Software:Outlook for Windows

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Outlook for Windows
Other namesNew Outlook, Outlook (new)
Developer(s)Microsoft
Initial releaseSeptember 21, 2023; 2 years ago (2023-09-21)
Stable release
20250620014.12 / June 27, 2025; 7 months ago (2025-06-27)[1]
Written inMicrosoft Edge WebView2
Operating systemWindows 10 and later
PredecessorMail, Calendar, People[2]
TypePersonal information manager
LicenseProprietary commercial cloud software
Websiteproducts.office.com/outlook/outlook-for-windows

Outlook for Windows (also referred to as Outlook (new) or New Outlook) is an email client and personal information manager 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[3] and is preinstalled with all versions of Windows 11 since October 2023 (beginning with version 23H2) and Windows 10 since February 2025.[4]

History

Outlook for Windows was outlined under Microsoft's 'One Outlook' plan, with testing starting in 2022.[5] In September 2023, Microsoft started transitioning users of the previous apps to the new Outlook.[6] It was released on the Microsoft Store that month, although it remained in preview status for enterprise and education users.[7]

Features

Outlook for Windows is a web app based on the WebView2 runtime,[8][9] and builds on features found in Outlook on the web.[6] It still lacks some features from Microsoft Outlook (which Microsoft refers to as Classic Outlook in this context[10]), such as support for .pst files, which is due to be added at a future date.[11][7]

The free version includes advertising and allows IMAP accounts to be set up.[12] It does not support iCloud aliases, but it is able to work offline.[13][14]

Controversy

Outlook for Windows 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.[15]

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Release notes for Outlook for Windows (new)". June 23, 2025. https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/officeupdates/release-notes-outlook-new. 
  2. ↑ "Windows Mail, Calendar and People are becoming Outlook", Microsoft Support (Microsoft), 2023-06-08, https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/office/windows-mail-calendar-and-people-are-becoming-outlook-773ecb94-5b16-4155-96e1-bc9afdc08e31_BizbarLearnMore 
  3. ↑ "Getting started with the new Outlook for Windows". Microsoft Support. Microsoft. 2022-05-17. https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/office/getting-started-with-the-new-outlook-for-windows-656bb8d9-5a60-49b2-a98b-ba7822bc7627. 
  4. ↑ "Control the installation and use of new Outlook". May 7, 2025. https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/microsoft-365-apps/outlook/get-started/control-install. 
  5. ↑ "Microsoft has started testing the One Outlook revamp publicly" (in en). 2023-10-04. https://www.neowin.net/news/microsoft-has-started-testing-the-one-outlook-revamp-publicly/. 
  6. ↑ 6.0 6.1 "Microsoft offers an update on the release of the new Outlook for Windows" (in en). 2023-10-04. https://www.neowin.net/news/microsoft-offers-an-update-on-the-release-of-the-new-outlook-for-windows/. 
  7. ↑ 7.0 7.1 "New Outlook for Windows Now Available to Download on the Microsoft Store". 2023-09-25. https://petri.com/new-outlook-for-windows-11-devices/. 
  8. ↑ "Overview of the new Outlook for Windows - Deploy Office". https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/deployoffice/outlook/overview-new-outlook. 
  9. ↑ Joos, Thomas (2024-02-05). "How to get started with Windows' free 'new Outlook' app". https://www.pcworld.com/article/2225109/how-to-get-started-with-windows-free-new-outlook-app.html. 
  10. ↑ "Add an email account to Outlook - Microsoft Support". https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/office/add-an-email-account-to-outlook-6e27792a-9267-4aa4-8bb6-c84ef146101b?ui=en-us&rs=en-us&ad=us#PickTab=New_Outlook. 
  11. ↑ "Microsoft 365 Roadmap | Microsoft 365" (in en-us). https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/microsoft-365/roadmap?filters=Outlook,In%20development,Rolling%20out&searchterms=pst. 
  12. ↑ "Add an email account to Outlook for Windows - Microsoft Support". https://support.microsoft.com/en-gb/office/add-an-email-account-to-outlook-for-windows-6e27792a-9267-4aa4-8bb6-c84ef146101b. 
  13. ↑ "Work offline in Outlook - Microsoft Support". https://support.microsoft.com/en-gb/office/work-offline-in-outlook-2460e4a8-16c7-47fc-b204-b1549275aac9. 
  14. ↑ "Troubleshooting Email to Print issues when using IMAP OAuth for Microsoft 365, Office 365, Outlook.com" (in en). https://www.papercut.com/kb/Main/OAuth365EmailToPrintTroubleshooting/. 
  15. ↑ Alexander, Elliot (2023-11-27). "Microsoft's new Outlook client quietly moves your email to the cloud" (in en). https://www.xda-developers.com/privacy-implications-new-microsoft-outlook/. 




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