Outlook for Windows (also referred to as ''New Outlook'') is an
email client
An email client, email reader or, more formally, message user agent (MUA) or mail user agent is a computer program used to access and manage a user's email.
A web application which provides message management, composition, and reception functio ...
developed by
Microsoft
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. It is a replacement of the preloaded Windows
Mail
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,
Calendar
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apps and the
contact management People
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app on
Windows 10
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and
11, and is shipping as default with all versions of Windows 11 since 2024, beginning with
version 24H2.
History
The new Outlook was outlined under Microsoft's 'One Outlook' plan, with testing starting in 2022. In September 2023, Microsoft started transitioning users of the previous apps to the new Outlook.
It was released on the
Microsoft Store
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that month, although it remained in preview status for enterprise and education users.
Features
Outlook for Windows is a
web app
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based on the
WebView2 runtime, and builds on features found in
Outlook on the web.
It still lacks some features from
Microsoft Outlook
Microsoft Outlook is a personal information manager software system from Microsoft, available as a part of the Microsoft 365 software suites. Primarily popular as an email client for businesses, Outlook also includes functions such as Calendari ...
(which Microsoft refers to as ''Classic Outlook'' in this context), such as support for
.pst files, which is due to be added at a future date.
The free version includes advertising and allows IMAP accounts to be set up. It does not support iCloud aliases, but it is able to work offline.
Controversy
New Outlook has attracted controversy surrounding the decision to synchronize emails from Non-Microsoft accounts with the Microsoft cloud, rather than downloading the email to local devices as previous Outlook clients have done. Concerns have been raised around the privacy implications of such a system.
See also
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Comparison of email clients
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List of Microsoft Windows components
References
External links
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Windows email clients
Windows 10
Windows 11
Personal information managers
Calendaring software
Microsoft email software
2023 software
Windows components
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