How do I download the Project desktop App?

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How do I download the Project desktop App?

Pumpkinboss 15

We have a license/subscription to Project Plan 3. From what I can understand, this also has a desktop app available. Following MS's instructions, however, just has me downloading Office again and never downloads Project. How can I get the desktop app??

(s) Alan Rowe 0 Reputation points

2025-09-18T12:27:04.1866667+00:00

Hello, I am on a university course and they are teaching us to use MS Project - however, its no longer available for download. It appears in the apps section, but when clicking on it, takes me to Planner... which we do not use and is clearly not the right tool. Is there any way I can still download, install and use MS Project which says it is available in the apps section?

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(s) Alan Rowe 0 Reputation points

2025-09-18T12:27:04.1866667+00:00

Hello, I am on a university course and they are teaching us to use MS Project - however, its no longer available for download. It appears in the apps section, but when clicking on it, takes me to Planner... which we do not use and is clearly not the right tool. Is there any way I can still download, install and use MS Project which says it is available in the apps section?

Answer 1

Hi @Pumpkinboss

Step 1: Sign in to download Project

1.Go to microsoft365.com and if you're not already signed in, select Sign in.

2.Sign in with the account you associated with this version of Project. This account can be a Microsoft account (used with non-subscription versions), or work or school account (used with subscription versions).

3.After signing in, follow the steps below for your subscription or non-subscription version of Project.

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Step 2: Install Project

1.Depending on your browser, select Run (in Edge or Internet Explorer), Setup (in Chrome), or Save File (in Firefox).

If you see the User Account Control prompt that says, Do you want to allow this app to make changes to your device? select Yes.The install begins.

2.After it's finished, select Start and then search to find Project from your list of apps.

Please refer to this document for more details.

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Anonymous

2024-10-25T07:24:10.46+00:00

Hi @Pumpkinboss

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Anonymous

2024-10-28T07:25:53.2666667+00:00

Hi @Pumpkinboss

It has been a while, how is everything going? If you have any update about this issue, please feel free to post back.

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Steven Pells 0

it doesnt look like this.

Anthony Tran 0 Reputation points

2025-10-19T04:43:41.8133333+00:00
Saw a Youtube video about installing the offline version (or basically the desktop application). Here are the steps I took after doing a trial for Planner and Project Plan 3:

Go to m365.cloud.microsoft. Or portal.office.com. It should look like this:

Click on Install apps, then Microsoft 365 apps. It'll open another page for a Microsoft portal and you should be on a tab called "Apps & Devices".

There it should say Project. Press install and it will download the OfficeSetup.exe

Run the executable and let it finish its thing. After that, check your system and it should be there.

Hope this helps on your end. And I apologize if it doesn't help

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