Editing Microsoft Outlook (section)

== New Outlook for Windows ==
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In May 2022, Microsoft announced a preview release of new Outlook for Windows, available initially to Office Insiders. The new version of Outlook is a [[progressive web app]] based on Outlook.com and offers several new features.<ref>{{cite web |title=The new Outlook for Windows helps you be more productive and in control of your inbox |url=https://insider.microsoft365.com/en-us/blog/the-new-outlook-for-windows-helps-you-be-more-productive-and-in-control-of-your-inbox |language=en-us |access-date=September 14, 2023 |archive-date=August 29, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230829194437/https://insider.microsoft365.com/en-us/blog/the-new-outlook-for-windows-helps-you-be-more-productive-and-in-control-of-your-inbox |url-status=live }}</ref>

The new Outlook for Windows preview later became available to all existing Outlook for Windows users and also users of the free [[Mail (Windows)|Mail and Calendar app]], which was retired in favor of the new app on December 31, 2024.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Outlook for Windows: The Future of Mail, Calendar, and People on Windows 11 - Microsoft Support |url=https://support.microsoft.com/en-gb/office/outlook-for-windows-the-future-of-mail-calendar-and-people-on-windows-11-715fc27c-e0f4-4652-9174-47faa751b199 |access-date=2025-01-08 |website=support.microsoft.com}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Microsoft Outlook for Windows Preview {{!}} Microsoft 365 |url=https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/microsoft-365/outlook/outlook-for-windows |website=www.microsoft.com |access-date=September 14, 2023 |archive-date=September 23, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230923031015/https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/microsoft-365/outlook/outlook-for-windows |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Getting started with the new Outlook for Windows - Microsoft Support |url=https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/office/getting-started-with-the-new-outlook-for-windows-656bb8d9-5a60-49b2-a98b-ba7822bc7627 |website=support.microsoft.com |access-date=September 14, 2023 |archive-date=September 7, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230907194214/https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/office/getting-started-with-the-new-outlook-for-windows-656bb8d9-5a60-49b2-a98b-ba7822bc7627 |url-status=live }}</ref>

The new Outlook has been criticized for having worse performance compared to the previous native versions as well as lack of offline support and missing a unified inbox.<ref>{{Cite web |last= |first= |date=2024-07-05 |title=Even Microsoft's AI says the new Outlook is worse than Mail & Calendar on Windows 11 |url=https://www.windowscentral.com/software-apps/windows-11/even-microsofts-ai-says-the-new-outlook-is-worse-than-mail-and-calendar-on-windows-11 |access-date=2024-08-03 |website=Windows Central |language=en}}</ref> Privacy concerns have also been raised around the decision to synchronise non-Microsoft email accounts with the Microsoft cloud, rather than downloading emails to the local device as previous versions have done.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Alexander |first=Elliot |date=2023-11-27 |title=Microsoft's new Outlook client quietly moves your email to the cloud |url=https://www.xda-developers.com/privacy-implications-new-microsoft-outlook/ |access-date=2025-01-08 |website=XDA |language=en}}</ref>