AI Productivity Tools → Personal Assistant · Microsoft · Est. 1975
Microsoft's AI companion across Windows, Edge and Microsoft 365, from quick chat to drafting inside Word and Excel.
01 — Overview
Copilot is Microsoft's assistant, available as a free chat app, inside the Edge browser and built into Windows. You can ask it questions, generate images, work with uploaded files or talk to it by voice.
The work-focused version, Microsoft 365 Copilot, is a separate paid product that sits inside Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook and Teams, drafting documents, summarizing meetings and analyzing spreadsheet data from your company content. Knowing which version you are buying is half the decision.
Vinggle verdict Strongest for teams already standardized on Microsoft 365. The naming is confusing, so confirm exactly which Copilot a plan includes.
02 — Key features
Drafts, rewrites and summarizes directly inside Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook and Teams.
Available from the taskbar and the browser sidebar for quick questions about the page you are viewing.
Summarizes Teams calls and pulls out action items when your organization enables it.
03 — Honest take