Microsoft Loop: Collaborative Sync Now Available in Public Preview as a Notion Competitor

Microsoft Loop, an all-in-one solution for Microsoft 365 and a strong Notion competitor, is now available in public preview. Following the success of Microsoft 365 Copilot and Bing AI, Microsoft continues its innovative streak in 2023.

The Loop app offers workspaces and pages for organizing documents, projects, and more. Its unique feature allows any Loop page to become a real-time block, easily copied and pasted into Microsoft Teams, Outlook, Word on the web, and Whiteboard. Dynamic Loop components keep your team in sync.

The Microsoft Loop app is a game-changing co-creation platform that syncs teams, documents, and tasks across devices. Shared Loop components are always up to date and editable by teammates. Embed a table, for example, as a Loop component in a Teams message or Outlook email, and any changes update everywhere it’s shared.

Addressing the challenge of keeping up with fast-paced projects, Microsoft Loop provides adaptable workspaces for you and your team to stay current and collaborative.

Designed to enhance teamwork within organizations, Microsoft Loop centralizes evolving concepts, content, and resources by connecting work across multiple devices and apps.

Using Microsoft 365, you and your coworkers can design and develop real-time, interactive components, such as:

Microsoft’s blog post outlines three key elements of Loop, each contributing to project success and team communication:

1. Loop Components: These movable pieces of information stay consistent wherever they’re used. Components enable seamless teamwork across Loop pages, conversations, email threads, meetings, or documents. Microsoft apps like Teams, Outlook, Word, Whiteboard, and the Loop app always have the most up-to-date information, including lists, tables, and notes.
2. Loop Pages: As blank canvases in the Loop app, these pages allow you and your team to collaborate on components, links, tasks, and data. Loop pages can be as concise or detailed as needed, and any page in Loop can be linked to or integrated into other M365 apps.
3. Loop Workspaces: Collaborative spaces for organizing project information, Loop workspaces make it easy to track everyone’s progress and tasks.

Some businesses have already started using Microsoft Loop, with its Copilot integration. However, Loop’s full capacity is not yet available, and certain features are limited.

To access and use Microsoft Loop, follow these steps:

1. Visit Microsoft Loop online.
2. Download the mobile app for Android or iOS.
3. If you’re an IT admin, enable Microsoft Loop for your organization here.

Microsoft Loop offers an efficient way to work with others in your organization through instantly shareable to-do lists, enhancing productivity.