It allows users who have a Microsoft account to combine text and media to create a presentable website.

Users can pull content locally from the device in use, or from internet sources such as Bing, Facebook, OneDrive, and YouTube.

[5] An iOS app was released as a preview on 31 October 2014,[6] but was discontinued on 17 December 2018 due to low usage.

Some of the integrated services are owned by Microsoft, including OneNote, Bing, and other Sway sites.

The program also provides native integration with other services, including YouTube, Facebook, Twitter, Mixcloud, and Infogram.