Custom templates in Microsoft Planner
Microsoft Planner now supports custom templates, letting users turn existing plans into reusable layouts for recurring projects. A Microsoft 365 group is required to store the templates.
20. July 2026
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Copilot Chat is now available within Planner Basic plans
Copilot Chat is now available directly within Planner Basic plans, helping users manage tasks through natural language. The option is currently limited to users enrolled in the Frontier program.
7. July 2026
Microsoft To Do tasks are now available in Microsoft 365 Copilot
With the Planner Agent now generally available, Microsoft 365 Copilot Chat can return Microsoft To Do tasks for Copilot Premium users.
1. July 2026
Planner Agent in Microsoft 365 Copilot reaches general availability
Microsoft will release the Planner Agent to general availability, enabling all Microsoft 365 Copilot users to create and manage tasks and plans within Copilot experiences. The agent is automatically preinstalled for eligible users, with no option to restrict the availability to specific users.
7. June 2026
Managing the new Planner task comments via Microsoft Graph
Microsoft has introduced a new plannerTaskChatMessage endpoint in Microsoft Graph. The endpoint allows full management of the new chat-based Planner comments, currently limited to delegated permissions. My post covers eight samples for all key operations.
29. May 2026
Task comments are coming to Planner Lightweight Plans and Loop task lists
Microsoft is rolling out task comments for Planner Lightweight plans, which include Loop task lists, previously excluded from commenting due to their roster-based setup.
10. March 2026
Microsoft Planner now follows Microsoft 365 feedback policies
Microsoft Planner now respects the feedback policies configured via the Office Cloud Policy service, bringing its feedback experience in line with the rest of Microsoft 365.
3. March 2026
Microsoft Planner: Upcoming feature retirements and new capabilities
Microsoft is retiring several Planner features by February 2026 while introducing new capabilities, including replacing the old user comments, new templates, and expanding the Project Manager Agent availability.
14. December 2025
Disable or restrict Project Manager Agent in Planner
The Project Manager Agent in Planner is getting new features. Admins can manage access by disabling or restricting it through PowerShell.
9. September 2025
New licensing requirements for using Copilot in Planner
An upcoming licensing change will affect access to Copilot in Planner, which is currently in preview. Users will lose access to Copilot in Planner if your organization only has Planner or Project Plan licenses.
20. July 2025
New service plan in Planner Plan 1 and Project licenses
A new Microsoft Planner service plan will be included in subscriptions that also offer Project for the web. Planner will be enabled by default in certain subscriptions.
7. June 2025
Retirement of Project for the web, Project apps in Teams and the Project Roadmap
Microsoft announced the retirement of Project for the web, project apps in Teams, and Project Roadmap (Teams app and web) for August 2025.
3. May 2025
How do I update a Planner task description in HTML format using PowerShell?
Microsoft Graph supports updating Planner tasks with a description in HTML format.
14. December 2024
New Planner app in Teams, Planner Premium and Copilot in Planner (Preview)
Microsoft updates the Planner app in Teams and uses the time to introduce Planner Premium and Copilot in Planner.
27. March 2024
Information about Task lists in Loop Workspaces
Task lists created in Loop Workspaces are Planner Lightweight plans.
7. January 2024
Personal Plans in Microsoft Planner
Microsoft Planner now supports a third type: Personal Plans
10. December 2023