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 and Calendar apps on Windows 10 and 11, and will ship as default with Windows 11 from late 2024 onwards.[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.