Microsoft releases Copilot AI to all eligible Planner users
Microsoft has rolled out Copilot in Planner to 100 percent of eligible users in preview form. The AI can now generate complete plans including tasks, subtasks, buckets and goals from simple prompts or uploaded files. It also adds elements to existing plans and answers basic questions about them. The features work in the Planner app within Teams or the new web version. Users need a Planner Plan 3 or 5 licence or Microsoft 365 Copilot access. It supports eight languages but task titles remain basic for now. Final pricing is not yet set, and this is preview software prone to changes.
Task management in Microsoft 365 meant constant switching between Planner, To Do, Outlook flags and Loop, with every plan built manually from scratch. Knowledge workers lost 20 to 40 minutes daily recreating buckets and subtasks across tools, fueling decision fatigue and dropped items. Copilot now pulls context from files to auto-build full plans in Planner, centralising what was fragmented. This cuts initial setup time without forcing tool switches, but preview limits mean workflows could shift again soon. For teams already paying for Copilot licences, it turns underused Planner into a quicker starting point over scattered alternatives.
Analysis
Forget chasing every Copilot gimmick – this nails your scattered tasks pain without app overload, but only if your licence qualifies and output isn't trash. Today in Teams Planner, upload one active project file to Copilot and generate a plan; adopt as default if it builds usable buckets in under two minutes, or stick to manual until stable.
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