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Get started with the Microsoft 365 Copilot app

Note

The updated Microsoft 365 Copilot app is rolling out to Microsoft 365 Copilot users. If you don't see the feature, it might not be available in your organization yet. The feature should be fully rolled out in June 2025.

The Microsoft 365 Copilot app is an everyday AI productivity app for work or school. It helps Microsoft 365 users be more productive by providing a single place to access Microsoft 365 Copilot features and capabilities, including search, chat, agents, and more.

The app is available as a website (M365Copilot.com), as a desktop app that can be installed on Windows, and a mobile app for Android and iOS devices.

This article lists the app's features and benefits, and compares the features available with a Microsoft 365 subscription and a Microsoft 365 Copilot license.

This article applies to:

  • Microsoft 365 Copilot

Tip

Microsoft 365 subscribers in your organization might get the Copilot app automatically.

You can also use a mobile device management (MDM) service like Microsoft Intune to deploy apps to devices in your organization. To learn more, see add apps to Intune and assign apps using Intune.

App features and benefits

When you sign in to the app, you get a personalized experience:

Screenshot that shows the Microsoft 365 Copilot app left navigation and its features.

Users can use the app to:

  • Search for information, like finding emails and files
  • Chat with AI to help you prepare for a meeting or get answers to questions using work-based chat and/or web-grounded chat
  • Use Agents to get help with tasks, including agents your organization creates
  • Create Notebooks to organize information and get insights
  • Create and edit content, like images, videos, and brand kits
  • Access your Apps, including Microsoft 365 apps like Teams, Excel, and SharePoint

End users can learn more about the Copilot app at Get started with the Microsoft 365 Copilot app.

Microsoft 365 Copilot license vs. Microsoft 365 subscription

The Copilot app is available to Microsoft Entra accounts (work and school) and personal Microsoft user accounts with a:

  • Microsoft 365 Copilot license
  • Microsoft 365 subscription

The available app features depend on the license. Users with a Copilot license get the full Microsoft 365 Copilot app experience.

The following table shows the feature differences with a Microsoft 365 Copilot license and a Microsoft 365 subscription.

Feature Copilot license Microsoft 365 subscription
Search
Chat

Work-based and web-grounded chat

Automatically enabled in the Copilot app and is the Copilot app's default landing page


Web-grounded chat only; No work-based chat

Can pin the Chat app to the Copilot app.
Agents

Agents are metered.
Pages
Notebooks
Create

Use AI and templates to create and edit images, posters, banners, videos, and more.


Use templates to create and edit images, posters, banners, videos, and more.
Apps

Users can get and pin apps.


Users can get and pin apps.

When users with a Microsoft 365 Copilot license open and sign in to the Copilot app, the app looks similar to the following image:

Screenshot that shows the Microsoft 365 Copilot app with a Microsoft 365 Copilot license.

When users with only a Microsoft 365 subscription (no Copilot license) open and sign in to the Copilot app, the app looks similar to the following image:

Screenshot that shows the Microsoft 365 Copilot app with only a Microsoft 365 subscription and not a Microsoft 365 Copilot license.

Customizable app settings for IT admins

The Microsoft 365 Copilot app has some settings and features that IT admins can configure. To learn more, see Microsoft 365 Copilot app features that admins can control.