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Outlook

Email and calendars together for everyday Microsoft users.

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Key parameters by plan

Outlook.com

Price and billing
Free plan
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Storage
15 GB · Mail storage

Attachments also count against the separate 5 GB Microsoft cloud storage quota; exceeding either quota prevents sending and receiving.

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Phone verification
Not confirmed
Attachment size limit
Not confirmed

Why consider it

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

Before you choose

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Recorded plans

Plan capabilities

Plan capabilitiesOutlook.com
No account required
No
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No phone required
Not confirmed
No existing email required
Not confirmed
Receive email
Yes
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Reply to email
Yes
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Start a new email
Yes
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Your own domain
Not confirmed
Catch-all on your domain
Not confirmed
Provider subdomain wildcard
Not confirmed
Multiple aliases
Yes

Outlook.com aliases are attached to the same Microsoft account.

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Two-factor authentication
Yes
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Zero-access mailbox encryption
Not confirmed
End-to-end encryption available
Not confirmed
Hide your main address
Not confirmed
Attachments
Yes
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Mobile app
Yes
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IMAP access
Yes

IMAP must be enabled in Outlook.com settings and requires OAuth2.

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SMTP access
Yes
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API access
Yes

Microsoft Graph sendMail requires delegated Mail.Send permission.

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Inbox protected by an access credential
Not confirmed
Extend address lifetime
Not confirmed
Messages expire within 24 hours
Not confirmed

Official sources

  1. Outlook overview · 2026-11-02
  2. Outlook.com IMAP and SMTP Settings · 2026-11-02
  3. Create, reply to, or forward email messages in Outlook.com · 2026-11-02
  4. How to add an email address to your Microsoft account · 2026-11-02
  5. 2-Step Authentication · 2026-11-02
  6. Microsoft Graph user: sendMail · 2026-11-02
  7. Storage limits in Outlook.com · 2026-11-02
  8. Microsoft account activity policy · 2026-11-02

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