Upcoming Release
Details about upcoming releases will be posted as they become available.
Current Release
April 15, 2024 version 5.1.2371
Resolved issues
- Minor bug issues
- Resolved an issue where users experienced functionality issues with Zoom Phone in Outlook add-in, causing it to become unresponsive and stuck in a loading state.
Previous Releases
Note: The information in the past release notes may have been superseded by subsequent release notes. Please review all current release notes carefully.
March 16, 2024
New and enhanced features
- Support for Zoom Workspace integration
Zoom Workspace Reservation has been integrated into the Zoom Outlook add-in, simplifying the process of booking rooms and desks. This allows users to reserve rooms and desks within their familiar Outlook environment, in line with their natural workflow. Admins have the flexibility to enable or disable this feature according to their preferences. - Support for unique persistent meeting IDs
The Outlook add-in now supports unique persistent meeting IDs created through the Zoom web portal. This ensures a cohesive experience, allowing users to manage and schedule events with persistent meeting IDs directly from Outlook. - Send auto-sync button for Zoom meeting update
Users can update their Outlook appointments to Zoom meetings by clicking the Send button in Outlook, without the need to navigate to the add-in settings. This enhancement not only simplifies the user experience but also saves valuable time.
Resolved issues
- Minor bug issues
- Resolved an issue where meeting passcode changed when creating recurring meetings with scheduling privileges for members.
January 22, 2024
Resolved issues
- Minor bug issues
- Resolved an issue where the location field wasn't automatically populated with the Zoom invite link when scheduling a Zoom meeting from the Outlook iOS app.
December 18, 2023
New and enhanced features
- Outlook calendar integration with Whiteboard
Users can connect their Outlook calendar with Whiteboard, making collaboration and sharing even more efficient.
Resolved issues
- Minor bug issues
- Resolved an issue where the Outlook add-in doesn't work after signing in using Okta SSO and then relaunching the Outlook.
- Resolved an issue where the Outlook add-in in OWA failed to identify a previously scheduled add-in meeting.
November 19, 2023
New and enhanced features
- Swedish language support
The Zoom for Outlook add-in includes language support for Swedish. - Enable auto-start Meeting Summary and Meeting Query
When scheduling a meeting in Outlook add-in, admins and hosts have the ability to enable auto-start for AI Companion questions, similar to Summary.
Resolved issues
- Minor bug issues
- Resolved an issue where the Zoom for Outlook Add-in was unable to recognize a previously scheduled meeting. Users were experiencing a prompt to open a new window when scheduling a meeting via Add a Zoom Meeting. After signing in, the meeting was added, but accessing add-in settings and scheduling another meeting resulted in two different meeting IDs for the same Outlook event.
- Resolved an issue where the domain field in Outlook Web was consistently empty when adding a Zoom meeting link. Users had to manually type "ssodomoan" and "macquariegroup" each time.
October 21, 2023
Resolved Issues
- Minor bug fixes
- Security enhancements
September 18, 2023
New and enhanced features
- Active session extension for Outlook add-in SSO
Users can extend their active sessions for single sign-on (SSO) within the Outlook add-In. This can be configured at the account-level, giving users control over their session duration.
Resolved Issues
- Minor bug fixes
- Resolved an issue where users can change their email address without email verification on the Microsoft side.
- Resolved an issue where users, who used the latest add-on to edit a meeting created by the previous add-on, encountered a missing Update button in the settings panel.
- Resolved an issue where users were experiencing an unexpected Welcome to Zoom popup modal, prompting them to create a Zoom account using their Microsoft account credentials. This issue occurred even for users who already had a Zoom account and were using single sign-on (SSO) for authentication.
August 21, 2023
New and enhanced features
- Enhanced control over external users in meeting group chats
Users can adjust settings to determine whether external users can be added to meeting group chats and whether they are automatically provisioned when included in Outlook calendar invites.
Resolved issues
- Minor bug fixes
- Resolved an issue where deleting the Zoom meeting through the Outlook add-in also resulted in the removal of the Outlook meeting.
- Resolved an issue where users were receiving a "meeting is for another date" message when attempting to join a meeting with the waiting room feature enabled.
