Your assistant, inside your Outlook.

You write what you want, in plain English, to your AI assistant (Claude Desktop). It does it for you, straight inside your Outlook: read, sort, reply, file, schedule. Here is everything you can ask for.

First run: do this once

This step is required so that Claude knows how to use Outlink.

Click the big blue “Open in Claude Desktop” button.
Claude opens with the message already filled in: just click Send.
When Claude asks for permission for outlink, choose “Always allow”.

You have access to my Outlook through the "outlink" server. From now on, use outlink automatically whenever I mention my emails, my folders, my calendar, my meetings, my tasks or my drafts. Do not ask me whether you should use outlink: just use it. Remember this preference for my future conversations: outlink is my usual Outlook tool. If your Memory feature is available, save this preference now. For plain reads and searches, go ahead directly. Before sending an email, deleting an item, forwarding a message or sending an invitation, show me what you are about to do and ask for my confirmation. If I ask you to prepare or write a message without sending it, always create a draft. Now check that everything works by using outlink to show only my 5 most recent inbox emails. List the sender, the subject and the date only. Do not change or send anything during this test.

Open in Claude Desktop →

Important: click “Always allow”, not “Allow once”.

Prefer ChatGPT? (beta)

Outlink also works in ChatGPT — in beta for now. A paid ChatGPT subscription is required (Plus, Pro or Team).

One thing to set up, once: in ChatGPT, open Settings › Apps and connectors, scroll to the bottom of the page and turn on Developer mode.

Open Manage my licence (the Outlink icon near the clock), then Advanced options.
Pick ChatGPT (beta) and click Add to ChatGPT: your link is copied and the right page opens on its own.
On that page: Create, paste the link (Ctrl+V), authentication: “None”.
Then paste the same first-run message as above.

Another option, with no link to copy: create the connector with the address https://out-link.com/app and OAuth authentication — ChatGPT will then simply ask for your licence key, which acts as the password.

Your PC must be on with Outlink running: it is what performs the actions in Outlook. The link is personal — if you share it by mistake, regenerate it from the same window.

How it works

You ask

In Claude Desktop, you ask for something the way you would ask a human assistant.

It acts in Outlook

It opens, searches, writes, files or schedules in your mailbox, on your computer.

You approve

It shows you the result. For anything outgoing, ask for a draft if you want to read it first.

What you can ask for

Concrete examples. Borrow them, then phrase things your own way.

Your email

Sort, find, summarise, reply and write without opening ten windows.

Summarise my last 10 emails and tell me which ones are urgent
Find this week's emails from Marie Dupont
Find the email about the October invoice
Reply to ACME that I confirm Thursday's meeting
Draft a polite reply declining this invitation
Write to [email protected] to suggest a call next week
Save the attachment from the last email to my documents
Flag this email for follow-up and put it in the Important category

Your calendar

See, create and move your meetings and appointments.

What is on my schedule this week?
Set up a check-in tomorrow at 2 pm with [email protected]
Add a reminder 15 minutes before my 10 am meeting
Cancel my Friday afternoon appointment

Your tasks

Stop forgetting things, without thinking about it.

Remind me to follow up with ACME on Friday morning
Show me my open tasks
Mark “call the accountant” as done

Tidying your mailbox

File and organise, the way you would by hand.

Create a “Customers 2026” folder
Move this email to the Customers folder
File my supplier's emails into their folder

Batches and new mail

Handle several things at once.

Forward these three emails to my business partner
Go through my new mail and summarise it for me

Your first 3 commands

To get the hang of it in two minutes, try these in order:

“Summarise my last 5 emails”: you can see it really reads your mailbox.
“Draft a reply to the last email”: it writes, you review in Outlook.
“Remind me to … tomorrow”: it creates the task for you.

Tips for better results

Speak naturally. No magic commands: say it the way you would to a colleague.

Be specific. A name, a date, a folder: “emails from Paul on Monday” beats “my emails”.

Sensitive message? Ask for “a draft”: you review and send it yourself from Outlook.

Chain requests. “Find X's email and reply that I agree” works as a single sentence.

It keeps your signature. Your email goes out with your usual Outlook signature, logo included.

When in doubt, ask. “What can you do in my Outlook?” — it will tell you.

What it does not do (yet)

It works from your computer. The machine running Outlink must stay on and connected to the internet to act, even remotely.
It uses “classic” Outlook. Not the “new Outlook”: see why, and how to switch back (it is a single toggle).
It works on your mailbox as it is. It does not create mail accounts and does not change your Outlook settings.
Review important messages. It is an assistant: keep control of sensitive email by asking for a draft.

Is my data safe?

Your email stays your email.

Everything happens on your computer, inside your Outlook. The content of your email never reaches our servers: we only verify your licence. No third-party cloud, no access to grant, no admin rights.

Something wrong?

Claude does not see Outlook yet, or a command fails? Nine times out of ten it is the “new Outlook” (switch back to classic in one click) or Outlook simply not being open. Otherwise we are here: contact support, answer within 24 working hours.