Outlook on the web

This article is about the web business software. For other platforms, see Microsoft Outlook and Outlook.com.

Outlook on the web
Developer(s)Microsoft
Initial releaseMay 23, 1997[1]
Written inTypeScript (React)
TypePersonal information manager (Webmail, calendaring, contacts, and tasks)
License
  • Web version: Not licensed
  • On-premises: Trialware
Websitemicrosoft.com/microsoft-365/outlook/web-email-login-for-outlook

Outlook on the web (formerly Outlook Web App and Outlook Web Access[2]) is a personal information manager web app from Microsoft. It is a web-based version of Microsoft Outlook, and is included in Exchange Server and Exchange Online (a component of Microsoft 365.)[3][4][5]

It can be freely accessed from any web browser whether inside or outside an organization's network,[6][5] and includes a web email client, a calendar tool, a contact manager, and a task manager. It also includes add-in integration, Skype on the web, and alerts as well as unified themes that span across all the web apps.[7]

  1. ^ "Happy Birthday OWA: Outlook Web Access Turns 10!". May 23, 2007.
  2. ^ AshaIyengar21 (February 22, 2023). "Outlook on the web in Exchange Online". learn.microsoft.com. Retrieved October 4, 2023.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  3. ^ "Getting started in Outlook Web App". Microsoft. Retrieved September 2, 2020.
  4. ^ "Compare Exchange Online plans". office.com. Microsoft. Retrieved November 19, 2015.
  5. ^ a b "Examining the Cost of Outlook Web Access". www.brighthub.com. April 28, 2011. Retrieved October 18, 2023.
  6. ^ "Outlook 2013 Web Access". dummies. Retrieved October 18, 2023.
  7. ^ "What's new in Exchange 2016". TechNet. Microsoft. Retrieved November 28, 2015.