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Microsoft Loop
What Microsoft Loop is
Microsoft Loop is a collaborative app built around flexible pages, shared workspaces, and portable components. Pages act as canvases for ideas and plans, while workspaces group project materials and track progress. Components such as lists, tables, and notes can be edited by collaborators and stay synchronized wherever they are shared. Supported component locations include Microsoft Teams, Outlook, OneNote, and Whiteboard. Loop also offers templates, task lists, teammate mentions, emojis, and dates. It runs on Android, iOS, the web, and Windows. Personal-account apps on iOS, Android, and the web are in Public Preview and available at no cost. Personal users can create up to 250 workspaces, with up to 50 created daily and 1,000 members per workspace. Workspaces count toward Microsoft storage. Full work-account access requires SharePoint or OneDrive licensing; Copilot requires a Copilot for Microsoft 365 plan.
Who it suits
It suits teams organizing projects with shared canvases and synchronized content across Microsoft applications. Personal-account users can also use the preview apps at no cost, within stated workspace and storage limits.
What it does well
- Portable components stay synchronized
- Flexible pages and grouped workspaces
- Real-time collaborative editing
- Available on Android, iOS, web, and Windows
- Sensitivity and retention labels supported
What to know first
- No external guest sharing
- Personal workspaces use Microsoft storage
- Copilot requires a separate plan
- Mobile apps have listed editing limitations
Plans
| Plan | Billed and limits | Price |
|---|---|---|
| Microsoft 365 Business Basic | paid yearly · 1–300 employees · web and mobile apps · 1 TB cloud storage per user | $7 a month |
As microsoft.com lists them, read 2 Oct 2026. The maker's own page has the final word.
Verdict
Loop combines shared canvases, workspaces, and synchronized components for collaborative planning. Buyers should consider licensing requirements, storage usage, the lack of external sharing, and mobile limitations.
Facts from Microsoft Loop's own pages
- Components
- Loop components are portable pieces of content, such as lists, tables, and notes, that collaborators can edit in supported apps. · support.microsoft.com, 2 Oct 2026
- Copilot
- A Copilot for Microsoft 365 plan is required to use Copilot features in Loop for work or school accounts; Copilot is unavailable in Loop for personal Microsoft accounts. · support.microsoft.com, 2 Oct 2026
- Copilot eligibility
- A Copilot for Microsoft 365 plan is required to use Copilot features in Loop for work or school accounts. · support.microsoft.com, 2 Oct 2026
- Cost
- Microsoft says the Loop app for personal Microsoft accounts is currently in Public Preview and available at no cost. · support.microsoft.com, 2 Oct 2026
- External sharing
- Loop currently doesn't support external sharing for guests or external users. · support.microsoft.com, 2 Oct 2026
- Free access
- The Loop apps for iOS, Android, and the web are available to anyone with a personal Microsoft account. · support.microsoft.com, 2 Oct 2026
- Information barriers
- Information Barriers are supported for Loop content in SharePoint or OneDrive, but not for content in SharePoint Embedded containers. · learn.microsoft.com, 2 Oct 2026
- Integrations
- Loop components are currently supported in Microsoft Teams, Outlook, OneNote, and Whiteboard. · support.microsoft.com, 2 Oct 2026
- Mobile limitation
- On iOS and Android, users cannot rearrange workspace pages or links, search within a page, change page emojis or cover images, or see a component's shared locations. · support.microsoft.com, 2 Oct 2026
- Pages and workspaces
- Loop pages are flexible canvases, while workspaces let teams group project materials and track progress. · support.microsoft.com, 2 Oct 2026
- Personal account access
- The Loop apps for iOS, Android, and the web are available to anyone with a personal Microsoft account. · support.microsoft.com, 2 Oct 2026
- Personal account limits
- Personal accounts can create up to 250 workspaces per user, up to 50 per day, with a maximum of 1,000 members in each workspace. · support.microsoft.com, 2 Oct 2026
- Platforms
- The Loop app is available on the web, iOS, and Android, and Microsoft says Windows users can download it from the Windows app store. · support.microsoft.com, 2 Oct 2026
- Portable components
- Loop components are portable pieces of content that stay in sync wherever they are shared. · support.microsoft.com, 2 Oct 2026
- Purpose
- Microsoft Loop is a collaborative app for teams to think, plan, and create together. · microsoft.com, 2 Oct 2026
- Security and compliance
- Users can apply sensitivity labels and retention labels to Loop components, pages, and workspaces. · support.microsoft.com, 2 Oct 2026
- Storage
- Loop workspaces and pages count toward Microsoft storage quotas, and the storage location depends on where content was created. · support.microsoft.com, 2 Oct 2026
- Support
- Microsoft directs users to Contact Microsoft Support for technical help and its Microsoft Answers community for Loop questions. · support.microsoft.com, 2 Oct 2026
- Templates and components
- Loop offers page templates and lets users insert items such as task lists, teammate mentions, emojis, and dates. · microsoft.com, 2 Oct 2026
- What it does
- Microsoft Loop combines a flexible canvas with portable components that stay in sync across applications so teams can think, plan, and create together. · support.microsoft.com, 2 Oct 2026
- Work account requirements
- A SharePoint or OneDrive license is required for full feature access, and an Exchange Online mailbox is needed for features such as @mentions and workspace sharing. · support.microsoft.com, 2 Oct 2026
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