Outlook for Windows

For broader coverage of this topic, see Microsoft Outlook.
Outlook for Windows
Other namesNew Outlook, Outlook (new)
Developer(s)Microsoft
Preview release
20230922005.11
Operating system
PredecessorMail, Calendar, People[1]
TypePersonal information manager, Email client

Outlook for Windows (also referred to as New Outlook) is an email client developed by Microsoft. It is a replacement of the preloaded Windows Mail, Calendar apps and the contact management People app on Windows 10 and 11, and is shipping as default with all versions of Windows 11 since 2024, beginning with version 24H2.[2][3]

The new Outlook was outlined under Microsoft's 'One Outlook' plan, with testing starting in 2022.[4] In September 2023, Microsoft started transitioning users of the previous apps to the new Outlook.[5] It was released on the Microsoft Store that month, although it remained in preview status for enterprise and education users.[6]

Outlook for Windows is a web app based on the WebView2 runtime,[7][8] and builds on features found in Outlook on the web.[5] It still has some features from Microsoft Outlook (which Microsoft refers to as Classic Outlook in this context[9]) missing, such as .pst files.[6]

The free version includes advertising, and does not currently enable all IMAP accounts to be set up. It does not support iCloud aliases. It does not work offline.[10]

  1. ^ "Windows Mail, Calendar and People are becoming Outlook", Microsoft Support, Microsoft, 2023-06-08
  2. ^ "Getting started with the new Outlook for Windows". Microsoft Support. Microsoft. 2022-05-17.
  3. ^ Cyrus, Teresa (2023-06-17). "Mail & Calendar Apps Will Be Replaced with New Outlook for Windows December 2024". Microsoft Community Hub.
  4. ^ "Microsoft has started testing the One Outlook revamp publicly". Neowin. 2023-10-04. Retrieved 2023-10-04.
  5. ^ a b "Microsoft offers an update on the release of the new Outlook for Windows". Neowin. 2023-10-04. Retrieved 2023-10-04.
  6. ^ a b "New Outlook for Windows Now Available to Download on the Microsoft Store". Petri. 2023-09-25. Retrieved 2024-10-30.
  7. ^ "Overview of the new Outlook for Windows - Deploy Office". Learn Microsoft. Retrieved 2024-04-19.
  8. ^ Joos, Thomas (2024-02-05). "How to get started with Windows' free 'new Outlook' app". PCWorld. Retrieved 2024-04-19.
  9. ^ "Add an email account to Outlook - Microsoft Support". Microsoft Support. Retrieved 2023-10-04.
  10. ^ "Troubleshooting Email to Print issues when using IMAP OAuth for Microsoft 365, Office 365, Outlook.com". PaperCut. Retrieved 2024-05-24.