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Outlook
Email and calendars together for everyday Microsoft users.
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Email and calendars together for everyday Microsoft users.
- Receive email — Outlook.com
- Reply to email — Outlook.com
- Start a new email — Outlook.com
- Multiple aliases — Outlook.com
- Two-factor authentication — Outlook.com
- Attachments — Outlook.com
- Mobile app — Outlook.com
- IMAP access — Outlook.com
- SMTP access — Outlook.com
- API access — Outlook.com
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Recorded plans
Plan capabilities
| Plan capabilities | Outlook.com |
|---|---|
| No account required | No [1]Sources checked: |
| No phone required | Not confirmed |
| No existing email required | Not confirmed |
| Receive email | Yes [3]Sources checked: |
| Reply to email | Yes [3]Sources checked: |
| Start a new email | Yes [1]Sources checked: |
| Your own domain | Not confirmed |
| Catch-all on your domain | Not confirmed |
| Provider subdomain wildcard | Not confirmed |
| Multiple aliases | |
| Two-factor authentication | Yes [5]Sources checked: |
| Zero-access mailbox encryption | Not confirmed |
| End-to-end encryption available | Not confirmed |
| Hide your main address | Not confirmed |
| Attachments | Yes [3]Sources checked: |
| Mobile app | Yes [1]Sources checked: |
| IMAP access | |
| SMTP access | Yes [2]Sources checked: |
| API access | |
| Inbox protected by an access credential | Not confirmed |
| Extend address lifetime | Not confirmed |
| Messages expire within 24 hours | Not confirmed |
Official sources
- Outlook overview · 2026-11-02
- Outlook.com IMAP and SMTP Settings · 2026-11-02
- Create, reply to, or forward email messages in Outlook.com · 2026-11-02
- How to add an email address to your Microsoft account · 2026-11-02
- 2-Step Authentication · 2026-11-02
- Microsoft Graph user: sendMail · 2026-11-02
- Storage limits in Outlook.com · 2026-11-02
- Microsoft account activity policy · 2026-11-02