Download and Fix Mendeley Desktop Citation Plugin for Microsoft Word on macOS

author@junian.dev (Junian Triajianto) — Sat, 07 Feb 2026 19:00:00 +0700

If you’re still using Mendeley Desktop for Mac (yep, same here) and writing your research paper in Microsoft Word, chances are you’ve hit this annoying problem:

You click Install Word Plugin in Mendeley Desktop and it responds with something like Unable to install the Microsoft Word plugin.

Mendeley Desktop for Mac MS Word Plugin Install

Super helpful. 🙃

The good news? It’s totally fixable—and once you know how, it’s actually pretty simple. I’ve had to do this more than once, so here’s the exact workaround that worked for me on macOS.

Microsoft Office for Mac Older Download Links

author@junian.dev (Junian Triajianto) — Tue, 02 Dec 2025 19:00:00 +0700

Did you know that Microsoft 365 for Mac, Office 2024 for Mac, and Office 2021 for Mac support only the three most recent major versions of Apple’s macOS? As of September 2025, these are macOS Tahoe, macOS Sequoia, and macOS Sonoma.

What if you’re using a macOS version older than Sonoma? Can you still use Microsoft Office on macOS?

Yes. You can download and install the latest version compatible with your macOS release using the links below.

Microsoft Office on Junian Dev

Download and Fix Mendeley Desktop Citation Plugin for Microsoft Word on macOS

Microsoft Office for Mac Older Download Links