Current state and future of roaming signatures

2025-10-20, Markus Gruber

๐Ÿ”—A game changer with a downside

When Microsoft announced roaming signatures back in 2020, it sounded like a game-changer. No more local signature storage. A consistent experience across devices. And finally, a solution to the one-signature limitation in on-prem Outlook Web.

That was the theory.

Fast forward to mid-2024, and while most tenants now have roaming signatures enabled, the reality is more complicated:

  • There's still no public API.
  • Some persistent bugs remain unresolved.
  • Outlook doesnโ€™t support roaming signatures on all platforms.

At Set-OutlookSignatures and ExplicIT, weโ€™re convinced that roaming signatures are the future. But Microsoft's slow rollout and limited communication have made adoption tricky. That's why weโ€™ve invested heavily in supporting this feature within Set-OutlookSignatures - offering capabilities no other solution on the market can match.

Our recommendation for most clients:

  • Enable roaming signatures in your tenant
  • Disable them on the client side
  • Let Set-OutlookSignatures handle the rest

๐Ÿ”—And what about mobile support?

Today, it's a pain point, often requiring expensive server-side rerouting just to apply a signature. But once Microsoft releases an official API, that changes. In the meantime, the Outlook add-in - part of the Benefactor Circle add-on - closes this gap.

Interested in learning more or seeing our solution in action? Contact us or explore further on our website. We look forward to connecting with you!