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Windows Live Mail

Everything in one place

Get multiple e‑mail accounts in one program—Hotmail, Gmail, Yahoo!* and more. And now Windows Live Mail has a calendar, too. Mail combines the ease of use of Outlook Express, with the speed of Windows Live.

Mail is part of Windows Live Essentials‍, which includes free programs for photos, movies, instant messaging, e‑mail, blogging, family safety, and more. Get Mail or get them all—they're free!

A new version of Mail is coming! Learn about the beta

*May require a Yahoo! Plus account.


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Essentials includes Messenger, Photo Gallery, Mail, Movie Maker, Writer, Family Safety, and Toolbar, plus Microsoft Office Outlook Connector, Office Live Add–in, and Microsoft Silverlight.
Note: Movie Maker is only available for Windows Vista and Windows 7.

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Offline access

Offline access

  • Say you’re offline, but you need to check the address on a party invite you got the other day. No problem. Older messages and calendar events are accessible in Mail, even when you’re offline. You can compose a reply, and then sync and send messages the next time you reconnect.
Event reminders

Event reminders

  • Your calendar in Windows Live Mail helps you keep track of all the important stuff you’ve got coming up. It even sends you reminders—in e‑mail, on your mobile device*, or in Messenger—you decide.
  • *You may be charged a fee by your mobile provider to receive messages.
Sync with web calendar

Sync with web calendar

  • You can edit events in your calendar in Mail, even when you’re offline. When you go online again and sign in, the new info appears both in your Mail calendar and on Windows Live at calendar.live.com.
Shared calendars

Shared calendars

  • Your time isn’t always your own—there are family and friends who might need to know your schedule. Set up and share calendars on Windows Live at calendar.live.com, then view and edit them in Windows Live Mail. You decide who sees what.