Whether you’re leading a club, coordinating a project, or working with a tutor, Microsoft Teams for personal use brings your conversations, meetings, and shared work together across mobile, desktop, and web. Meet, collaborate, and use AI-powered experiences to move from conversation to next steps.
Ways to use Microsoft Teams for personal use
Communicate and bring everyone up to speed
Keep conversations moving, whether you need a quick discussion or more time together.
- Chat one-on-one or with a group to share updates and ask questions.
- Jump into an audio or video call to keep conversations going.
- Search across chats and messages to find the conversations and information you need.
- Use Activity to see notifications and updates in one place.
Stay organized and turn conversations into action
Keep track of what’s happening across projects and groups without having to retrace every conversation.
- Start or schedule a meeting to bring a group together.
- Share your screen to walk through content together during a call.
- Use Copilot to help turn a starting point into a draft, build on ideas, and refine content.
- Share and work together.
Note
Some features in Teams for personal use, like Copilot and meeting recordings, are available only to Microsoft 365 Personal, Family, or Premium subscribers.
Learn more about the different Teams versions
| Version | Designed for |
|---|---|
Microsoft Teams for personal use |
Chatting, calling, and meeting with your contacts to manage personal projects using your personal Microsoft account. |
|
Microsoft Teams (work or school) |
Connecting and collaborating with coworkers, classmates, or others in your organization using a work or school account. |
You can now access both versions of Teams by downloading one app, or use Teams on the web to sign in with your personal account and start meeting right away.
To use Microsoft Teams for personal use, you can sign in to Teams with your personal account. If you have a Microsoft Teams (work or school), you can also sign in with the Teams account from your organization.
Once you're signed into both accounts, you can easily switch between the two different Teams versions. All you need to do is select your profile picture and choose which account you want to use.
Tip
For the best experience, review the system requirements for Microsoft Teams for personal use.
Discover upcoming features for Teams
Join the Teams Insider Program to get a preview of the newest features and try them before they're released to the public.
Contact us
For more help, contact support or ask a question in the Microsoft Teams Community.