Unfortunately you have found the conundrum Microsoft has placed before you. There is no way to run Access natively on a Macintosh. You can try Parallels or Bootcamp to run Windows on the Mac, and then within Windows, Office Access, but that seems a little like a Frankenstein solution.
Although MS Access is still the most widely used database software by small to mid sized companies worldwide, Microsoft never launched a Mac version. Microsoft Access is also not available to Mac users online via Office 365.
The only way to use Access on a Mac is to install Windows and the Windows version of Office. I’m using Parallels Desktop on my MBA with Win10 and Office 365. Access runs acceptably fast in this configuration for small databases so for learning purposes that should be acceptable for you.
While I was writing we ran into the question “Can you use microsoft access on mac?”.
Although there’s no version of Microsoft Access for Mac, you can still open MS Access files on a Mac. There are various Microsoft Access viewers for Mac that allow you to open MDB files on mac. OS Big Sur and Catalina. Some of them even allow basic editing of Microsoft Access MDB files on mac, and os.
Can I run Microsoft Access on an Intel Mac?
You can boot into windows (using Boot Camp) on an Intel Mac. You can run a windows Virtual Machine using Parallels, VMware or Virtual Box on an Intel Mac. You can run Access under Wine (a Windows API emulator) on a Mac. Currently, Microsoft does not make Access that runs natively on a Mac.
One frequent answer is, the short answer is you can’t. Access and Publisher are only available for Windows. Your only option to run either of these applications on a Mac is to create a dual-boot system using Bootcamp or Parallels and actually run Windows on your Mac. Macintosh user since early ’90s, design for print/online, digital photography.
For easy online access to MS Access from your MAC in cloud you can use App, on Fly remote desktop for MS Access instead. You could access microsoft access databases from a Mac using other apps than microsoft access. A quick search on google would give you a few results.
Can I run MS Access on CrossOver Mac?
In general Cross. Over Mac is only able to run older versions of Applications. MS Access is still widely-used database software by small to mid-sized companies worldwide. Microsoft does not include Access in their online Office package and it is thus the only software that does not have cloud online access capability.
You can run Access under Wine (a Windows API emulator) on a Mac. Currently, Microsoft does not make Access that runs natively on a Mac. If you are looking to install Access (or other MS software) on your Mac directly, you can either use Boot Camp or Parallels.
How do I open an access file on a Mac?
You can install Libre. Office, and that should be able to open your Access file. You can boot into windows (using Boot Camp) on an Intel Mac. You can run a windows Virtual Machine using Parallels, VMware or Virtual Box on an Intel Mac. You can run Access under Wine (a Windows API emulator) on a Mac.
How can I run Windows on a Mac?
You can try Parallels or Bootcamp to run Windows on the Mac, and then within Windows, Office Access, but that seems a little like a Frankenstein solution.
Is access included in office for the Mac?
No, Access is not included in Office for the MAC and will not work under MAC OS. The only way for a MAC user to open an Access file is to dual boot to Windows on their MAC. What you CAN do is set up a remote access to a Windows PC in the office.