Microsoft Outlook is now free to use on Mac: everything you need to know

US tech giant Microsoft has announced that its Outlook app for Mac is now free. It eliminates the need for a Microsoft 365 subscription or license. The company said that the Microsoft Outlook app for Mac is available for free from the Mac App Store.

Outlook supports multiple email providers, including Outlook.com, Gmail, iCloud, Yahoo Mail, and others. A unified mailbox and a general search function are available. Outlook makes it easy to manage your day, categorize your emails, read newsletters, accept invitations for coffee and much more.

As reported by The Verge, the app is optimized for Macs with Apple’s silicon chips. Microsoft redesigned Outlook on macOS in 2020, and the app supports Notification Center widgets, channel switching between macOS and iOS, and more.

“Mac users everywhere can easily add Outlook.com, Gmail, iCloud, Yahoo! or IMAP accounts to Outlook and experience the best email and calendar app on macOS. Outlook for Mac complements Outlook for iOS – giving people a consistent, a reliable and powerful experience that brings a best-in-class Outlook experience to the Apple ecosystem that many love,” the company wrote in a blog post.

With Outlook, you get a modern and original user interface designed and optimized for macOS. And these improvements go far beyond the surface level. The new Outlook is optimized for Apple Silicon, with performance and sync speeds faster than previous versions, the company said.

Microsoft will also soon add a menu bar peek option so you can quickly see calendar entries in the main Outlook for Mac app. The software maker also plans to support Apple’s Focus experience with new Outlook profiles soon.

“To stay on top of your email and calendar while you’re using other apps, you can view your schedule with a widget and see reminders in Notification Center. We’re also creating a calendar of upcoming calendar events in the menu bar (coming soon), Microsoft said.

Additionally, a new Outlook profile is coming soon that will allow you to connect your email account to Apple’s Focus experience. “With Outlook profiles, you won’t receive unwanted notifications at the wrong time, so you can focus on that important work email without the distraction of your personal email,” it added.

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