(Updated) Copilot Notebooks available in Microsoft 365 Copilot Chat for Basic users

Updated July 2, 2026: We have updated the timeline. Thank you for your patience. 

[What and Why]

Copilot Notebooks will be available in Microsoft 365 Copilot Chat for users with Copilot Chat (Basic) and M365 Copilot (Basic) experiences. This update expands Copilot Notebooks beyond users with a Microsoft 365 Copilot add-on license to include additional Copilot Chat users. Copilot Notebooks provides a persistent, AI-powered workspace where users can organize content, add references, and interact with Copilot to reason over their materials in one place.

[Rollout Schedule]

• General Availability (Worldwide): Rollout will begin in mid-June 2026.

[Impact on Your Organization]

Who is affected

• Users with access to Copilot Chat (Basic) and M365 Copilot (Basic) experiences
  • Copilot Notebooks availability varies by endpoint.
• Admins managing Copilot, Loop, and SharePoint storage

Platforms/Services

• Microsoft 365 Copilot Chat (web)
• Microsoft Loop / SharePoint Embedded
• SharePoint Embedded (Loop-backed storage)
• Web, desktop, and mobile
• Only Copilot Notebooks in OneNote on web will be available to Copilot Chat (Basic) commercial customers at this time.

What will happen

• Copilot Notebooks will be available to eligible users in Microsoft 365 Copilot Chat. This includes users with:
  • Copilot Chat (Basic)
  • M365 Copilot (Basic)
• Copilot Notebooks in OneNote will not be available to Copilot Chat (Basic) users at this time.
• Users can create persistent notebooks to organize content with Copilot.
• Notebook content is stored in user-owned SharePoint Embedded containers shared with Microsoft Loop.
• These containers appear as “Loop” in the SharePoint admin center, PowerShell, and Microsoft Purview.
• Notebook content counts toward your organization’s SharePoint storage quota.
• Existing admin configurations and policies for Copilot Notebooks and Loop (including Cloud Policy) are respected.
• The feature is enabled by default where Copilot Notebooks is allowed.
• Documentation describing Copilot Notebooks availability will be updated to reflect this change.

[Action Required / Recommendations]

No immediate action is required.

You may want to:

• Review your Copilot Notebooks and Loop configuration to ensure alignment with your organization’s policies.
• Review SharePoint storage usage, as Copilot Notebooks content contributes to tenant storage.
• Inform helpdesk and end users about this new capability.

Learn more:

• Admin policies for Copilot Pages and Copilot Notebooks | Microsoft 365 | Microsoft Learn
• How Copilot Chat works with and without a Microsoft 365 Copilot license | Microsoft Support
• Requirements for Copilot Pages and Copilot Notebooks | Microsoft 365 | Microsoft Learn

[Compliance considerations]