Microsoft Outlook (formerly Hotmail): Free email and calendar | Microsoft 365
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Outlook for everyday email and calendars

Stay on top of multiple accounts with email, calendars, and contacts in one place. Available on desktop, mobile, and web.
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Overview

Your Outlook can change everything

  • See everything you need to manage your day in one view. Easily stay on top of emails, calendars, contacts, and to-do lists—at home or on the go.
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  • Access personal, work, or school emails in the Outlook app on desktop and mobile, including Outlook.com, Gmail, Yahoo!, iCloud, and more.
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  • Help keep your sentences concise and polished with suggestions as you write, plus intelligent spelling and grammar checks.1
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  • Quickly send, edit, or read a document on the go. Use Word, Excel, or PowerPoint from your inbox, and securely link to your OneDrive files.
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See Outlook in Action

Manage what’s important with Outlook. Whether it’s different email accounts, multiple calendars, or signing that form, Outlook has you covered--whether at home or on the go.

Streamline your different accounts in one place

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Outlook wherever you are

On Windows

Now included for free in Windows for personal use

On Mac

Redesigned for macOS, enhanced for Apple Silicon, and free for personal use

On iOS

Works with iPhone, iPad, and Apple Watch

On Android

Stay connected across phones, tablets, and smart devices
Pricing

Outlook is better with Microsoft 365

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Get the Outlook mobile app*

Download today for iOS or Android using the QR code below. Having trouble? Click the link below
[*] Availability of mobile apps varies by country/region.
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Get started

What happened to Hotmail?

Outlook.com replaced Hotmail years ago, but your Hotmail account will continue to work across Outlook apps.

Create free account

Don’t have an account? Get started with a free Outlook.com email today.

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Get the best Outlook experience with a Microsoft 365 subscription.

[1] Features may vary by platform and region.

 

[2] Features apply to customers who have an @outlook.com, @hotmail.com, @live.com, or @msn.com account.

 

[3] Available with a Microsoft 365 subscription.

 

[4] Mailbox storage includes Outlook.com email, attachments, calendar items, and contacts. Click here for more information.

 

[5] You can cancel online by visiting the Microsoft Account site. Sign in with the Microsoft account that you used to buy your subscription, and then turn off recurring billing. Then, your subscription will automatically expire when your remaining subscription time is up. For details, see “How to cancel your Microsoft subscription” at the Microsoft Support site.

 

[6] After your one-month free trial, you will be charged the applicable subscription fee. A credit card is required. Cancel any time to stop future charges.

 

[7] Once your paid subscription begins, cancelation policies vary based on your status as a new customer, product, and domain selections on Microsoft. Learn more. Cancel your Microsoft 365 subscription any time by going to the Microsoft 365 admin center. When a subscription is canceled, all associated data will be deleted. Learn more about data retention, deletion, and destruction in Microsoft 365.

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