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timothytrainor
Copper Contributor
Mar 07, 2025

MS Outlook connection to gmail via IMAP

It should be possible to connect to gmail via IMAP. However MS Outlook doesn't let you do this. Instead it makes you login via a web browser and give full permission to your gmail, including the abi...
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Hornblower409
Brass Contributor
Mar 08, 2025

I would suggest buying a license for Office Home & Business 2024.

https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/microsoft-365/p/office-home-business-2024/cfq7ttc0pbm7

This gets you a copy of the real, classic, Desktop Outlook 2024. Outlook 2024 is NOT the New Outlook (even though many web sites mistakenly call the New Outlook "Outlook 2024"). Outlook 2024 is NOT the MS365 Classic Outlook (but MS365 Classic Outlook was based on Outlook 2019). Outlook 2024 is the latest in a long line of Desktop Outlooks, from Outlook 2007 thru Outlook 2019.

You can then use "standard" IMAP to connect to your GMail account and, or course, keep copies of everything on your PC if you wish.

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timothytrainor
Copper Contributor
Mar 11, 2025

Thanks for responding.

Whilst this sounds like a good solution, for me it is too pricey.  I'm not the kind of person who can just fork out $250 USD per seat for my house.

Also, it doesn't really answer the question of:  how can I make IMAP work in the subscription version?

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