Outlook for Mac features

With Outlook for Mac, we have reimagined the experience that you know and love, bringing even more power and simplicity to the product.

Outlook has many more features that are not in legacy Outlook for e.g., a fully customizable toolbar, swipe gestures, hover actions, theming, display density, search with natural language, meetings to be always Teams meeting, integrated My Day, advanced Microsoft Information Protection, text prediction, advanced dictation, retention and much more.

We are always actively listening for your feedback and making updates and changes to our feature roadmap based on what you tell us. If you have feedback on what we should consider adding to Outlook, please use the in-app Help > Give Feedback link.

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Feature Description		Available in Outlook, 16.58+, 16.58+
Close MSA accounts		Available
Create a new account		Available
Exchange (on-prem)		Upcoming
Google		Available
iCloud		Available
IMAP		Available
LDAP		Available Renamed to Directory Services
Office 365		Available
OnPrem ADFS		Upcoming
Outlook.com		Available
POP		Available
Yahoo		Available

Feature Description		Available in Outlook, 16.58+, 16.58+
About dialog		Available
Accessibility		Available
Address Book / Browsable GAL		Under Investigation
Calendar module		Available
Collect Diagnostics		Available
Contact Support		Available
Contacts/People module		Available
Give Feedback		Available
Help (in-app)		Upcoming
Mail module		Available
Multiple window support		Available
Notes module (in-app)		Upcoming
Preferences		Available
Search		Available
Search highlighting		Available
Status bar		Not available
Tasks module (in-app)		Upcoming
What’s New		Available

Feature Description		Available in Outlook, 16.58+, 16.58+
Calendar outbox		Not available
Categorize events		Available
Delete events		Available
Dismiss and dismiss all reminders		Available
Duplicate existing event		Upcoming
From this day forward editing support		Upcoming
Hide attendee list		Available
Join online meeting button (Skype and Teams)		Available
Mark events as private		Available
Move and copy event to another folder/calendar (same account)		Available
My day view		Available
Online meetings (Skype and Teams)		Available
Open, export and save .ics attachment		Available
Propose new time		Available
Recurring events		Available
Request responses		Available
Required, optional and resource attendees		Available
RSVP (accept, tentative, decline) and forward		Available
RSVP events in grid		Available
Save and auto save event drafts		Available
Scheduling assistant		Available
Sensitivity labels with Microsoft Information Protection on events		Available
Set and update reminders		Available
Set start and end time zones		Available
Shared and delegated calendars : Exchange (on-prem) support is coming soon. See Account Support section above or Coming Soon section of Outlook for Mac.		Available
Show as free, tentative, busy, out of office		Available
Show multiple time zones		Available
Snooze reminders		Available
Suggested times when creating event		Available
Teams enabled by default		Available
Weather in calendar		Available

Feature Description		Available in Outlook, 16.58+, 16.58+
Access non-default contact folders		Available
Auto complete		Available
Categorize contact		Available
Contact availability in people card		Available
Contact email		Available
Contact fields		Available
Contact notes		Available
Contact photo		Available
Delete contact		Available
DL expansion and detection		Available
Export contact as .vcf/vcard		Available
Flag contact		Not available
Mark as private		Available
Meeting with contact		Available
Move and copy contact to another folder (across account)		Available
Move and copy contact to another folder (same account)		Available
Open and save .vcf file		Available
Org chart in contact preview		Upcoming
Org chart in people card		Available
People card		Available
Personal Distribution List support		Upcoming
Private Distribution Lists		Upcoming
Resolve name and email address		Available
See contacts in shared mailbox		Available
Sort by display name, first name, last name, ascending or descending		Available

Feature Description		Available in Outlook, 16.58+, 16.58+
Admin-managed Add-ins		Available
Get Add-ins from App Source (Office store)		Available
Injection-based plug-in support		Not available

Feature Description		Available in Outlook, 16.58+, 16.58+
Access On My Computer (local) folders		Available
Access Public Folders		Not available We recommend Groups

Feature Description		Available in Outlook, 16.58+, 16.58+
@mentions in mail		Available
Add attachments to drafts		Available
Archive mail		Available
Block sender		Available
cc/bcc support in mail		Available
Check Accessibility		Available
Compose in plaintext		Not available
Compose with different text encoding		Not available
Create event from mail		Available
Create, rename, and delete folders		Available
Do Not Forward mail		Available
Encrypt mail		Available
External sender tag on mail		Available
Favorite (mailbox, contacts and groups)		Available
Favorite Shared mailbox		Available
Filter by unread, flagged, mentions, attachments, To me and category		Available
Find and replace		Available
Flag for follow up and Reminders		Available
Flag mail		Available : In legacy Outlook, outgoing mails that're flagged don't retain the flag.
Focused inbox		Available
Forward mail as attachment		Available
Group by flag, category		Available
Insert Online links		Available
Mark as complete		Upcoming
Mark mail as junk		Available
Mark mail as phishing		Available
Mark mail as read or unread		Available
Move message to another folder (same account)		Available
New mail		Available
Online archive		Available
Open and save .eml file		Available
Outbox folder		Available
Pop out to separate window		Available
Preview / open / save attachments		Available
Print mail		Available
Remove attachment on received email		Not available
Reorder Favorites		Available
Reply, reply all, forward mail		Available
Request delivery and read receipts		Available with Microsoft 365
Resend mail		Available
Rich table formatting options		Not available
S/MIME : With Legacy Outlook for Mac, distribution lists need to be expanded or an error occurs: "Missing or invalid encryption certificates"		Available
Safe links		Available
Save and auto save mail draft		Available
Send later		Available with Microsoft 365
Set and manage categories		Available
Set language in compose		Available
Set Message Classification and Labels with Microsoft Information Protection on mail		Available
Set priority on mail		Available
Shared and delegate mailbox : Exchange (on-prem) support is coming soon. See 'Account Support' section above or Coming Soon section of Outlook for Mac.		Available
Show folder size		Under Investigation
Show message preview in message list		Available
Show new message notification		Available
Signatures		Available
Sort by from, date, subject, size, importance, oldest or newest, ascending or descending		Available
Sort by size		Available
Spelling and Grammar		Available
Swipe actions		Available
Switch text formatting to plain text		Upcoming
Total item count		Available
Unified Inbox		Available
Unread item count per folder		Available
View source of received mail		Available
Voice dictation		Available
Voting buttons		Available
Zoom mail		Available

