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Microsoft Outlook

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Streamline emails, calendars, contacts, and task management with a smart inbox prioritizing critical messages. Includes calendar scheduling, third-party app integration like Facebook, Dropbox, and Trello, and support for Microsoft Exchange, Outlook.com, and Gmail, ensuring efficient task and email handling.

Outlook 365 on Windows

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  • Mac
  • Windows
  • Online  Included in Office 365
  • Android
  • iPhone
  • Android Tablet
  • iPad
  • Apple Watch
  • Android Wear
2.9 / 5 Avg rating (14)
397 likes
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Integrations

  1.  Calendar
  2.  Address book
  3.  Onenote Desktop
  4. Gmail icon  Gmail
  5. Dropbox icon  Dropbox
  6. Microsoft 365 Copilot icon  Microsoft Office
  7. Microsoft OneDrive icon  Onedrive
  8. Microsoft Exchange icon  Exchange
  9. iCloud icon  ICloud
  10. Box icon  Box.com
  11. Yahoo! Search icon  Yahoo

Features

  1.  Exchange
  2.  Native application
  3.  Email Organizer
  4.  Contacts
  5.  Built-in Calendar
  6.  Calendar View
  7.  Cloud Sync
  8.  Support for @mentions
  9.  Unified inbox
  10.  Multiple Account support
  11.  Works Offline
  12.  Support for Aliases
  13.  Dark Mode
  14.  Email Scheduling
  15.  Custom rules
  16.  Smart attachments
  17.  Integrated Search
  18.  S/MIME Support
  19.  Personal Information Manager (PIM)
  20.  Shared Calendar
  21.  Flight Status
  22.  Signature with image

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Comments and Reviews

   
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Comment summary: Microsoft Outlook is praised for its interface, organizational functionalities, and integration with Microsoft's products. However, it faces criticism for lacking some features, such as PGP support and character selection instead of entire word selection. Some users express frustrations with its limitations on Mac and the inability to sync with Google Contacts, while others appreciate its superior email, calendar, and contacts management. Its usability and cost are also points of contention.
Guest
  
Top positive commentDec 23, 2019

Syncs with Microsoft's products well, and great interactions with other email providers

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togakangaroo
  
Top negative commentDec 15, 2010

This is silly. I want a lightweight alternative to the Outlook Client so I don't have to choose between running that piece of crap or the piece of crap exchange site. Gmail an alternative mail server, and a great one, but it is not an alternative to the outlook client.

This needs subcategories.

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Steven777

Your lightweight alternative to the Outlook is Thunderbird icon Thunderbird which also has portable version. Must have app!!!

Reply written Jun 16, 2015

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Blaeki Rodskjegg

Thunderbird lightweight? Steven777 must be joking.

Reply written Feb 29, 2020

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Guest
  
Negative commentJun 13, 2024

I would actually use Outlook for Mac, because I'm used to Outlook for windows through my work, even if the Mac version lacks some of the functionality (stupid example of Windows trying to force you into buying a Windows pc, Mac does this all the time).

BUT in the Mac version, you cannot send images in a mail as attachments!!! They always come up inline. And there is No. Way. To. Change. This. It drives me crazy? Why would you make such a stupid decision?

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BJ
  
Negative commentMar 1, 2024

Still can't sync with Google Contacts even after years of broken promises. Sticking with Thunderbird as it's 99% of what I want.

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Nuncio Bitis
  
ReviewJan 13, 2024

Outlook is the best email, calendar, and contacts client I've come across. Unfortunately I'll be dropping it because it's now bundled with their version of AI to steal your email contents and contacts.

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Potassium
  
Positive commentMay 3, 2020

One of the best mail software that exist. A lot of functionalities that allows me to keep a good organization, and be focused on the subjects that matter the most.

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Duncan Briggs
  
Negative commentJan 10, 2020
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Duncan Briggs

Also, when I search for emails according to who they're from, strangely Outlook for Mac often does not return all of the emails. I tried this in Outlook for Web, and it returned additional emails not returned by Outlook for Mac.

Reply written Jan 13, 2020

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Duncan Briggs

Also, in Preferences – Accounts, I set my default account to my work email. But when I click New Items – New Email, Outlook sets the From address to my home email. I tried swapping the default account back and forth and restarting Outlook.

Reply written Jan 14, 2020

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Duncan Briggs

Outlook syncs with my Google Calendar. I deleted an instance of a recurring event in Google Calendar. I didn't expect to get any notifications in Outlook. But Outlook displayed a reminder which said I was overdue for a different instance of the recurring event.

Reply written Feb 1, 2020

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Duncan Briggs

I heard the new email sound, and I found a new email in my inbox. But I did not get a visual notification of the subject of the email. I verified that both Outlook preferences and System Preferences had notifications enabled.

Reply written Feb 2, 2020

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What is Microsoft Outlook?

Microsoft Outlook, part of the Microsoft 365 Copilot icon Microsoft 365 Copilot (not to be confused with Microsoft Outlook Express icon Microsoft Outlook Express), is a personal information manager that lets you manage your e-mail, calendar, contacts, and tasks.

Outlook is included in Office Home (one-time purchase), Office 365 (monthly or yearly subscription) or available as free app for Android, iOS and Windows Phone.

  • Focus on the right things with our smart inbox — we help you sort between messages you need to act on straight away and everything else.
  • Swipe to quickly schedule, delete and archive messages.
  • Share your meeting availability with just a tap and easily find times to meet with others.
  • Find everything you're looking for with our new search experience, including files, contacts, and your upcoming trips.
  • View and attach any file from your email, OneDrive, Dropbox, and more, without having to download them to your phone.
  • Bring all the apps you love in Outlook, including Facebook, Evernote, Trello, and more.
  • Open Word, Excel, or other Office document attachments to edit them directly in the corresponding app and attach them back to an email.

Outlook for mobile works with Microsoft Exchange, Office 365, Outlook.com (including Hotmail and MSN), Gmail, Yahoo Mail, and iCloud.

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    Microsoft
  • Licensing

    Proprietary and Commercial product.
  • Pricing

    One time purchase that costs $250, and / or subscription ranging between $5 and $13 per month.
  • Rating

    Average rating of 2.9 (14 ratings)
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Microsoft Outlook was added to AlternativeTo by zteff on Mar 1, 2009 and this page was last updated Feb 8, 2025. Microsoft Outlook is sometimes referred to as Outlook, Microsoft Office Outlook, Hotmail.