We first heard about a possible desktop app back in January 2021, when Windows Central reported that Microsoft was building a universal Outlook app for Mac and Windows. Even though can sync with multiple (or third-party) email accounts, much like Gmail on the web and mobile, there are countless power-user features that aren’t accessible in web Outlook (which this is based on). Notably, this isn’t supposed to replace the classic Outlook client for Mac and Windows - at least not anytime soon. A few differences compared to the web app are visible, though - there’s a ribbon along the top that can be configured to look more like the classic Outlook app, and the search bar is integrated into the window title bar. There’s a tab bar on the left side with buttons for mail, calendar, contacts, and some Microsoft services, and a similar column-based layout as Apple Mail and Gmail on Android tablets and iPads.
The screenshots look nearly identical to the Outlook web app, likely confirming earlier reports that the app is based on web technologies.
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That version of Outlook is more complicated, and isn’t available for free like the mobile apps. Even though Microsoft’s Outlook email service has offered Android and iPhone/iPad apps for years now, there has never been a desktop app except the Outlook application included in Microsoft Office and the Microsoft 365 subscription.
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