It is also the only option that provides continuous updates at a low cost of ownership. Dark Modeĭark Mode and other display options are available from Settings.Microsoft 365 is the best option since you can install the apps on every supported device (Windows 11, 10, 8.1, and macOS). It’s a bit like being offered the choice between a proper, full-size car and a toy version that a three-year old can ride.īased on the current “New Outlook” beta and stated future plans, talk of replacing Outlook desktop programs (Windows or Mac) is very premature and might never happen. But the two products are quite different with “New Outlook” severely limited. Insider beta testers are offered the choice to switch between familiar, full Outlook 365 desktop and “New Outlook”. Now it seems “New Outlook” is being positioned as a replacement to Outlook desktop for Windows. Also make One Outlook available on Mac computers and maybe also Linux. The smart money said it’ll replace the current Windows Mail, Calendar and Contacts apps with New Outlook. Microsoft’s plans for New Outlook aren’t known. The idea is that a single PWA app will run on both Windows and Mac plus other platforms. It might look like a separate program but it’s really a sophisticated web page. New Outlook is a Progressive Web App (PWA). Project Monarch or One Outlook to rule them all Back in 2021 we explained what was being planned and Microsoft’s hopes for the future. Microsoft persists in the nonsense that all their email clients can just be called ‘Outlook’ as if the type of software, platform or version doesn’t matter. “One Outlook” is its unofficial nickname to distinguish it from all the other Outlooks. “Project Monarch” or “One Outlook” is now called “New Outlook” - at least for now. Two ways to try New Outlook – if you dare. Redmond can get more free feedback from users while at the same time claiming it’s non-public software which shouldn’t be criticized. Microsoft could have stopped access to the beta app if they wanted to but haven’t. The original unofficial release was a clever tactic.

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