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Outlook for Mac missing ToDo
Since a recent update, our Mac clients don't have any way to view ToDo or Tasks in the New Outlook.
The tasks don't show in the My Day/Task pane, nor do we have a ToDo Icon ion the left sidebar like users of New Outlook on Windows do. Accessing OWA is now the only way for users to see tasks/flagged emails, but very much not the preferred solution since there IS a desktop client which should do that.
Microsoft® Outlook for Mac
Version 16.105 (26011018)
This is a serious usability issue, is this really a design decision or some sort of an issue?
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not sure what your plan you are on but I contacted support about this last year when i noticed my TODO's disappeared from my outlook for mac tab and they told me that I needed to be on the Business Standard plan, (I was on the Business Basic plan)
If Microsoft sticks with this deliberately deleted ToDo integration in New Outlook for Mac, I will replace Outlook in my organization with another app. It is totally incomprehensible to me that such a large corporation would act in such a customer-unfriendly manner.
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I got the same problem. Me and my team used the ToDo tab for all work-related tasks. Now they can't view them at all if they don't log into their accounts in a browser!
I was also using the OneDrive tab which disappeared as well.
It's just insane. We pay for the products. They can't just remove functions without any warning. I hope they will be added again as soon as possible!
(Missing since nearly 2 months)
This is not an issue, this should be a career-ending situation for the product manager.
As of Jan 2026, New Outlook for Mac still lacks full Microsoft To Do integration: no sidebar icon, no tasks/flagged emails in the My Day/Task pane (it's just a calendar agenda), unlike Windows.
Flagged emails sync to To Do, but you have to view/manage them separately.
Best workarounds right now:
- Download the free Microsoft To Do app from the Mac App Store – it syncs everything perfectly (flagged mails as tasks, My Day, etc.).
- If available in your build, revert to Legacy/Classic Outlook: Help menu > Revert to Legacy Outlook (note: legacy support ends Oct 2026 for Exchange Online, so this is a temporary fix).
- Use outlook.office.com in a browser for the full To Do experience.
Microsoft is aware of the issue (based on numerous feedback threads) – continue voting on requests in their community to increase
priority. Share your version/build for more specific tips if needed! 😕
Another workaround is to disable the update as soon as possible and hope that the ToDo integration is still there or somehow switch back to the November version. This means you'll have to work with it for a long time until Microsoft finally listens to its customers and re-enables ToDo integration in New Outlook for Mac. Until then, New Outlook is no longer a good program. The separate To Do app is not a good solution because it only links to Outlook.com and does not provide all the previous features for paying customers.
