Microsoft has released a new version of Windows 11 for testing by users of the Insider program. This is the build of “Windows 11 Insider Preview Build 23506” and it brings an exceptional news: a new look at windows.

We are talking about a new application that Microsoft is developing for unify email and calendar tasks. Outlook for Windows will eventually replace the Mail, Calendar, and People apps, and its final version is expected to be available on Windows 11 23H2.

The new mail client is based on the Outlook.com web application, but with a design designed for Windows 11 aa improved integration with other services such as the Microsoft 365 online productivity suite. To say that the application is completely free unlike the current Outlook for Windows, which is available on Microsoft 365 subscription payment plans.

In development, Microsoft is adding features and improving its design, adding support for personal Microsoft accounts (@outlook.com addresses), offline support, POP account support, and adding AI that the company will use in all of its software to monetize the investment with ChatGPT.

Of course, the biggest advantage of this application will be its integration into Windows and its support for multiple accounts such as Gmail, Yahoo! and those from Microsoft, which lets you use and switch between them all within a single app. built into Windows 11.

Microsoft will include Outlook for Windows in the next stable versions of Windows 11, and its big goal is well known: to reduce the distance that separates it from Google’s Gmail. We have to remember that webmail has long passed the era of dedicated clients where Microsoft shined.

The company has already announced the launch plan on its support page and how will it replace it to other applications. Microsoft has released the first build for Insiders to try. The current Mail, Calendar, and People apps will be available as a transition in the Microsoft Store, but will be retired for good at the end of next year.