Updates·October 27, 2026, 21:36

Dropbox files can now be used in Microsoft Copilot via Cowork

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With Dropbox for Copilot, users can work with their Dropbox files in Microsoft Copilot on web and desktop and save the results back to Dropbox. It requires access to Cowork and applies to all Dropbox plans.

Dropbox has an integration that lets users work with their project files from Dropbox directly in Microsoft Copilot. It is called Dropbox for Copilot. According to Dropbox, users can, for example, draft presentations and proposals based on their files and save the finished work back to Dropbox.

The integration works in Copilot on web and desktop and requires access to Cowork. The sources do not make clear whether access to Cowork depends on which Copilot license a user has.

What the integration can do

According to Dropbox, the integration can find files and folders, summarize supported content, and create shared links. It can also save new text written by Copilot to Dropbox.

Newly generated text or code in UTF-8 can be saved as new files of up to 5 MB. Several file extensions are supported, such as .txt, .md, .json, .csv, .html and .py.

Dropbox describes the benefit as being able to keep working on projects directly in Copilot with fewer app switches and less distraction.

How to get started

According to Dropbox, the integration is available to customers on all Dropbox plans who use Microsoft Copilot. Setup works like this:

- Sign in at copilot.com or in the Copilot app. - Open Copilot Cowork and select Customize. - Search for and install "Dropbox for Copilot." - Click Connect and authorize your Dropbox account.

Afterward, users need to mention Dropbox in their prompt, meaning their message to Copilot, in order to use the integration.

Existing permissions still apply

Dropbox says the permissions and team policies already in place continue to apply. Copilot can only access content that the user already has access to in Dropbox, and sharing settings are not changed.

Not to be confused with the Microsoft 365 connector

Microsoft also has a separate Dropbox connector for Microsoft 365 Copilot, which indexes files for search and agents. It currently supports only Dropbox Advanced and Enterprise. It indexes files in team, shared and private folders and preserves Dropbox's access controls, but Dropbox Paper and Google documents are not indexed.

The information comes from Dropbox's and Microsoft's own help and product pages. A launch date is not stated in them.