You can get a heap of apps, including Microsoft Office, PowerPoint and Excel at no cost, whether you're a student, teacher or just on a budget. Here's how to get Microsoft 365 for free.

Microsoft today announced Microsoft 365 Basic, for $1.99 a month, offering access to the Office apps plus 100GB of cloud storage when it launches later this month.

In addition to announcing the new Basic tier, Microsoft also announced the general availability of the Microsoft 365 app, which replaces the Microsoft Office app.