

I've spent more time tinkering with email than any person should. You can download the new Outlook for Mac from the Apple App Store today.I've used email since 1995 (my dad set up the account for me because I was five years old), and I've worked fully remotely since 2012.


We are also creating a peek of upcoming calendar events in the Menu Bar (coming soon).” To help you stay on top of your email and calendar while using other apps, you can view your agenda using a widget and see reminders in the Notification Center. “Outlook for Mac does more to integrate into the Apple platform so that you get the most from your macOS device. The new Outlook is optimised for Apple Silicon, with snappy performance and faster sync speeds than previous versions,” Microsoft writes in a blog post. And these enhancements go far beyond surface level. “With Outlook, you’ll get a modern and beautiful user interface that has been designed and optimised for macOS.

There’s also integration with the Focus productivity tool, that’ll enable users to customise when they receive work emails. The client isn’t just for Microsoft’s own accounts (formerly Hotmail), it’s also a capable client for third-party email services like Gmail, iCloud, Yahoo! or IMAP accounts.īeyond that, Microsoft is promising deeper integration with the macOS system, including a spot in the Menu bar, Notifications Centre and support for Apple’s Handoff feature that enables tasks to be started on an iPhone and completed on a Mac (or vice versa). Until now Microsoft has offered a free Outlook app for iOS so this completes the circle somewhat, with the software giant promising a “consistent, reliable, and powerful experience that brings the best-in-class experience of Outlook into the Apple ecosystem that so many love.”