July 16, 2023
Resolved issues
June 19, 2023
Resolved issues
May 29, 2023
New and enhanced features
- Enable language interpretation through Outlook calendar
Users are able to schedule meetings with interpreters directly through their Outlook calendar. Previously, users could only enable language interpretation through the Zoom web portal when scheduling a meeting.
Resolved issues
- Minor bug fixes
- Resolved an issue where the meeting topic changes to Zoom Meeting in both Outlook and Zoom web portal when creating a meeting in Outlook add-in with a personalized meeting topic.
April 16, 2023
New and enhanced features
- Enhancement to recurrence scheduling
The recurrence scheduling has been enhanced to ensure synchronization, improve scheduling consistency, and provide greater flexibility in managing scheduled events.
March 20, 2023
Resolved issues
- Minor bug fixes
- Resolved an issue where the Outlook add-in was not populating contacts during scheduling, despite the contacts being present and enabled in Outlook.
February 27, 2023
Resolved issues
- Minor bug fixes
- Resolved an issue where Outlook stalls when adding a Zoom meeting on a macOS device
January 8, 2023
New and enhanced features
- Support for scheduling meeting with continuous meeting chat
Meeting hosts can schedule a meeting and invite contacts, which are added to both the calendar event for the meeting and the dedicated Team Chat group chat. This group chat and its messages are accessible before, during, and after the scheduled meeting. This feature must be enabled by Zoom.
Resolved issues
December 18, 2022
Resolved issues
November 20, 2022
Resolved issues
October 23, 2022
Resolved issues
September 18, 2022
Resolved issues
August 21, 2022
Resolved issues
- Minor bug fixes
- Security enhancements
- Resolved an issue where the Zoom Phone icon was present for users without a Zoom Phone license
July 17, 2022
New and enhanced features
- Indonesian language support
The Zoom Outlook add-in now supports Indonesian. By default, Zoom will match the operating system’s language if supported and users can manually select a language of their choice. - One-time password requirement for suspicious logins
Users with a work email login type and who do not have two-factor authentication enabled are required to enter a one-time password, sent to their account email, when Zoom detects a suspicious login.
Resolved issues
June 19, 2022
New and enhanced features
- Support for custom manifest builder
Account owners and admins of Enterprise accounts can download the Outlook add-in and manifest file from the Download Center. The custom manifest builder is helpful for admins to download the file when pre-configuring their SSO domain, or when the Outlook add-in cannot connect to Azure.
Resolved issues
May 21, 2022
New and enhanced features
- Phone integration with Outlook add-in
With the phone integration, users with a Zoom Phone license can easily call their Zoom contacts directly from the Outlook add-in. From the Outlook web interface, users can call contacts from Microsoft 365 contact cards, click-to-dial highlighted phone numbers in emails, and sync their presence.
Resolved issues
- Minor bug fixes
- Resolved an issue where customers received an incorrect error when trying to view meeting information for a recurring meeting with no fixed time
April 17, 2022
Resolved issues
- Minor bug fixes
- Resolved an issue for users authenticating through single sign-on
March 20, 2022
Resolved issues
February 27, 2022
Resolved issues
January 23, 2022 version 2.2.0.0
New and enhanced features
- Schedule a Personal Audio Conference
Users can choose to schedule a Personal Audio Conference (PAC) when scheduling a meeting in the Outlook add-in.
Resolved issues
- Security enhancements
- Minor bug fixes
December 19, 2021 version 2.2.0.0
New and enhanced features
- Schedule meetings with Focus mode
When scheduling a meeting with the Zoom for Outlook add-in, users can enable Focus mode to start automatically when the meeting starts, in order to provide fewer distractions to all meeting participants.
Resolved issues
November 21, 2021 version 2.2.0.0
New and enhanced features
- Turkish and Polish localization
The Zoom for Outlook add-in includes language support for Turkish and Polish.
Resolved issues
Note: The Schedule meetings with Focus mode feature was pulled from release due to issues with deployment and will be available in another upcoming release.
