Microsoft is rolling out a new improved version of the Microsoft Teams chat client, which has been rebuilt to be faster and more user-friendly. The app will now finally be available to download for free on Windows and Mac.

Microsoft said the updated Teams app is now two times faster with 50 percent less memory. The company said that installing the app will be three times faster and launching or joining a meeting will be two times faster, with the app now taking up 70 percent less disk space.

Moving on from Teams’ Electron foundation, Microsoft has made big performance improvements toward Microsoft’s Edge WebView2 technology. The company also adopted the React JavaScript library and focused on improving the Microsoft Teams design with the Fluent Design language system for several UI improvements.

The new Teams app has been in preview for months but is now finally launching with full advanced features.

“We’ve made significant progress since the launch of the new Teams in public preview,” Microsoft product chief Anupam Patnaik says, “The new Teams now have access to almost all features, including custom line-of-business apps, third-party apps, breakout rooms, 7×7 video, call queue, PSTN calling, contextual search across chats and channels, cross-posting to a channel There is complete feature similarity. Conversations, and much more.”

Businesses will need to upgrade as the new Microsoft Teams features will now be delivered exclusively on this app.

“We’re also seeing significant performance improvements on Mac, including the ability to quickly switch between chats and channels, and the ability to quickly and efficiently access relevant information with a smoother scrolling experience,” Microsoft says. “Teams works natively across all Mac devices, including Apple silicon, giving Mac users a better app experience.”

Enterprise users will soon see a toggle for their existing Teams app asking them to upgrade.