Microsoft Copilot: Get the AI Assistant on Windows and Phones

Microsoft Copilot is the AI assistant Microsoft builds into Windows, Edge, the Microsoft 365 apps and its own website. For most people the simplest way in is the Copilot app on a PC or phone. It answers questions, drafts text, summarizes pages and helps with ideas, and it ties in naturally with other Microsoft products such as Microsoft Edge.

How to get Copilot

• Windows: Recent Windows 11 versions include the Copilot app. If it is missing, open the Microsoft Store and search for Copilot.
• Android and iOS: Install Copilot from Google Play or the App Store, and make sure the publisher is Microsoft.
• Web: Open the Copilot website in any browser; nothing needs to be installed.

The Download button leads to Microsoft’s official Copilot page, which links to every version.

What can you do with it?

• Ask and chat: Get answers, explanations and step-by-step help in plain language.
• Write and rewrite: Draft emails, social posts or summaries and adjust the tone.
• Work with images: Describe a picture to create one, or ask about a photo you upload.
• Talk to it: Voice mode lets you speak instead of typing.

Features differ by device, region and account type, so what you see may not match another person’s screen.

Free or paid?

Copilot can be used for free with a Microsoft account. Microsoft also sells paid plans and Microsoft 365 subscriptions that include extra Copilot features, and business versions managed by an organization’s administrator exist too. Look at Microsoft’s own pages for the current plan list, because the packaging has changed several times.

Good habits

Treat answers as a starting point, double-check facts that matter, and avoid pasting private or work-confidential information into a consumer assistant. If your employer provides a work version of Copilot, use that one for company documents.