MacOS – Can we install/side-load outlook custom add-in for Mac programatically without manually installing

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Is there a way to install outlook custom add-ins in Mac from terminal without requiring manually installation.From outlook documentation https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/office/dev/add-ins/outlook/sideload-outlook-add-ins-for-testing we have to do it manually by selecting file from Get Add-ins –> My Add-ins ->Add from a file.

For example for word we copy manifest file in to a predefined location and that appears in my add-ins. Is there anything similar for Outlook?

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Is there a way to install outlook custom add-ins in Mac from terminal without requiring manually installation.

Yes. From Microsoft Documentation:

Sideload Office Add-ins on iPad and Mac for testing

For side loading the add-on in Office for Mac, you need to save/copy the manifest file to the wef folder. If the folder doesn't exist, you must create it.

  • Word: /Users/<username>/Library/Containers/com.microsoft.Word/Data/Documents/wef

  • Excel: /Users/<username>/Library/Containers/com.microsoft.Excel/Data/Documents/wef

  • PowerPoint: /Users/<username>/Library/Containers/com.microsoft.Powerpoint/Data/Documents/wef

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