I like the MacOS version but I can't view more than 3 calendars at the same time so I have been using Outlook in a browser for over 5 years for work. It continues to improve but has a few limitations/annoyances.
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Microsoft Announces Outlook for Mac is Now Free to Use
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It appears on-prem Exchange is "coming soon" to the Mac client (MS link) but that page also says you need "Mojave or later" so who knows how old that page is… oh I see this goes back to 2020 (El Reg) and folks on Reddit marveling at the lack of progress back in 2022…
Outlook for macOS (like the iOS version) stores your account credentials and mails on Microsoft servers (also the credentials an mails from non-MS accounts). It‘s a privacy nightmare. If you care for privacy I highly recommend you: don‘t use it!!!
I‘m a little disappointed that macrumors doesn’t mention it in the article.
I‘m a little disappointed that macrumors doesn’t mention it in the article.
you can integrate chatgpt in excel and reply on everything 😅Maybe but Excel's auto-reply function sucks.
Is it finally possible to calDAV sync contacts and calendars or is this still limited to Exchange accounts? Without being able to see contacts and calendars e-mail clients are useless to me. This works fine in Thunderbird with IMAP accounts but the few times I checked the O365 Outlook client on a Mac it was never an option. I really don't understand how anyone can use that when there isn't any way to sync even just contacts.
They removed some exchange servers on the previous update. My company was affected by it, so we had to roll back the upgrade.
[shrug]. Would it make you feel better if they charged you.. a one-time fee, or subscription?
And (if you use Apple's mail or GMail) where do Apple and Google store your account credentials and mails?
Should MacRumors mention every time for every program for every company where the data is stored?
Tried it ...
1. It's too much
2. There are issues with Sync when it comes to icloud addresses, your recepients will see you email sender like: name@icloud.com and not your name.
3. I get that Mac mail is basic, but for non corporate use, Outlook is completely unneccesary
Although, cudos to MS for doing this ......
1. It's too much
2. There are issues with Sync when it comes to icloud addresses, your recepients will see you email sender like: name@icloud.com and not your name.
3. I get that Mac mail is basic, but for non corporate use, Outlook is completely unneccesary
Although, cudos to MS for doing this ......
Apple Mail stores your credentials only on your computer, locally. That‘s how e-mail protocols like IMAP or POP3 are designed to be used.
If I use a private mail server or privacy focused mail providers I dont‘ want my mail client to upload everything to another providers server. That‘s absolutely not necessary.
I use Outlook on my work Mac (Intel) with the old user interface. It's good to have another valuable alternative than the stock Apple's mail. However, it's pretty slow to launch and the search function isn't that good. Believe it or not, I have Outlook web app, Outlook desktop, and Apple's Mail open at the same time.
I just got forced to the web app version of Outlook at work after using actual Outlook for years....and it sucks. I'm not sure why my company did it. I assumed saving money on program licensing. But if this is "free" for macOS do they not have a free version for Windows?
Unless your workplace absolutely revolves around the Exchange ecosystem you want to stay as far away from this thing as humanly possible. Consider it malware. I have never seen as many issues with a Mail client as with this nightmare. Some (all?) versions even still cause wider issues as, to this day, Outlook will sometimes send winmail.dat files instead of behaving like literally every other email client in existence (AFAIK). The senders like the blame the recipient, but the actual cause is Outlook on the sender's end ignoring a specific preference that is (or at least should always be) set to never send as RTF. It's just a gigantic turd plopped down on the email world. Don't step in it, even if it's free.
I have MS 365 Subscription. So what does this mean? It's "free" in the same sense that Gmail is "Free"? I mainly use all my email accounts on my phone. So I don't use it all the time on my Mac. So I haven't encountered any bugs that were obvious yet. Also wasn't it free regardless if you accessed it via web browser? I haven't purpose done an Apples to Windows comparison of Outlook since I use both systems. Windows for Gaming and Mac for everything else.
So on Mac is it better to just link all email accounts through the OSX mail client? I've never tried to use it. Or another 3rd party email client like Thunderbird?
Having to use both on Mac and PC, I like Outlook better than Mac Mail.
This is good news for me.
This is good news for me.
I already have license for the Office Home & Student 2021 Standalone version which includes word, excel and powerpoint. This is a good news that Outlook is now "free" too.
But then why does it still have the "Purchase Microsoft 365" option in the app menu and "License: Not Activated" in the about panel? I can understand the "Purchase Microsoft 365" button in outlook... but... What is it that they are asking me to activate in the outlook?
But then why does it still have the "Purchase Microsoft 365" option in the app menu and "License: Not Activated" in the about panel? I can understand the "Purchase Microsoft 365" button in outlook... but... What is it that they are asking me to activate in the outlook?
I'm forced to use Outlook for work email, but keep personal stuff on Apple's Mail app on both macOS and iOS.