Microsoft Access is part of the Microsoft Office family.

Here you can get Access as a standalone application. Since 1980 Microsoft has been developing its own database application for Windows; it did not reach market maturity until the 1990s. Access is available only for Windows and not for macOS.

With the database file format .mdb (formerly accdb) complex database projects can be created with Access.

External dBase format and data sources via ODBC can also be accessed.

Access also enables "normal" users to get started with database topics. Although the interface has much to offer even advanced experts, it is fundamentally easy for users to operate. Some familiarization is necessary, as you should properly learn about databases to avoid a complex restructuring later.