Microsoft Office 95 includes six applications: Word (a word processor), Excel (a spreadsheet editor), PowerPoint (a presentation program), Access (a database management system), Schedule+ (a time management app) and Binder (a program for binding the work of the mentioned apps together).

All the Office 95 programs are OLE 2-enabled, meaning that they allow interoperability between themselves and other applications that support the protocol.

The Office 95 programs utilize a two-tone gradient in the title bar at the top of the window, gradually turning from black at the left side to dark blue at the right.

Microsoft Excel contains an easter egg, a hidden Doom–like game called Hall of Tortured Souls crediting the application's writers.

Microsoft Office 95 requires a 386DX or higher CPU, 8 MB of RAM, and Windows NT 3.51 for typical use.