Apple Mail（也称为Mac Mail）和Microsoft Outlook是Apple设备的两个领先电子邮件客户端。每个都提供自己的具有不同功能的应用程序。根据您的通信需求，您可能会将每个应用程序的某些属性视为优点或缺点。
在本文中，我们将详细介绍这两种电子邮件服务，并找出哪一种是最适合您的电子邮件客户端。
Apple Mail与Microsoft Outlook：第一印象
Microsoft Outlook似乎立即提供了更多功能。使用MS Outlook作为电子邮件客户端，您可以在(MS Outlook)Microsoft 365中获得一整套工具。这些Microsoft Office产品包括Word、Excel、Powerpoint、Publisher和Access（Publisher和Access仅适用于Windows用户）。这样，除了优秀的邮件客户端之外，您还可以获得许多一流的MS Office程序。
(Apple Mail)自OS X 10.0以来， (OS X 10.0)Apple Mail应用程序一直是 macOS 的标准和默认电子邮件客户端应用程序。这是一款免费的应用程序，预装在您的Mac上，如果您想更有条理并减少处理电子邮件的时间，那么它很容易使用。Mac用户还可以使用 Pages，它相当于Word。
MS 的两个主要电动工具是Excel和PowerPoint。Mac 用户(users)可以获得Numbers（相当于Excel）和Keynote（相当于PowerPoint）。但是，与Excel相比， Numbers是一种更加简化的工具，如果您需要创建复杂的电子表格，则无法像使用Excel那样轻松完成。
与PowerPoint相比，Keynote是一个更复杂的应用程序，它允许您创建技术含量更高、设计效果更好的幻灯片。同时，该应用程序比MS PowerPoint更复杂，如果您以前没有任何创建演示文稿的经验，则必须首先经历一些学习曲线。
综合考虑，当我们谈论功能时，Microsoft Outlook胜过Mac Mail 。但功能性如何呢？
功能与特点
Apple Mail是一款简单的电子邮件应用程序，可用于发送和接收电子邮件。如果您想更改应用程序的主题、字体、颜色和整体外观，有很多自定义选项可供选择。
除了基本的自定义选项外，Apple Mail还包括一些高级功能，例如标记电子邮件。您可以向电子邮件添加标志并更改其颜色来组织您的电子邮件列表。
您可以用来保持电子邮件井井有条的另一个选项是VIP功能。您可以将任何联系人设为VIP，这反过来将帮助您跟踪对您重要的收件人的电子邮件。您最多可以选择 100 位VIP(VIPs)，Apple Mail会优先处理您与他们的电子邮件通信，并在您收到来自VIP发件人的消息时发送通知。
Mac Mail支持IMAP、POP3和SMTP电子邮件协议。该应用程序具有发送、接收和整理电子邮件所需的所有功能，但它所能提供的仅此而已。不支持加载项或第三方集成。
同时，MS Outlook具有生产力功能，您可以使用它们来提高工作效率。例如，Outlook有一个内置日历，您可以使用它来安排会议并了解任何即将发生的事件。借助笔记，您可以创建待办事项列表并添加重要会议和后续电子邮件的提醒，不仅使您的电子邮件帐户保持井井有条，而且使您的整个生活井井有条。
Outlook还允许Exchange服务器用户在(Exchange)缓存 Exchange 模式(Cached Exchange Mode)下设置其配置文件，这样即使系统处于脱机状态，他们也可以访问其电子邮件。Outlook与其他(Outlook)Microsoft应用程序和工具（例如Word、PowerPoint和Excel）良好集成。如果您决定从Outlook切换到其他电子邮件客户端，也可以进行迁移和备份。您可以将电子邮件从Outlook导出为PST格式，并将电子邮件保存为可移植格式，例如TXT、MSG和HTML。
界面和易用性
就用户界面而言，这两个应用程序完全不同。Apple Mail是一款简单的应用程序，具有直观的界面 - 对于那些不想在自信地使用该应用程序之前经历学习曲线的初学者用户来说，这是一个很好的选择。作为典型的Apple产品，Mail应用程序绝对是一款符合人体工学的应用程序，非常适合 macOS 系统的其他部分。
然而，如果您需要额外的功能和更有效的 UI， Apple Mail在复杂性方面可能被认为更加用户友好，但MS Outlook将是您更好的选择。
Outlook应用程序看起来更大、更复杂，但它包含其他功能。内置日历(Calendar)功能显示在列布局视图中，以便您可以随时了解您的计划和即将发生的事件。这也使得MS Outlook成为在大团队中工作和日程紧张的人的更好选择。
Outlook还支持第三方加载项，以防您缺少应用程序中的某些功能。
整理您的电子邮件
Apple Mail让您轻松整理电子邮件。除了标准电子邮件邮箱之外，您还可以获得许多高级电子邮件搜索选项。例如，您可以搜索未读电子邮件、特定日期的电子邮件（使用智能邮箱(using smart mailboxes)）以及包含附件的电子邮件。您还可以使用不同颜色的标志来标记不同类型的电子邮件，然后使用这些标志在应用程序中搜索这些电子邮件。
