Episode Details

Microsoft just let Copilot build business apps in plain English — September 10 Copilot blog — so a shop can describe the outcome and get a working app scaffold instead of waiting on a custom build queue.

Mike and Frank walk the official receipt: natural-language app building in Copilot Cowork (/app via the Microsoft Frontier program) and Copilot Studio App (Preview). Describe outcome, users, data, and actions; iterate in conversation; connect organizational data with connectors and Work IQ; publish under Microsoft 365 admin governance. The blog does not print a new dollar sticker for this feature — do not invent one. Distinct from Google Workspace Studio automations and Gemini on Windows.

Source: Microsoft Copilot Blog — Build apps in Copilot Cowork and Copilot Studio (Sep 10, 2026).

Topics: Microsoft · Copilot · Copilot Studio · Copilot Cowork · Frontier · small business AI

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Frequently Asked Questions

What did Microsoft announce?
On September 10, 2026, Microsoft’s Copilot blog introduced natural-language app building in Copilot Cowork and Copilot Studio. You describe the business outcome, users, data, and actions; Copilot turns that into a working app scaffold you can preview, iterate, and publish with connectors and admin governance.

How do I try it, and is there a new price?
In Copilot Cowork, the /app skill is available through the Microsoft Frontier program. In Copilot Studio, App (Preview) is rolling out in public preview. The blog does not print a brand-new dollar price for this feature — treat usage under your existing Copilot licensing language and do not invent a number.

Is this the same as Google Workspace Studio?
No. Workspace Studio (covered in an earlier episode) automates Drive, Gmail, and Chat-style chores inside Google. This episode is Microsoft Copilot scaffolding governed business apps inside Cowork and Studio.

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