Microsoft Developing Unified Copilot App for Coding and Chat Tools
Microsoft is building a single application that would combine several of its Copilot AI products. The project is led by the company's recently appointed head of Copilot and is scheduled for release by the end of summer.
Microsoft is developing an application that would combine its GitHub Copilot coding assistant, Copilot chat, Copilot Cowork, and an internal agentic workflow tool called Autopilot into one interface. Two people familiar with the project said the effort is intended to address customer complaints about switching between separate Copilot tools.
The same sources said the application would also allow users to toggle between personal and enterprise versions of Microsoft 365 Copilot.
Jacob Andreou, who was promoted in March to lead a unified Copilot team, is overseeing the work. Elements of the project may be referenced at the company's Build developer conference next week in San Francisco, though the application itself is not expected to be shown. The company plans to release the application by the end of summer. Microsoft declined to comment on the project.
Microsoft has offered multiple versions of Copilot, some free and some paid, which the sources said created confusion for users. 7 million paid subscribers. The company has faced competition in coding tools from Cursor and Anthropic's Claude Code, and its consumer chatbot trails OpenAI and Google in active users.
Microsoft Chief Executive Satya Nadella promoted Andreou and created a single Copilot team in March as part of broader executive changes.
Key Facts
Story Timeline
4 events- March 2026
Satya Nadella promoted Jacob Andreou and created a unified Copilot team.
1 sourceFortune - April 2026
Microsoft announced its first-ever employee buyout offer.
1 sourceFortune - Next week
Microsoft is scheduled to hold its Build developer conference in San Francisco.
1 sourceFortune - By end of summer 2026
Microsoft plans to launch the unified Copilot application.
1 sourceFortune
Potential Impact
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Users may access multiple Copilot tools through a single interface instead of switching between separate products.
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Microsoft may reference the project at its Build conference next week.
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