Connect with your contacts and communities using the latest features in Microsoft Teams (free), available on mobile and desktop.
Get to know Microsoft Teams (free)
Microsoft Teams (free), also sometimes called Teams personal, works for you and your daily life to connect with your contacts in one app. Teams personal is an all-in-one communication hub, letting you plan, share, and chat whenever and wherever. Find your contacts, share files and photos, join conversations, create, and more in one helpful and secure place.
Learn more about the different Teams versions
You can now access both versions of Teams by downloading one app. To use Microsoft Teams (free), you can sign in to Teams with your personal account. If you have a Microsoft Teams (work or school), you can also sign in with the Teams account from your organization. Once you're signed into both accounts, you can easily switch between both Teams versions. All you need to do is select your profile picture and choose which account you want to use. To learn more about questions related to your account, see Sign in, sign up, sign out and add a new account in Microsoft Teams (free).
Different ways to use Teams
There are many exciting and fun features to use and explore on Teams. Here are a few to get you started.
Meet and Chat experience
Make video calls with ease or try the Meetexperience for your virtual hangouts.
Get a new conversation started.
Express yourself and share photos, videos, files, and more with others.
Events and meetings
Easily and quickly create an event for you or a group that you can turn into online meetings.
It's seamless to start or create an instant meeting or a scheduled meeting with your contacts.
Communities
With Communities in Teams, you can create communities based on your interests and connect with others who share your passion.
Gaming
It's easy to invite friends or family for game play, where they can join on any device. Send invites to anyone during or before your live-stream game play with Play Together.
Connect with Communities in Teams
With Communities in Teams, you can connect with people and groups in your life, enhance social connections, and find fellow enthusiasts who share similar interests. It's a place where you can collaborate, share, plan activities, and have meetings in a secure space. There are different groups on Communities in Teams, such as sports, volunteering, gaming, professional/learning, arts and culture, hobbies, lifestyle, animals, meme/fun stuff, anime, and support groups.
Learn how to create a community of your own or join an existing community.
Learn about upcoming features for Teams
Join the Teams Insider Program to get a preview of the newest features and try them before they're released to the public.
Download the Microsoft Teams (free) app
Like what you see and want to learn more? Find out more about new features in Microsoft Teams (free) or you can download and install Teams and try it for yourself. Check if your device meets the system requirements. To sign up for Microsoft Teams (free), all you need is a Microsoft account. When signing up for Teams, we verify your contact information, such as your email address and phone number.
Download the free Teams app
Contact us
For more help, contact support or ask a question in the Microsoft Teams Community.