Feature Description		Available in Outlook, 16.58+, 16.58+
Accounts		Available
Add Online Meetings to all events		Available
AutoCorrect		Available
Categories		Available
Composing		Available
Fonts		Available
General		Available
Junk Mail		Available (under customizable toolbar)
Notifications and Sounds		Available
Privacy		Available
Reading		Available
Rules		Available (under tools)
Search		Available
Signatures		Available
Spelling and Grammar		Available

Feature Description		Available in Outlook, 16.58+, 16.58+
Contacts search		Available
Expanded (advanced) mail search		Available
Fully delegated and shared calendar search		Available
Offline search		Available
Online Archive search		Available
Partial delegated search		Available
Saved searched (smart folders)		Available
Search across all items		Under Investigation
Search by attachment size		Available
Search Contact suggestions		Available
Search Feedback		Not available
Search in calendar		Available
Search in notes (in-app)		Under Investigation
Search in tasks (in-app)		Under Investigation
Search mail in current mailbox online		Available
Search mail in folder online		Available
Search mail in subfolder online		Available
Search offline		Available
Search Text suggestions		Available
Unified inbox search		Available

Feature Description		Available in Outlook, 16.58+, 16.58+
Synchronize now		Available
View sync errors		Not available
View sync status		Not available

Feature Description		Available only in Outlook
Generic IMAP		Available
Gmail/iCloud/Yahoo Calendar + Contact support		Available
iCloud		Available
Yahoo		Available
Yahoo OAuth		Available

Feature Description		Available only in Outlook
Activity Feed (email and docs @mentions)		Available
Customizable toolbar		Available
Density settings		Available
Peek		Available
Profiles		Available
Report a Problem		Available
Suggest a Feature		Available
Theming		Available
Toast Notification		Available

Feature Description		Available only in Outlook
3-day Calendar View		Available
Add attendees as optional		Available
Calendar Widget (macOS Big Sur or greater)		Available
Group Calendars		Available
Hide attendees (create event with attendees hidden)		Upcoming
Hide attendees (when set by others)		Upcoming
Location Card		Available
Meeting Insights		Available
Meetings to be always online (Zoom, Webex, etc.)		Available
My Day		Available
Online Archive Calendar		Upcoming
Quick creation of events		Available
Reminders in macOS notification center		Available
Save meeting as draft		Available
Sensitivity labels with Microsoft Information Protection on events		Available
Shortened Meetings (Preferences in Outlook)		Available
Shortened Meetings (respect service settings)		Available
Show as working elsewhere		Available
Suggested Locations and Rooms		Available
Suggested Times		Available
Workspace Bookings		Available

Feature Description		Available only in Outlook
Favorite Contacts		Available
Improved Contact Preview		Upcoming
Improved People Card		Available

Feature Description		Available only in Outlook
Every Meeting Online for 3rd Party providers		Available

Feature Description		Available only in Outlook
Account reorder		Available
Empty State		Available
Folder reorder		Upcoming
Online Archive		Available

Feature Description		Available only in Outlook
Advanced dictation		Available
Advanced safelinks		Available
Advanced sensitivity labels with Microsoft Information Protection on mail		Available
Auto and Recommended Labeling		Available
Collapsible message header		Available
Custom hover actions		Available
External Sender mail tag		Available
Ignore Conversations		Available
Keyboard shortcuts UX		Available
Link beautification and manage permissions		Upcoming
Mail tips (External users, large audience, and Automatic replies)		Available
Mandatory Labeling		Available
Nested Compose		Available
Notifications feed		Available
Onboarding		Available
Pin messages		Available
Reactions		Available
Reorder Accounts in nav pane		Available
Reorder Folders and subfolders		Upcoming
Resend message		Available
Retention policy		Available
Snooze		Available
Text Prediction		Upcoming
Undo Send		Available
Unsubscribe		Available
Unverified Sender mail tag		Available
Voting Buttons		Available

Feature Description		Available only in Outlook
Add Online Meetings to all events		Available
Density settings		Available
My Day		Available
Profiles		Available
Search within Preferences		Available
Theming		Available

Feature Description		Available only in Outlook
Best Match		Available
Bookmark Answers		Upcoming
Calendar Answers		Upcoming
Dynamic refiners		Available
File and calendar answers		Available
File answers		Available
Natural language search		Available
Online archive search results in primary mailbox		Available
Speller		Available
Search settings (folder scopes, top results, exclude deleted items)		Available
Search file suggestions		Available
Search mail suggestions		Available
Search calendar suggestions		Available
Suggestion entities (mail, files, events)		Available
Top Results		Available

Feature Description		Available only in Outlook
Windowed Sync		Available

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