October 24, 2021 version 2.1.0.0
Resolved issues
- Resolved an issue regarding the PMI passcode being incorrect when scheduling on behalf of another user
- Resolved an issue in the meeting invitation text where the meeting passcode and the “One tap mobile” text were on the same line
September 18, 2021 version 2.1.0.0
New and enhanced features
- Poll access for alternative hosts
If meeting hosts add alternative hosts to their meeting, they can allow alternative hosts to add or edit polls. This feature requires client version 5.8.0 or higher.
Resolved issues
August 15, 2021 version 2.1.0.0
Changes to existing features
- New resource URL in the manifest.xml file
In the manifest.xml file, the cloudfront.net resource URL was removed and changed to st1.zoom.us. The cloudfront.net URL can no longer be accessed. If you are using the old manifest.xml, access the new manifest.xml from the Office 365 store when it becomes available.
Resolved issues
July 18, 2021 version 2.0.0.0
Resolved issues
June 20, 2021 version 2.0.0.0
New and enhanced features
- Authentication profile enhancement: Domain block-list
Configured at the account-, group-, or user-level settings, users authenticated with a specific domain are blocked from joining meetings and webinars hosted by this account.
Resolved issues
May 23, 2021 version 2.0.0.0
New and enhanced features
- Sign in with a Gmail account
Users can sign in to the Outlook add-in using a Gmail account.
Resolved issues
April 18, 2021 version 1.9.0
New and enhanced features
- Easier SSO login through OAuth 2.0
Users will be easily signed in to their SSO account for Zoom using their Outlook SSO login.
Resolved issues
December 6, 2020 version 1.9.0
Resolved issues
November 22, 2020 version 1.9.0
New and enhanced features
- Allow or deny entry to users from certain regions or countries
When scheduling a meeting, users can allow or deny participants from joining meetings or webinars from certain regions. This setting needs to be enabled at the user, group, or account level. - UI enhancement for Waiting Room and passcode settings
The Waiting Room and passcode settings in the scheduler have short descriptions to provide users more context on these security features.
November 2020
New and enhanced features
- Support for Canadian French
August 18, 2020 version 1.8.0
Resolved issues
- Resolves an issue where the Outlook add-in beta was not displaying on Android
March 30, 2020 version 1.5.0.0
New and enhanced features
- Support for scheduling tracking fields
- Support for Zoom for Gov users
December 29, 2019 version 1.4.0.0
New and enhanced features
- Two Factor Authentication
If two factor authentication is enabled for the Zoom web portal, users will be required to use two factor authentication when signing in via the Outlook add in. - Warning when scheduling a meeting longer than 40 minutes
Basic users will now be warned if they schedule a meeting longer than 40 minutes through the Zoom client or mobile app. - Schedule a meeting with waiting room
Users can now schedule a meeting with waiting room enabled in the Outlook add in.
Resolved issues
August 29, 2019 version 1.2.0.0
Resolved issues
- Resolved an issue where some users were unable to sign in
- Minor bug fixes
July 23, 2019 version 1.1.0.0
New and enhanced features
- One Click to Schedule
When scheduling on the Outlook web add-in, you can now schedule with one click. Clicking Add a Zoom Meeting now adds a Zoom meeting to your event with your default settings. If you need to change these settings, you can click Settings.
Resolved issues
June 24, 2019
Resolved issues
- Resolved an issue where the Outlook 365 web add-in was showing the wrong timezone
- Minor bug fixes
November 4, 2018
New and enhanced features
- Option to Use Default Settings
When a user schedules a meeting, the settings will be saved automatically and they can click the default settings icon to load the same settings when they schedule their next meeting. - User Interface Updates
June 16, 2018
Changes to existing features
- Scheduling Privilege
Scheduling Privilege no longer requires the scheduling user to have Outlook permissions for the other user.
New and enhanced features
- Alternative Host
You can now add alternative hosts to your meeting with the Outlook Web Add-in.
Other minor enhancements
Resolved issues
November 4, 2017
New and enhanced features
- Zoom announces the launch of the Outlook Web Add-in, which lets you schedule within the Microsoft Outlook Web App. You can use the add-in to add a Zoom meeting to any new or existing calendar event. For additional details, see Outlook Web Add-in.
- Support for logging in with Single Sign-On