Back in December 2023, Microsoft began rolling out a new feature to some users of its Copilot artificial intelligence chatbot on the web. The feature, called Notebook, is another way to interact with Copilot, with an interface that allows users to enter text prompts on the left and see Copilot's responses on the right. Users can then edit and improve these text prompts and view Copilot's results.
Today, Jordi Ribas, Microsoft corporate vice president and head of engineering and product for Copilot and Bing, announced on his X (formerly Twitter) account that the notebook feature is officially online and available to everyone on personal computers and mobile devices at copilot.microsoft.com. He added that NotebookUI is designed for users who want to "iterate prompts for best results" and currently supports up to 18,000 characters.
Michael Schechter, general manager of Microsoft's Bing website, added on his X account that the notebook interface on the web version of Copilot is a better way to deal with complex problems and projects without going through the normal Copilot chat-style interface. He also asked users to provide feedback and "let me know what you think."
It's not yet known when or if this new notebook feature will also be available on Copilot for Windows or the Copilot app for iOS and Android. This sounds like a very useful feature, and it would be a shame if it was only available in the web-based version of Copilot.