While Microsoft already had a Kanban board-style application (Microsoft Planner), the recently released Microsoft Lists fills the need for a more general task collaboration tool. Let’s take a look at how you can use Microsoft Lists yourself.

Users familiar with Microsoft Sharepoint will notice the similarities to the new Lists app, as it is essentially an upgraded version of the same tool. While Sharepoint lists were primarily about data management and were accessed via Excel spreadsheets, Microsoft Lists are more focused on collaboration and can be viewed in multiple user-friendly ways.

Microsoft Lists is pretty much described by its name, but the number of similar products in Microsoft’s arsenal still makes it a bit confusing. Microsoft To-Do already lets you add tasks to a list, while something like Microsoft Planner works as a true agile team collaboration tool. And then there’s Sharepoint, which also lets you create shareable lists.

Microsoft Lists stands out from these applications with its modern interface, cross-platform support, and incredible customization. It doesn’t try to replace these tools, but rather complement them, offering native integration with Planner and Sharepoint.