Outlook for Windows
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.
| Other names | New Outlook, Outlook (new) |
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| Developer(s) | Microsoft |
| Preview release | 20230922005.11
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| Predecessor | Mail, Calendar, People |
| Type | Personal information manager, Email client |
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 that month, although it remains in preview status.
Outlook for Windows is based on Outlook on the web, and builds on it with features like multiple accounts including from non-Microsoft services. It still has some features from Microsoft Outlook (which Microsoft refer to as Classic Outlook in this context) missing like .pst files.
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.