can i install teams on a mac