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Environment requirements for Outlook 365 Add-in

Comfort Allotey
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Basic Requirements

If you'd like to install the Virtru for Outlook 365 Add-In (Web, Desktop, Mobile) you will need to check a few things to ensure that your platform is supported in order to install and use the plugin successfully. 

You need to ensure that the browser on your device is supported and that the minimum API requirements are met.

 

Browsers We Support

Virtru for Outlook 365 is compatible with the following modern browsers:

For full compatibility, be sure to configure the following: Cookies and Pop-Up Requirements for the Outlook 365 Add-in

We are not compatible with Internet Explorer or Edge (Legacy). Compatibility with other browsers may vary. 

 

Outlook Desktop Versions We Support

To display add-ins in Outlook Desktop, an embedded browser is used. Depending on your configuration, your version of Outlook may not be using a compatible embedded browser. Our add-in is compatible on: 

  • Windows machines with Office versions using Edge (with WebView2 - Chromium-based)
    • Non-subscription Office 2021 or later on Windows 10 or 11
    • Microsoft 365 ver. >= 16.0.13530.20424 on Windows 10 or 11
  • Outlook for Mac

To confirm which browser your version of Outlook uses, please reference the following: Browsers used by Office Add-ins

 

API Requirement Sets for Outlook Add-ins

In order to Compose secure messages on Web and Outlook Desktop, our add-in requires a configuration that supports API set 1.8. For reading messages, you need a configuration that supports API set 1.5. Since our mobile compatibility is read-only, iOS and Android apps are supported.

Please note: Due to these API requirements, we only support organizations using Exchange Online. We do not support organizations using Exchange on-premises. 

For details on support of API sets by product and platform, refer to the following: Outlook JavaScript API requirement sets

 

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