InfoPath Retiring

Office 2013 is the last version of the Office suite to include the InfoPath client application. InfoPath forms will continue to be supported on-premises through 2023, the end of support for the client application. However, organizations should avoid InfoPath use for sites that might need to move from on-premises to the Microsoft-hosted SharePoint Online in the near future.

InfoPath is a client application for designing electronic forms that can be filled out in the client or published to SharePoint to be filled out in a browser. The InfoPath 2013 client leaves Extended support with Office 2013 on Apr. 11, 2023.

Office 2016 Professional Plus and the corresponding version of the Office 365 ProPlus subscription suite do not include InfoPath. However, organizations can install InfoPath 2013 alongside these suites. SharePoint Server 2016, the next version of SharePoint for deployment on-premises, will include the Forms Services server-side components for publishing and hosting InfoPath forms. Consequently, organizations will be able to design new forms with InfoPath 2013 that work with SharePoint Server 2016.