September 11, 2025
| By Aravinda Abbireddy, Product Manager II, Microsoft
What is Loop?
Now available to Teams Insiders, Microsoft Loop integration in Teams Free chat brings a new dimension to real-time collaboration, making teamwork more dynamic and interactive. With Loop components, users can co-create content directly within chat messages, ensuring everyone stays on the same page without switching between multiple apps. This seamless integration empowers teams to brainstorm, organize tasks, and update information collectively, all within their ongoing conversations.
Using Loop in Teams Free
Getting started with Loop in Teams Free is simple. When composing a message in a chat, you can select the Loop icon to insert components like tables, checklists, task lists, or paragraphs. Each component remains live and editable by anyone in the chat, so updates are visible to all participants instantly. This eliminates the friction of version control and endless email threads, allowing for a more fluid workflow.
Collaboration capabilities with Loop
Some of the key features available in Loop include collaborative tables for tracking information, bullet lists for brainstorming, checklists for managing tasks, and paragraphs for capturing notes or ideas. These components are designed to evolve as your team’s needs change—anyone can edit, comment, or add content at any time, fostering a truly collaborative environment.
- Table – Organize data in rows and columns
- Bulleted list – Create a list with bullet points
- Checklist – Add checkboxes for task tracking
- Task list – Assign and manage tasks with due dates
- Voting table – Collect votes or feedback from participants
- Numbered list – Create an ordered list
- Q&A Session – Capture and respond to questions
- Progress tracker – Monitor project milestones and completion status
- Code – Share and format code snippets
- Kanban board – Visualize tasks across workflow stages
Benefits of Loop in Teams Free
The benefits of using Loop in Teams Free are clear. It streamlines communication, enhances transparency, and increases productivity by reducing the need to jump between apps or hunt for the latest updates. Whether you’re planning a project, sharing meeting notes, or tracking action items, Loop helps your team stay organized and engaged, making collaboration easier than ever.
Now Available to Teams Insiders
Try Loop components in Teams Free today! If you are not a Teams Insider yet, you can join the program with this link and explore Loop components. And please remember to send us feedback about your experience!
If you see the message above after adding a Loop component to a chat in Teams Free, please make sure all chat participants have their email visibility turned on. That enables collaboration in the Loop component directly in the chat.
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