sway retirement

Microsoft is retiring the Windows desktop version of Sway — the lightweight, free presentation/storytelling app that has lived mostly in browsers for years — and will move the experience entirely to the web on June 1, 2026, a change Microsoft says will simplify development and keep all existing...

Microsoft has quietly set a firm deadline for one of its long‑running, quietly useful apps: the Sway Windows desktop app (Win32) will be retired on June 1, 2026, and users will be funneled to the web client at sway.cloud.microsoft for all future use. Background Sway arrived as Microsoft’s...