How to see Outlook calendar in your Mac menu bar
Your work calendar, without opening Outlook.
If your company uses Microsoft 365 or Exchange, Outlook is probably where your meetings live. But the Outlook Mac app is heavy — it takes seconds to launch, and you have to navigate past your inbox just to see your calendar.
Connect Outlook to macOS Calendar
macOS supports Exchange and Microsoft 365 accounts natively. Go to System Settings → Internet Accounts → Microsoft Exchange (or add your Outlook.com / Microsoft 365 account). Enable the Calendars toggle.
Once connected, your Outlook events sync to the macOS calendar store. Any app that reads from EventKit — including Apple Calendar and menu bar calendar apps — will show your Outlook events.
Why a menu bar calendar beats the Outlook app
The Outlook Mac app bundles email, calendar, contacts, and tasks into one window. If you just want to check your next meeting, that's a lot of overhead. A menu bar calendar strips away everything except what you need: your schedule.
Click the menu bar, see your events. No app launch, no loading screen.
Teams meeting links in your Outlook events become one-click join buttons.
No inbox distractions. Just your calendar.
How Dot works with Outlook
Dot reads from the macOS calendar store. Once your Outlook or Exchange account is connected to macOS, your events appear in Dot automatically — alongside any other calendars you use.
- •Outlook and Exchange events in your menu bar
- •Teams links detected — join meetings with one click
- •Next meeting countdown so you're never late
- •Works with iCloud and Google calendars at the same time
- •No Microsoft account needed in Dot — uses macOS sync
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