What is Microsoft Loop used for?

Microsoft Loop is a collaborative workspace with portable components and shared pages that sync across Microsoft 365 apps, with Copilot assistance. It is a good fit for project planning inside Microsoft 365, team decisions with shared components and meeting notes that stay in sync across apps.

Is Microsoft Loop open source?

No. Microsoft Loop is proprietary (closed-source) software and can't be self-hosted. Open-source alternatives to Microsoft Loop include Outline, Docmost and La Suite Docs.

What are some alternatives to Microsoft Loop?

Microsoft Loop competes with Notion, Coda and Confluence. For open-source options, see Enlisted's ranked list of open-source Microsoft Loop alternatives.

Microsoft Loop: features, pricing and alternatives

About Microsoft Loop

Microsoft Loop is a collaborative workspace from Microsoft that is part of Microsoft 365. Teams think, plan and create together on shared pages, using Loop components, such as task lists, that stay in sync as they appear in other apps in real time.

To help people begin, Loop offers smart suggestions, page templates and an insert menu for adding items such as task lists, @mentions, emojis and dates. It can also find relevant files and documents for a new workspace. Copilot in Loop helps teams co-create, catch up and pick up where others left off.

Loop is a hosted Microsoft service and is not self-hosted. The vendor offers a try-now option, plan and pricing information on its site, and ties the product closely to the rest of Microsoft 365, making it a natural fit for organizations that already use those tools.

Key features

Shared pages for planning and notes
Portable components that sync across apps
Page templates for common team tasks
Insert menu for tasks, mentions and dates
Copilot assistance for co-creation
Suggested files for new workspaces

Good fit for

→Project planning inside Microsoft 365
→Team decisions with shared components
→Meeting notes that stay in sync across apps

Tags: workspace; collaboration; microsoft; notes; copilot; documents; wiki

Microsoft Loop: questions and answers

What is Microsoft Loop used for?: Microsoft Loop is a collaborative workspace with portable components and shared pages that sync across Microsoft 365 apps, with Copilot assistance. It is a good fit for project planning inside Microsoft 365, team decisions with shared components and meeting notes that stay in sync across apps.
Is Microsoft Loop open source?: No. Microsoft Loop is proprietary (closed-source) software and can't be self-hosted. Open-source alternatives to Microsoft Loop include Outline, Docmost and La Suite Docs.
What are some alternatives to Microsoft Loop?: Microsoft Loop competes with Notion, Coda and Confluence. For open-source options, see Enlisted's ranked list of open-source Microsoft Loop alternatives.