Outlook for Windows

Personal information manager application

For broader coverage of this topic, see Microsoft Outlook.

Outlook for Windows

Other names| New Outlook, Outlook (new)
Developer(s)| Microsoft
Initial release| September 21, 2023; 22 months ago (2023-09-21)
Stable release|

20250620014.12 / June 27, 2025; 31 days ago (2025-06-27)[1]

Written in| Microsoft Edge WebView2
Operating system| Windows 10 and later
Predecessor| Mail, Calendar, People[2]
Type| Personal information manager
License| Proprietary commercial cloud software
Website| products.office.com/outlook/outlook-for-windows

Outlook for Windows (also referred to as New Outlook) is a 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

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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

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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

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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

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* Comparison of email clients
* List of Microsoft Windows components

## References

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1. ^ "Release notes for Outlook for Windows (new)". Microsoft Learn. June 23, 2025. Retrieved June 30, 2025.
2. ^ "Windows Mail, Calendar and People are becoming Outlook", Microsoft Support, Microsoft, June 8, 2023
3. ^ "Getting started with the new Outlook for Windows". Microsoft Support. Microsoft. May 17, 2022.
4. ^ "Control the installation and use of new Outlook". Microsoft Learn. May 7, 2025. Retrieved June 27, 2025.
5. ^ "Microsoft has started testing the One Outlook revamp publicly". Neowin. October 4, 2023. Retrieved October 4, 2023.
6. ^ a b "Microsoft offers an update on the release of the new Outlook for Windows". Neowin. October 4, 2023. Retrieved October 4, 2023.
7. ^ a b "New Outlook for Windows Now Available to Download on the Microsoft Store". Petri. September 25, 2023. Retrieved October 30, 2024.
8. ^ "Overview of the new Outlook for Windows - Deploy Office". Learn Microsoft. Retrieved April 19, 2024.
9. ^ Joos, Thomas (February 5, 2024). "How to get started with Windows' free 'new Outlook' app". PCWorld. Retrieved April 19, 2024.
10. ^ "Add an email account to Outlook - Microsoft Support". Microsoft Support. Retrieved October 4, 2023.
11. ^ "Microsoft 365 Roadmap | Microsoft 365". www.microsoft.com. Retrieved January 7, 2025.
12. ^ "Add an email account to Outlook for Windows - Microsoft Support". support.microsoft.com. Retrieved January 7, 2025.
13. ^ "Work offline in Outlook - Microsoft Support". support.microsoft.com. Retrieved January 7, 2025.
14. ^ "Troubleshooting Email to Print issues when using IMAP OAuth for Microsoft 365, Office 365, Outlook.com". PaperCut. Retrieved May 24, 2024.
15. ^ Alexander, Elliot (November 27, 2023). "Microsoft's new Outlook client quietly moves your email to the cloud". XDA. Retrieved January 7, 2025.

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