在组织电子邮件方面，Outlook 提供了更多选项。您可以创建特定于主题的文件夹(create theme-specific folders)以便轻松访问电子邮件、使用Outlook规则自动为您排序电子邮件、使用标签对邮件进行分类（类似于Apple Mail中的标志）、阻止垃圾邮件以及查找丢失的电子邮件。
一旦掌握了窍门，您就可以探索Outlook中更高级的功能和附加组件，将您的电子邮件工作效率提升到新的水平。如果您觉得整个电子邮件对话对您不重要，Outlook提供了忽略整个电子邮件对话的选项。(Outlook)它使您可以访问“我的模板”(My Templates)，您可以使用该模板更快地起草类似的电子邮件，并自动执行日常重复性任务，例如使用“快速步骤”(Quick Steps)转发电子邮件。
如果您还考虑到Microsoft 日历(Microsoft Calendar)和Microsoft待办事项，那么很明显Outlook在组织电子邮件和提高工作流程效率方面是一款出色的应用程序。
CPU使用率
在这两个电子邮件客户端之间进行选择时要考虑的另一个重要因素是CPU 资源使用情况(CPU resource usage)。如果您没有很多电子邮件，则必须首先考虑任务管理，并且由于您可能每天都会使用电子邮件服务，因此在此做出正确的选择非常重要。
Microsoft Outlook是一个大型系统，也是(Microsoft Outlook)Microsoft 365（以前称为Office 365 ）的一部分，因此需要大量CPU才能运行。另一方面，Apple Mail是非常基本的软件。如果您仅使用它来发送电子邮件并查看收到的电子邮件，则该应用程序不会执行任何复杂的计算。与MS Outlook(MS Outlook)不同。另外，Mail by Apple集成在 macOS 系统中，因此，它不需要太多的CPU，而且通常更轻。
平台兼容性
Apple Mail是为Apple用户设计的，只能在Apple产品（iPhone、iPad、iPod Touch和Mac）上使用。您还可以在Windows计算机上安装Apple Mail应用程序，但这是一个更复杂的过程，并且您需要一个 iCloud 帐户才能执行此操作。Apple Mail与(Apple Mail)Apple的所有产品和应用程序兼容，使与其他Apple用户的沟通更加轻松。
Apple用户还可以在其设备上免费安装Outlook for Mac 。您可以在任何系统上运行MS Outlook – Android、iOS、macOS、Windows或在 Web 浏览器中。如果您与其他Outlook用户通信较多，并且倾向于使用其他Microsoft产品，例如Word、Excel或PowerPoint，那么此应用程序是您更好的选择。
同时，如果你习惯了Pages等(Pages)Apple软件以及Mac的演示应用程序，最好选择Apple Mail以避免兼容性问题。例如，您将无法仅在Microsoft Word中打开(Microsoft Word)Pages文档，您必须首先将其转换为正确的格式。您的电子邮件客户端遵循相同的原则。
价钱
乍一看，定价情况对两位参赛者来说似乎都很明显——Apple Mail(Apple Mail)是免费的，而Microsoft Outlook订阅则需要付费。但事情没那么简单。
确实，Apple Mail是免费的，并且预装在您的Apple设备上。但是，如果您需要比标准免费 5GB 更多的 iCloud 存储空间，则存储计划起价为 50GB 0.99 美元，最高为每月 9.99 美元 2TB。
MS Outlook的情况也不是那么简单。Microsoft Outlook最便宜的套餐为每年 69.99 美元或每月 6.99 美元。不过，您还可以获得 1TB 存储空间和一整套其他Microsoft应用程序。您还可以以 150 美元的固定价格获得名为Office Home and Student 2021的适用于Windows和Mac的(Mac)Microsoft Office，无需订阅，这使得在Apple设备上获取(Apple)MS Outlook成为一个更可行的选择。
考虑到所有这些，可以公平地说，在选择一种电子邮件客户端而不是另一种电子邮件客户端时，定价并不是起主要作用。Apple Mail是一款易于使用的应用程序，可与其他Apple产品集成，您无需单独购买。另一方面，Outlook提供的不仅仅是简单的电子邮件服务，还附带了一系列功能和工具，这对于某些人来说是物有所值的。
Apple Mail与Microsoft Outlook ：您应该(Should)选择(Choose)哪一个？
最终，Apple Mail或Mac Mail更像是一个简单的发送和接收邮件应用程序。它简单、免费，并且在很多方面使您的电子邮件通信变得轻松。
Microsoft Outlook是一个更复杂的应用程序，特别是对于初次使用的用户而言。如果您追求更高的生产力和更专业的平台，它可以提供很多帮助。然而，它也需要购买订阅并需要一些时间来适应。
毕竟，如果您无法在这两个应用程序之间做出选择，请查看其他电子邮件客户端(alternative email clients)，例如Gmail、Thunderbird或Blue Mail。
Apple Mail vs Microsoft Outlook: Which Is Better?
