Microsoft Teams launches on Linux in public preview

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What you need to know

Microsoft Teams is available in preview on Linux.
Teams is the first Office app to launch on Linux desktop.
Teams allows people to work together through chat, video calls, and collaboration on files.

Microsoft Teams is now available in preview on Linux. Teams is the first Microsoft Office app to launch on the Linux desktop and allows people to collaborate in several ways. A new post from Microsoft breaks down what Linux users can do with Teams right now, and shows the app off with short videos.

Microsoft Teams is a communication hub that allows people to collaborate on documents, video call, voice call, and chat in various rooms and channels. It integrates with Office 365 and several other Microsoft services.

You can try Microsoft Teams for free on several platforms. Office 365 for Business subscriptions come with access to the paid version of Microsoft Teams.

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Sean Endicott is a News Writer at Windows Central, where he covers Windows 11, Surface hardware, Microsoft 365, AI, apps, and the broader PC ecosystem. Since joining the site in 2017, he has written well over a thousand articles across the Microsoft landscape, covering breaking news, analysis, and feature reporting.

He writes Windows Wrap, a weekly column covering the biggest stories in Windows and the PC industry, and what they mean for the platform going forward.

Before joining Windows Central full-time, Sean worked in journalism and media production after earning a First Class degree in Broadcast Journalism from Nottingham Trent University. Outside of tech, he is an award-winning American football coach based in Nottingham, England, and was named BAFCA Youth Coach of the Year in 2024.