Outlook for Mac

Requirements

OS and Outlook version

macOS version 10.14 (Mojave) and later

Outlook version based on the following update channels:

16.42 (20101102) and later for Current Channel
16.40 (20073000) and later for Current Channel (Preview)
16.32 (19110306) and later for Beta Channel

Type of account

Work or school account assigned by your organization and what you use to sign in to Microsoft 365 or Exchange Online at work or school

Microsoft account for accounts where Microsoft is the provider, such as an Outlook.com, Hotmail.com, Live.com, or MSN.com account

Third-party accounts such as a Google, iCloud, Yahoo, POP, or IMAP account

Notes:

Support for Yahoo and IMAP is available in Current Channel version 16.46 (21021202+)
Support for POP is available in Current Channel version 16.50 (21061300+)

For other requirements, see the System requirements for Office.

Turn new Outlook on or off

How to try the new experience

Open Outlook, then turn off the Legacy Outlook switch.

Try the new experience

How to switch back to Legacy Outlook

At any time, you can switch back by launching Outlook, then click on the Help menu and select Revert to Legacy Outlook.

How To Switch Back

Accounts added in the new Outlook for Mac will not automatically be added to Legacy Outlook, and vice versa.

Before switching back, you'll have the opportunity to provide feedback on the experience and to create an in-app reminder for when additional features become available.

What's new in Outlook for Mac - Highlights

Outlook has many new features and improved experiences, including:

Customizable toolbar

Choose commands to display in the Toolbar. In the Toolbar, select the more icon More options , then Customize Toolbar… .

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Improved search

Search is now powered by Microsoft Search and has better results and suggestions. Click in the Search field or use keyboard shortcut Shift+Command+F to search.

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My Day

See your daily Calendar agenda from a new task pane in the main window for Mail. Select Task Pane in the View menu or use keyboard shortcut [Shift+Command+] to open it.

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Suggested times

When creating events, get suggested meeting times based on your recipients’ availability.

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Improved meeting responses

Respond to meeting invites directly from the Reading pane. You can choose to email a message to the organizer and respond with your RSVP.

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Microsoft 365 Groups in Mail & Calendar

View all your Microsoft 365 Groups in Mail and Calendar views. In Mail, Groups are located under the Groups node for your account. In Calendar, Groups are located below your calendar folders.

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Nested compose in the Reading Pane

Reply to messages without opening a new compose window. Select Reply, Reply All, or Forward in the Reading pane, Toolbar, or Message menu or use keyboard shortcuts Command+R, Shift+Command+R, or Command+J.

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Improved event scheduling

Create events by selecting a time block in the calendar grid. Add event details, including attendees and locations, and view attendee availability directly in the mini-calendar. For meetings with large numbers of attendees, use the Scheduling Assistant.

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Snooze

Snooze lets you to temporarily remove an email from your inbox and scheduling it to reappear later, when you're able to respond.

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Working elsewhere

Give colleagues more insight into your availability by setting Working Elsewhere as your calendar status for events or appointments.

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3-day Calendar view

The new 3-day view in Calendar helps you see more meeting and event details when you have a full schedule.

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Mail Tips

Outlook now displays MailTips to help you avoid common, but potentially costly or embarrassing, mistakes. MailTips alerts can be triggered by actions including clicking Reply All to a large recipient list, sending sensitive information to someone outside your organization, or sending a message to someone who is out of the office.

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Recent Updates

Here's a list of features that recently rolled out to Outlook for Mac.

