Outlook.com
Outlook.com, part of Office Online (not to be confused with Microsoft Outlook ), is a webmail service from Microsoft, successor of Hotmail.
Cost / License
- Freemium (Subscription)
- Proprietary
Application types
Platforms
- Online
- Chrome OS
Features
- Support for Aliases
- Mail Filtering
- Calendar Integration
- Multiple Account support
- Spam Filter
- Extensible by Plugins/Extensions
- File Tagging
- Dark Mode
- Two-factor Authentication
- IMAP Support
Skype integration- File Organizer
- POP3 Support
- Snooze Mail
Tags
- skype-support
- facebook-messaging
Outlook.com News & Activities
Recent News
- Maoholguin published news article about Microsoft 365 Copilot
Researchers find flaw in Microsoft 365's anti-phishing feature through CSS style tagsResearchers have uncovered a method to bypass an anti-phishing measure in Microsoft 365, raising co...
- Maoholguin published news article about Microsoft Copilot (Windows & 365)
Microsoft introduces 'Copilot Pro,' a $20/month subscription with advanced AI for 365 appsMicrosoft has launched Copilot Pro, a $20 per month subscription service offering advanced AI featu...
- POX published news article about Microsoft OneDrive
Microsoft reverses policy about OneDrive Photo storage quota, following user feedbackMicrosoft has reversed its decision to count OneDrive photos and photo albums data against users' o...
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What is Outlook.com?
Outlook.com, part of 
Office Online (not to be confused with 
Microsoft Outlook ), is a webmail service from Microsoft, successor of Hotmail.
Outlook.com offers IMAP and POP3 access as well as social network integration (e.g. Facebook chat).
Outlook.com information
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Microsoft Licensing
Proprietary and Freemium product.Pricing
Subscription ranging between $6 and $10 per month + free version with limited functionality.Rating
Average rating of 2.5Alternatives
74 alternatives listedNews
7 news article related to Outlook.comSupported Languages
- English
Comments and Reviews
One thing I like about outlook.com is that it allows you to create aliases for emails - basically you have multiple emails, but they all are handled as a single account. gmail doesn't have such feature.
The new version was forced onto my account. There wasn't a chance to opt in or out. I'm not a fan. I prefer the old Hotmail layout and such. Like the "Wave 4" update back in 2010. This one is not user friendly at all. It's slower than normal. Scrolling is difficult. Also, I am not able to block scam or junk emails.
Bad privacy like big tech honestly
What a shame, the WebUI is beautiful but when using SMTP/IMAP on clients (other than MS Office Outlook) is slow and often unresponsive, I often have to set new application passwords as it's bugging. It's like that since the last major refactoring and migration. The spam detection could be better. Also, the WebUI has bad default, not protecting privacy by default and tons of analytics etc. I would recommend to use something else.
If you want to use a mainstream email service , use this rather than gmail or yahoo.
with outlook, by OWA, it is poor like in 1999 !
I use it much more than another accounts but sometimes it is slow