How to Access Outlook.com Email With Apple Mail

Check your webmail while using Apple's email client

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Updated on May 24, 2021
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What to Know

  • On a Mac, go to Mail > Add Account > Other Mail Account > Continue. Enter info, select Sign In, and complete the sign in.
  • On an iOS device, go to Settings > Mail > Accounts > Add Account > Outlook > Sign In, and then complete the sign in.

This article explains how to access Outlook.com email from Apple Mail on macOS Sierra and above or on a device with iOS 13 and above.

Access Outlook.com With Apple Mail on the Desktop

Here's how to configure Apple Mail to connect to Outlook.com on a Mac.

  1. Open Mail and select Mail > Add Account from the menu.

    If this is your first time opening Mail (that is, you haven't set up an account before), skip this first step.

    add account

  2. Select Other Mail Account and then select Continue.

    Other Mail Account in Choose a Mail account provider list.

  3. Enter your name, email address, account password, and select Sign In.

    Screenshot of adding Outlook.com to Apple Mail

  4. Apple Mail should automatically fill in IMAP as Outlook.com's Account Type, along with the incoming and outgoing server addresses.

    Screenshot of adding Outlook.com to Apple Mail

    If you have to type in the information manually, select IMAP. For the Incoming Mail Server, enter imap-mail.outlook.com. For the Outgoing Mail Server, enter smtp-mail.outlook.com.

  5. Select Sign In again.

  6. Select Next.

  7. Select the apps you want to use with this account. Make sure to check Mail.

  8. Select Done. Your Outlook.com mail will now be accessible from your list of Mailboxes.

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