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Plugins will finally be available to all Copilot users, later this year

Plugins will be available to Copilot via copilot.microsoft.com in December 2024.

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Published onApril 23, 2024

published onApril 23, 2024

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Microsoft released Copilot to Microsoft 365 users, and Windows users, as well, later in 2023. Around the same time, the AI model could be accessed independently on any browser viacopilot.microsoft.com.

Around the same time, Microsoft teased and later introduced plugins to the AI model, allowing users to greatly expand its capabilities through Microsoft-approved third-party plugins. Firstly. the Redmond-based tech giant released them to Copilot within Microsoft Edge.

Then, Windows enthusiasts discoveredthat plugins would come to Copilotin Windows, as well.

Now, accordingto the latest entryin the Microsoft 365 Roadmap, Copilot viacopilot.microsoft.comis set to be enhanced with plugins of choice, as well, although later this year, in December 2024.

Users can now use plugins via copilot.microsoft.com to expand Copilot skills.

Microsoft allows for many useful plugins to be added to Copilot, including Kayak, Shopify, and OpenTable. Each plugin enables additional settings: for instance, OpenTable allows Copilot to show you restaurants near you, and plugins such as Kayak will prompt the AI model to come to you withflight or rental recommendationssuited to your budget.

This could be quite useful when you need an effective guide when traveling for example. Let’s say you don’t want to install another app on your mobile phone, or you don’t have enough data to download Copilot as an app.

You can access it viacopilot.microsoft.com, enable the plugins, and use them to find out about local restaurants, rental companies, and so on.

So, it’s like a more advanced Google, but it actually listens to your natural language input and it comes up with answers in a few seconds.

Since this Copilot is on the Web, it can be available on virtually any device connected to the Internet. It can be your mobile phone, laptop, or tablet.

What do you say? Would you use Copilot on your trips?

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Flavius Floare

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Flavius is a writer and a media content producer with a particular interest in technology, gaming, media, film and storytelling.

He’s always curious and ready to take on everything new in the tech world, covering Microsoft’s products on a daily basis. The passion for gaming and hardware feeds his journalistic approach, making him a great researcher and news writer that’s always ready to bring you the bleeding edge!

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Flavius is a writer and a media content producer with a particular interest in technology, gaming, media, film and storytelling.