When supporting of audio files will be added to copilot 365?

Question

Good afternoon. We are actively implementing Copilot in our production workflow right now. We are moving all employees to Copilot, so please add support for audio files in Copilot — we need the ability to upload an audio file and get a detailed meeting report.

Yes, you have transcription in Word, but it’s not convenient. For large meetings it takes a long time to transcribe, and if the meeting includes multiple languages, we have to run transcription separately for each language! Please add this feature!

At the moment, we (the management) are forced to admit that for these purposes Google’s NotebookLM is much more convenient.

Answer 1

Audio upload and meeting-report capabilities already exist in the Microsoft 365 ecosystem, but with some current limitations and rollout status to be aware of.

1. For audio files and meeting recordings today
   • In Word for Microsoft 365 and Word for the web, the Transcribe feature converts uploaded audio files into timestamped text with separated speakers. This can then be edited, saved as a Word document, or used to create a detailed meeting report from the transcript.
   • Users with a standard Microsoft 365 subscription can transcribe up to 300 minutes of uploaded audio per month.
   • Users with a Microsoft 365 Copilot license can have their limit increased to 30,000 minutes of uploaded audio per month. This higher quota is specifically intended to support heavy transcription scenarios such as large or frequent meetings.
   • The 30,000‑minute limit for Copilot-licensed accounts is still rolling out. Some tenants may still see the 300‑minute limit until the rollout completes.
2. Multilingual meetings and translation
   • In Microsoft Teams, multilingual speech recognition plus live translated captions and transcripts (with Teams Premium or Microsoft 365 Copilot) allow participants to see multilingual conversations translated into their chosen language during the meeting.
   • Live translated captions and transcripts are available in real time for all participants when the organizer has a Teams Premium or Microsoft 365 Copilot license.
   • These translated captions and transcripts are currently only guaranteed during the meeting. Post‑meeting translated transcripts are not automatically preserved from the live captions; instead, transcript translations can be generated post‑meeting via Clipchamp or via pay‑as‑you‑go transcript translations in Microsoft 365 when enabled by the admin.
   • A newer capability, Translated Intelligent meeting recap for multilingual meetings (for Copilot and Teams Premium), automatically generates the recap in the translation language selected for live transcription and captions. This is designed specifically to help with multilingual meetings after they end.
3. Audio-based experiences in Word with Copilot
   • Word now supports audio overviews of documents via Microsoft 365 Copilot. Copilot can generate a podcast‑style audio summary of a document that can be listened to while multitasking.
   • This feature is currently available in English and requires a Microsoft 365 Copilot license (not Copilot Pro). It is being rolled out gradually, so availability may vary by tenant.
4. Status of “upload audio file directly to Copilot 365 chat and get a meeting report”
   • The context describes:
     • Transcription of uploaded audio in Word (with increased limits for Copilot licenses, rollout in progress).
     • Multilingual live captions/transcripts and translated intelligent recap in Teams.
     • Audio overviews of Word documents via Copilot.
   • There is no explicit description in the provided material of a dedicated “upload arbitrary audio file directly into Copilot 365 chat and get a meeting report” feature outside of the Word transcription workflow and Teams/Clipchamp recap workflows.
5. Practical guidance for the current state
   • For large meetings and heavy audio workloads:
     • Ensure users who need high-volume transcription have a Microsoft 365 Copilot license, and verify in the tenant whether the 30,000‑minute transcription quota has reached the account. If not, it is still in rollout and may become available later.
     • Use Word’s Transcribe feature to upload the meeting audio, then use Copilot in Word to help summarize or structure the transcript into a detailed meeting report.
   • For multilingual meetings:
     • Run meetings in Teams with multilingual speech recognition and live translated captions and transcripts enabled.
     • Use Translated Intelligent meeting recap (Copilot + Teams Premium) so that the recap is automatically generated in the chosen translation language after the meeting.
     • Where needed, use Clipchamp or pay‑as‑you‑go transcript translations for post‑meeting translated transcripts.

The available documentation does not provide a date or roadmap entry for a new, separate Copilot 365 feature that would allow uploading arbitrary audio files directly in Copilot chat and automatically generating a meeting report without going through Word transcription or Teams/Clipchamp.

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References:

• Transcribe your recordings
• Multilingual speech recognition in Microsoft Teams
• Microsoft 365 Copilot release notes
• Listen to an audio overview of your document
• Monthly limit for transcription - unable to reach 30,000 minutes despite subscription to Copilot license - Microsoft Q&A