What is Microsoft Loop?
Microsoft Loop is a new productivity platform introduced by Microsoft in 2021. It allows teams to collaborate in flexible shared workspaces called canvases using modular components such as tables, lists, notes, and tasks.
Key features of Microsoft Loop include:
- Real-time co-authoring - Multiple people can edit components simultaneously with changes syncing automatically.
- Flexible organization - Components can be arranged, grouped, connected, reused across canvases.
- Contextual chat - Discussions happen in context instead of siloed email threads.
- Component libraries - Share and discover components organization-wide.
- Integrates with Microsoft 365 - Built on top of SharePoint, Teams, Outlook, and Office apps.
- Developer extensible - Ability to build custom components.
Microsoft positions Loop components as the new unit of productivity instead of static documents. It allows teams to break down projects into modular pieces that can be easily tracked, updated, reused and rearranged as needed. This provides more flexibility over traditional rigid file formats.
As Microsoft Loop integrates tightly into Microsoft 365 apps and services, it aims to streamline collaboration across the suite with fluid components and productivity canvases.
Notion, Obsidian, Microsoft OneNote, CherryTree, Logseq, ClickUp, TiddlyWiki, Nuclino, Notesnook, AppFlowy, NotesHub are some alternatives to Microsoft Loop.