Using a virtual machine is a great solution and in my opinion the best option for this type of situation. If you do have a requirement of being able to use Access from your Mac, there are still some good solutions that you can use to do this. Therefore, it is no longer possible to run it on a Mac OS. Microsoft Access has now been developed to only run on a Windows operating system. We have a number of other solutions that will work and we will discuss those next. So, using 365 directly from your Mac desktop will not be an option, but no worries. Office apps included in MS 365 Business Standard