Features	Channels	Comments
Resend Message	Production	Quickly resend the same message again.
Add-ins auto-pinning	Production	Recently installed Add-ins are automatically pinned to the toolbar to boost discoverability.
Addins 1.10 API and Autorun support	Production	More API support for Add-ins, including Autorun capability
Sync Contacts folders	Production	Contacts in subfolders are now displayed via Categories (also shipping in Mobile)
Online Archive	Production	Online Archive is now available in the sidebar. Users can either manually move messages from the primary mailbox to Online Archive mailbox or use retention policies or rules to archive messages automatically.
Filter by Category	Production	Filter your email by Category
POP Account Support	Production	Added support of POP Accounts
MIP Improvements	Production	Support for sensitivity label capabilities
.VCF file Import / Export	Production	Import and export vCards
Calendar Suggestions	Production	See calendar suggestions when using the Search bar
Email Suggestions	Production	See email suggestions when using the Search bar
File Suggestions	Production	See file suggestions when using the Search bar
Best Match	Production	We suggest the most relevant top three results for your Search query
Local Folders	Production	Added support for On My Computer folders
Rich Flagging	Production	Added support for richer flagging
Contact List	Production	Added support for user's Contact List / Distribution List
On-Prem Exchange Account Support	Insiders	Added support to configure an Exchange On-Prem account

Coming soon

We always have features in active development and some of these will be available in the Outlook experience later this year.

Notes & Tasks views not natively available
Auto-Expanding Online Archive Support

Supported features for Exchange On-Prem

Area	Support scenarios	Coming later
Account	Account migration from legacy Outlook Add/Remove Account: NTML, OAuth, Basic auth (Kerberos and Certificate auth aren't supported) Activate Outlook Auto-reply settings Signatures	Shared mailbox² Delegation² LDAP² Add-Ins Support
Mail	Sync folders and emails Message list sorting and filtered view Email triage New mail, reply, forward Mail compose people picker Message copy, move Attachment Folder operations Favorite folders Category Online Archive Inbox Import/Export EML files Support mark email as Junk Request Read & Delivery receipts View rules, create/edit rules Filtered view: Mentions me	Read IRM emails: will go to browser¹ Compose IRM emails¹ Online Archive: non-inbox²
Calendar	Sync folders and events Copy/Move appointments to another folder in the same account Create/update/delete invites and events: single and series Create Teams online meeting Meeting response: RSVP and forward Join Teams online meeting Free/busy/tentative/out-of-office status Open and Save .ICS attachments Private label Recent Locations Reminders Room Finder Time zone	Copy/Move appointments to another folder in a different account.
Contact	Contact sync Contact CRUD Contact email/IM/call/Video call Category sync People card PDL	Presence³
Search	Mail folder search Calendar current folder search Offline search Saved search Search suggestions	Expanded advanced search²

¹ These features are in progress. ² These features are planned. ³ These features aren't supported at this time.

For more information check out our Feature Parity Page.

Features in development first show up for Office Insiders.

Note: Outlook in the App Store is not currently eligible for Office Insiders.

Known issues

The product team knows about and is investigating the following issues in Outlook for Mac.

Events and contacts can't be moved or copied between accounts.
Unable to use "Send as" or "Send on behalf of" an Office 365 Group.
Can't duplicate event using shortcut Option + drag and drop.
Reminders set by delegates always display incorrect reminder value when the delegate is viewing the event. However the reminder is set correctly in the principal's calendar.
Categories are not supported in partial delegate mailbox.
Not adding recipients to the recent address list.
Personal Information field for IMAP does not sync Full Name and is grayed out.
Selected Items Count in Inbox is not available.
Rules shows a "Rules not supported for this account" message for some GCC environment.
Link to Tasks does not work in GCC-H environments.

Reporting issues and providing feedback

There are various ways to report issues and provide feedback to help improve the experience.

Contact Support

Please report issues using Contact Support in the Help menu.

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Note: If you get an error when trying to use Contact Support, please go to Unable to use the Contact Support option from the Help Menu in Outlook for Mac.

After opening a support request, a help icon will appear next to the New Outlook switch to provide easy access to the current request.

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Additionally, when a support agent provides a response, a red badge will appear on the help icon along with the macOS notification.

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Feature requests

Please vote for feature requests using Give Feedback in the Help menu.

Set preferences for Outlook for Mac

Administrators and other IT professionals can plan, implement, and maintain deployments of Outlook for Mac with a standard set of preferences described in the Office for Mac admin deployment guide.