Microsoft 365 Roadmap
Explore the newest Microsoft 365 capabilities — from core apps to Copilot and agents.
The Microsoft 365 roadmap provides estimated release dates and descriptions for commercial features. All information is subject to change. As a feature or product becomes generally available, or is cancelled or postponed, information will be removed from this website. If Targeted release is available the Rollout start date will reflect the change beginning to appear in Targeted release followed by Standard release, otherwise the Rollout start date will reflect the change beginning to appear in Standard release.
Generally available
Microsoft 365 E7 and Agent 365 are now generally available
Microsoft 365 E7 and Agent 365 are now generally available, delivering a unified foundation for secure AI and agent governance at scale. Organizations gain simpler licensing, predictable costs, and built‑in controls to confidently deploy and manage AI agents across people, apps, and workflows.
Early access via Frontier program
April 30
Word: Legal Agent in Frontier
2026 Work Trend Index Annual Report
AI is changing the shape of work—and the winners will be the companies that redesign how work is organized, delegated, and governed. Explore the key 2026 Work Trend Index insights and the Microsoft 365 Copilot innovations that bring the Frontier Firm to life.
Early access via Frontier program
May 5
Copilot Cowork: From conversation to action across skills, integrations, and devices
Generally Available
GPT-5.5 Instant in Microsoft 365 Copilot
GPT 5.5 Instant is now available in Microsoft 365 Copilot, delivering low latency responses optimized for common work questions, image-based inputs, and STEM tasks. You can ask everyday questions, upload and interact with images, and solve technical problems in real time—enabling faster decisions and uninterrupted workflows.
May 5
2026 Work Trend Index Annual Report
Early access via Frontier program
Copilot Cowork: From conversation to action across skills, integrations, and devices
Copilot Cowork expands with new capabilities across skills, integrations, and devices, building on last month’s introduction of AI-driven task execution in Microsoft 365. You can reuse workflows with skills, connect work across Microsoft and third-party systems through integrations, and delegate tasks from anywhere with new mobile support—making it easier to turn intent into action end to end.
Early access via Frontier program
May 5
Federated Copilot connectors: Bringing real-time enterprise data within Microsoft 365 Copilot
Early access via Frontier program
Federated Copilot connectors: Bringing real-time enterprise data within Microsoft 365 Copilot
Federated Copilot connectors bring real-time enterprise data from third-party systems directly into Microsoft 365 Copilot using secure, live queries. Organizations gain up-to-date insights without moving or duplicating data, enabling more accurate responses and seamless workflows across connected tools.
Generally Available
May 1
Microsoft 365 E7 and Agent 365 are now generally available
Generally available
Copilot Cowork is now generally available
Copilot Cowork is now generally available, bringing enterprise‑ready AI for long‑running, multi‑step work into Microsoft 365 Copilot. You can automate complex tasks across your work data, business systems, and connected apps with grounded context, multi‑model intelligence, integrated plugins, and the same security and governance controls you already trust.
Generally Available
June 2
Announcing the new Work IQ APIs
Now available
These features are now generally available.
- Copilot Cowork brings enterprise‑ready AI for long‑running, complex work into Microsoft 365 Copilot, moving beyond prompts and responses toward execution that unfolds over time. As of June 16, you can automate multi‑step tasks across your work data with new partner plugins, integrated security and governance controls, branded templates, image generation, and more making it even easier for you to get work done.
- Work IQ is a workplace intelligence layer that provides a semantic understanding of everything happening across Microsoft 365, organizational systems, and external sources. You get agent‑ready intelligence, governance, and context in a single platform—helping agents reason, act, and scale more effectively.
- Copilot Notebooks is now rolling out to Copilot Chat users, so you can create shared notebooks and, bring together project content in one workspace—making collaboration broadly accessible. Explore Copilot Notebooks in the Microsoft 365 Copilot app and in OneNote.
- Show employees they're using an approved AI tool by adding your organization's logo to the bottom of the Microsoft 365 Copilot app. It's a simple way to build trust and signal that Copilot is managed by your organization. Set it up in the Microsoft 365 admin center.
Coming soon
These features are currently in development.
- Make decisions with confidence. Researcher brings leading AI models together with two new capabilities to refine responses from GPT with Claude with Critique, and compare GPT and Claude responses side by side with Council.
Frontier Program
Frontier is Microsoft’s early access program for experimental AI features. Try new features early, give real-time feedback, and influence what ships to all users.
Copilot Cowork: Multiple models, matched to your work
Copilot Cowork expands model choice with OpenAI GPT‑5.5 and introduces browser use, enabling you to automate tasks directly across web and business workflows. Cowork 1 will be a secure, fine‑tuned model releasing in the coming weeks, post‑trained to handle Cowork‑specific tasks. This gives you a lower‑cost option for everyday work, while Copilot continues to match each task to the best model and keep your data protected.
Microsoft Scout app
Microsoft Scout introduces a companion desktop app to your personal agent, which enables AI to take action on your local files and across the web, helping you stay ahead and move tasks to completion with less effort.
Copilot Notebooks: Smarter experience for Microsoft 365 Copilot users
Copilot Notebooks for Microsoft 365 users adds richer work data sources, multimodal mobile capture, and new output types like Excel workbooks and infographics to the notebook experience. This helps you bring more complete project context into one place and turn that content into deliverables faster.
Copilot in Word: Legal Agent
Copilot in Word introduces a Legal Agent designed for contract review, redlining, and negotiation using structured legal workflows. Legal teams gain negotiation ready edits, clear citations, and full control through tracked changes—helping maintain consistency, reduce risk, and move faster without leaving Word.
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