<video> in Outlook Classic
Not supported <video> is not supported in Outlook Classic.
Works in 3 of 21 · partial in 2 · not supported in 16
Which clients
- Works
- Outlook for Mac, Apple Mail, Thunderbird
- Partial
- Apple Mail iOS, Samsung Mail
- Not supported
- Gmail, Gmail Android, Gmail iOS, Outlook 365, Outlook (New), Outlook Classic, Outlook iOS, Outlook Android, Yahoo Mail, Yahoo Mail Android, Yahoo Mail iOS, HEY Mail, Proton Mail, AOL Mail, Fastmail, Superhuman
Your reader in Outlook Classic sees the email without <video>, even if it looks right where you tested it.
The fix for Outlook Classic
Replace video with animated GIF or linked thumbnail
<a href="https://example.com/watch" target="_blank">
<img src="https://example.com/video-thumb.gif"
width="600" alt="Watch the video"
style="display: block; border: 0; max-width: 100%;" />
</a>Show the original
<video width="600" autoplay muted>
<source src="demo.mp4" type="video/mp4">
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What Outlook Classic does with <video>
@emailens/engine 0.18.22 on the original code
Outlook Classic does not support <video> elements.
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Questions
- How many email clients support <video>?
- It works in 3 of 21, partial in 2, not supported in 16.
- What do I use instead of <video> in Outlook Classic?
- Replace video with animated GIF or linked thumbnail.
- Does <video> work in AOL Mail?
- <video> is not supported in AOL Mail. Closest to Outlook Classic: AOL Mail, which agrees on 206 of the 298 features both are tested on.
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caniemail (MIT) via @emailens/engine 0.18.22 · tested upstream 16 Sep 2019 · data last changed 10 Nov 2026 · Outlook (New) cells are the engine's mapping