is outlook free for personal use, i DO NOT need all the fancy office stuff.

Hi, I'm Diane and will be happy to help you today.

With everything mail-related named Outlook it can get confusing.

Outlook.com email (Microsoft version of Gmail or yahoo mail) is free but there are paid options. Two of the paid options include Office software subscription.

Outlook desktop software - aka Outlook for Windows - comes with Office software and is not free. This would be a replacement for t-bird.

Windows Mail is the free mail client that comes with Windows. It is free and could be a replacement for t-bird.

There is a new "Outlook" - code named Monarch but many people call it "Outlook Pre" because the icon for it has "Pre" on it. It's a pre-release version and will eventually replace Windows Mail. It is free but because it is only a replacement for outlook.com and gmail.com web sites, not a good replacement for t-bird right now. In a year, maybe.

If you just want to replace t-bird and have no more than 2 email accounts, eM client is a good option. If you have more than 2 accounts to add to it, you need to buy a license.



-- Diane


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