Guides and comparisons

Everything about working with Microsoft Project files on a Mac or iPad: how to open, edit, convert and track them, and how the apps compare.

MPP Studio on Mac: the Riverside Clinic fit-out programme, task outline beside a Gantt chart with the critical path in red
MPP Studio: Microsoft Project files, native on Mac and iPad.

Microsoft Project on Apple devices

Microsoft Project for Mac: your options

Is there Microsoft Project for Mac? Your options compared.

Microsoft Project for iPad

Open, edit and track .mpp schedules on an iPad.

Project Online is retired: what now?

Project Online was retired on 30 September 2026. What now?

Open, view and edit

How to open an .mpp file on Mac or iPad

Step by step on Mac and iPad, without Microsoft Project.

.mpp viewer for Mac and iPad

Ways to view an .mpp, and when a viewer isn’t enough.

Edit an .mpp file without Microsoft Project

Change the schedule and send back an .mpp.

Convert

Convert an .mpp file to PDF

Print the Gantt chart to PDF, on one page.

Convert an .mpp file to Excel

Export CSV or paste rows into a spreadsheet.

Convert an .mpp file to Project XML

Move schedules between planning tools.

Plan and track

Set a baseline and track progress

Lock the plan, record actuals, read the forecast.

Find the critical path in an .mpp file

See which tasks decide the finish date.

Compare

Best Microsoft Project alternatives for Mac

Every realistic option for Mac and iPad, side by side.

MPP Studio vs Project Plan 365

Two .mpp editors: platforms, approach, price model.

MPP Studio vs OmniPlan

A focused .mpp editor vs a full Mac project manager.

MPP Studio vs Merlin Project

Editing the .mpp vs importing it.

MPP Studio vs ProjectLibre

Free and open source vs native Mac and iPad.

MPP Studio vs Parallels + Microsoft Project

The real Project in Windows vs a native app.

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