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In this article, we’ll look at these two email services in detail and find out which one is the best email client for you.
Apple Mail vs. Microsoft Outlook: First Impressions
Right off the bat, it seems like Microsoft Outlook has more to offer. With MS Outlook as your email client, you get an entire set of tools within Microsoft 365. These Microsoft Office products include Word, Excel, Powerpoint, Publisher, and Access (Publisher and Access are available to Windows users only). That way, aside from an excellent mail client, you also get a number of top-notch MS Office programs.
Apple Mail app has been the standard and default email client application for macOS since OS X 10.0. It’s a free app that comes pre-installed on your Mac and is easy to use if you want to be more organized and spend less time on your emails. Mac users also get Pages, which is the equivalent of Word.
The two main MS power tools are Excel and PowerPoint. Mac users get Numbers (an Excel equivalent) and Keynote (a PowerPoint equivalent). However, Numbers is a more simplified tool compared to Excel, and if you need to create complex spreadsheets, you won’t be able to do it as effortlessly as you would using Excel.
Compared to PowerPoint, Keynote is a more sophisticated application which allows you to create slides that are more techy and look better design-wise. At the same time, the app is more complicated than MS PowerPoint, and if you don’t have any previous experience creating presentations, you’ll have to go through a bit of a learning curve first.
All things considered, Microsoft Outlook wins over Mac Mail when we talk about capabilities. But what about functionality?
Functionality & Features
Apple Mail is a simple email application that you can use to send and receive emails. There are plenty of customization options to choose from if you want to change themes, fonts, colors, and the overall appearance of the app.
Aside from the basic customization options, Apple Mail includes some advanced features like flagging your emails. You can add flags to your emails and change their colors to organize your email list.
Another option you can use to keep your emails organized is the VIP feature. You can make any of your contacts VIP, which in turn will help you track the emails from and to recipients who are important to you. You can choose up to 100 VIPs, and Apple Mail will prioritize your email communication with them and send notifications when you receive a message from a VIP sender.
Mac Mail supports IMAP, POP3, and SMTP email protocols. The app has all the features you need to send, receive, and organize your emails, but that’s all it can offer. There’s no support for add-ins or third-party integration.
At the same time, MS Outlook has productivity features that you can use to make your work more efficient. For example, Outlook has a built-in calendar that you can use to schedule meetings and keep up with any upcoming events. Thanks to notes, you can create to-do lists and add reminders for important meetings and follow-up emails to keep not just your email account but your whole life organized.
Outlook also allows Exchange server users to set up their profile in Cached Exchange Mode, so they can access their emails even when the system is offline. Outlook is well-integrated with other Microsoft apps and tools, such as Word, PowerPoint, and Excel. If you ever decide to switch from Outlook to a different email client, migration and backup are also accessible. You can export your emails from Outlook to PST format and save your emails in portable formats, like TXT, MSG, and HTML.
Interface and Ease of Use
When it comes to the user interface, the two apps are entirely different. Apple Mail is a simple app with an intuitive interface – a great option for beginner users who don’t want to go through a learning curve before they feel confident using the app. As a typical Apple product, the Mail app is definitely an ergonomic app that fits well among other parts of your macOS system.
However, while Apple Mail can be considered more user-friendly in terms of complexity if you’re after additional features and a more effective UI, MS Outlook would be a better pick for you.
