Outlook for Mac is now free
Microsoft is making its Outlook email programme available for MacOS free of charge. You can download the app now without a plan or licence.
Are you a Mac user but not a fan of Apple's own mail or calendar programmes? Since yesterday, you have a new free alternative: Microsoft has made Outlook for Mac freely available, as the company writes in a blog post. Previously, you needed a licence or a paid Microsoft 365 subscription. You can find the app at this link.
The new Outlook for Mac is also optimised for Apple Silicon Chips and comes with a widget for calendar entries. The app supports accounts from Outlook.com, Google, iCloud, Yahoo as well as IMAP and POP accounts. According to Microsoft, it works seamlessly with the Outlook app for iOS - so you can start an email on your iPhone and finish it later on your Mac.
Source: Microsoft
In the future, Microsoft also wants to integrate Outlook into Apple's focus profiles. For example, you could configure a leisure focus in which you continue to receive notifications for private emails, but not for business messages.
Mac users can now enjoy a free Outlook, while the programme for Windows remains subject to a charge. Those who don't want to pay will have to switch to the web version. Microsoft has been testing a new "One Outlook" for some time. It is intended to combine Windows Mail and Outlook for Windows in a single programme and will also be free of charge. However, this new Windows app is "web-powered", while the new Outlook for Mac is a native MacOS app.
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