# What software do you need for Microsoft teams?

What software do you need for Microsoft teams?

##### Post Metadata
- Posted at: about 3 years ago
- Author title: Pinned by G2 as a common question
- Net upvotes: 11


## Comments
### Comment 1

Microsoft Teams Desktop/Web/Mobile App

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- Posted at: over 1 year ago
- Author title: Key Account Manager @TDK Electronics.
- Net upvotes: 1


### Comment 2

Teams app and or desktop version/ and a Microsoft account

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- Posted at: about 1 month ago
- Author title: Customer Service Liaison



### Comment 3

Microsoft Teams Desktop/Mobile App

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- Posted at: 5 months ago
- Author title: Biostatistician



### Comment 4

To use Microsoft Teams whether solo or as a business you’ll need just a few essentials:

1.Microsoft Teams app (desktop, web, or mobile)

2.Microsoft account (personal or work/business)

3.Microsoft 365 Business subscription (for companies)

4.Internet connection

5.Camera, mic, and speakers/headset

6.(Business bonus tools): Outlook, OneDrive, SharePoint

In short: download, sign in, connect, and collaborate your digital workspace is ready

##### Comment Metadata
- Posted at: 5 months ago
- Author title: IT Analyst | Driving Data-Backed Insights & Digital Efficiency in Enterprise Systems



### Comment 5

Microsoft Teams desktop application, the mobile app, or a compatible web browser to use Microsoft Teams. All versions require a Microsoft account to sign in, and a paid plan is needed for advanced features. 

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- Posted at: 7 months ago
- Author title: Senior process executive at Cognizant technology solutions india pvt Ltd



### Comment 6

You need Office 365... There are paid and freemium tiers.

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- Posted at: 8 months ago
- Author title: Analyst Relations



### Comment 7

Teams is free to use, but full functionality (like meeting recordings, larger meeting capacity, and advanced admin tools) requires a Microsoft 365 Business or Enterprise subscription.

##### Comment Metadata
- Posted at: 11 months ago
- Author title: Video Annotator - Annotation Analyst | Video & Image Data Labeling | Human-in-the-Loop | Data Curation for Machine Learning | Enhancing AI Quality



### Comment 8

To use teams a person has to have a windows OS and a Microsoft account 

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- Posted at: over 1 year ago
- Author title: Freelance at The IT Geek consultancy



### Comment 9

All you need is a Microsoft account. To get a basic free version of Microsoft Teams: Make sure you have a Microsoft account.

##### Comment Metadata
- Posted at: over 1 year ago
- Author title: Managing Director at Fisher Infusions (Pty) Ltd. and Fisher Technologies



### Comment 10

you can simply download the Microsoft Teams app from (based on your OS): https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/microsoft-teams/group-chat-software
and sign in to your work account.


##### Comment Metadata
- Posted at: almost 2 years ago
- Author title: Engineering @ Delta Air Lines • Ex-CGI • IIEST '21



### Comment 11

We use Office 365 for that. 

##### Comment Metadata
- Posted at: almost 2 years ago
- Author title: Computer software 



### Comment 12

You need Office 365 to use Microsoft Teams

##### Comment Metadata
- Posted at: over 2 years ago
- Author title: Manager - Planning and Engineering



### Comment 13

Microsoft Teams app

##### Comment Metadata
- Posted at: over 2 years ago
- Author title: Group Project Manager



### Comment 14

You need Office 365 to use Microsoft Teams.

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- Posted at: over 2 years ago
- Author title: Tax Reviewer



### Comment 15

Office365 We are using for Teams application

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- Posted at: over 2 years ago




## Related Product
[Microsoft Teams](https://www.g2.com/products/microsoft-teams/reviews)

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