The Outlook app looks bigger and more complicated, but it’s packed with additional features. The built-in Calendar feature is displayed in the column layout view so that you can keep on top of your plans and upcoming events at all times. This also makes MS Outlook a better option for working within a big team and for people with tight schedules.
Outlook also supports third-party add-ins in case you’re missing some functionality within the app.
Organizing Your Emails
Apple Mail makes organizing your emails easy. Besides the standard email mailboxes, you get a number of advanced email search options. For example, you can search for unread emails, emails from a specific date (using smart mailboxes), and emails that contain attachments. You can also use different color flags to mark different types of emails and then use the flags to search for these emails in the app.
Outlook has even more options when it comes to organizing your emails. You can create theme-specific folders for easy access to your emails, use Outlook rules to automatically sort your emails for you, use labels to categorize your mail (similar to flags in Apple Mail), block spam, and find lost emails.
Once you get the hang of it, you can explore the more advanced features and add-ons in Outlook to take your email productivity to a new level. Outlook offers an option to ignore entire email conversations if you don’t feel like they’re important to you. It gives you access to My Templates which you can use to draft similar emails faster and automate routine, repetitive tasks like forwarding emails using Quick Steps.
If you also take into account Microsoft Calendar and Microsoft To Do, it becomes clear that Outlook is a superior app in terms of organizing your emails and making your workflow more efficient.
CPU Usage
Another important factor to consider when choosing between the two email clients is CPU resource usage. If you don’t have a lot of it, you have to think of task management before anything else, and since you’ll likely use your email service every day, it’s important to make the right choice here.
Microsoft Outlook is a big system that’s also a part of Microsoft 365 (formerly known as Office 365), so it takes a lot of CPU to run. On the other hand, Apple Mail is pretty basic software. If you only use it to send emails and see the emails you receive, the application doesn’t do any complicated calculations. Unlike MS Outlook. Plus, Mail by Apple is integrated within the macOS system, and because of that, it doesn’t take as much CPU and is generally much lighter.
Platform Compatibility
Apple Mail is made for Apple users and can only be used on Apple products (iPhone, iPad, iPod Touch, and Mac). You can also install the Apple Mail app on a Windows computer, but it’s a more complicated process, and you’ll need an iCloud account to do that. Apple Mail is compatible with all products and applications from Apple, making it easier to communicate with other Apple users.
Apple users can also freely install Outlook for Mac on their devices. You can run MS Outlook on any system – Android, iOS, macOS, Windows, or in your web browser. If you correspond more with other Outlook users and tend to use other Microsoft products like Word, Excel, or PowerPoint, then this app is a better choice for you.
At the same time, if you’re used to Apple software like Pages and Mac’s presentation apps, it’s best to choose Apple Mail to avoid compatibility problems. For example, you won’t be able to just open a Pages document in Microsoft Word, you have to convert it to the right format first. Your email client follows the same principle.
Pricing
At first glance, the pricing situation seems obvious for both contestants – Apple Mail is free, and Microsoft Outlook subscription costs money. But it’s not that simple.
It’s true that Apple Mail is free and comes pre-installed on your Apple device. However, if you need more iCloud storage than the standard free 5GB, the storage plans start at $0.99 for 50GB and go up to $9.99 per month for 2TB.
Things are not that straightforward with MS Outlook either. The cheapest plan for Microsoft Outlook is $69.99 per year or $6.99 per month. However, you also get 1TB of storage and a whole set of other Microsoft apps. You can also get a Microsoft Office for Windows and Mac called Office Home and Student 2021 for a fixed price of $150 with no subscription, which makes getting MS Outlook on your Apple device an even more viable option.
With all that in mind, it’s fair to say that pricing doesn’t play the main role when it comes to choosing one email client over the other. Apple Mail is an easy-to-use app that offers integration with other Apple products, and you don’t have to buy it separately. On the other hand, Outlook offers more than just a simple email service and comes with a bundle of features and tools which will be worth the money for some people.
Apple Mail vs. Microsoft Outlook: Which One Should You Choose?
Ultimately, Apple Mail or Mac Mail is more of a straightforward send-and-receive mail application. It’s simple, free, and makes your email communication effortless in a lot of ways.
Microsoft Outlook is a more complex application, especially for first-time users. It has a lot to offer if you’re after better productivity and a more professional platform. However, it also requires buying a subscription and some getting used to it.
If, after all, you cannot make a choice between the two apps, have a look at alternative email clients, such as Gmail, Thunderbird, or Blue Mail.
