Chat

Communicate with your team using Chat channels or direct messages, create action items from messages, use ClickUp AI to summarize threads, and much more.

    • What is Chat?

      With Chat, you'll never have to waste time switching to other tools again. Communicate with your team using Channels or direct messages...

    • Integrate with Chat

      Create Zapier automations for Chat or enhance your productivity using Chat Agents. Feature availability and limits vary by plan and use...

    • Navigate Chat

      Learn how to effectively navigate Chat using the Chat sidebar and floating sidebar. Feature availability and limits vary by plan and us...

    • Open Chat

      Open Chat to access all of your Channels and direct messages. Feature availability and limits vary by plan and user role. Learn more En...

    • Chat feature availability and limits

      Take a look at our What is Chat? article to learn about all our Chat features.  Activate the Chat ClickApp To use Chat, an admin or ow...

    • Best practices for formatting Chat messages in Zapier

      You can format ClickUp Chat messages in Zaps to add styling, user mentions, and Channel notifications. Learn more about the Zapier inte...

    • Close direct messages

      Create more room in your Chat sidebar by closing old direct messages. Closing a direct message does not delete the conversation. The co...

    • Send a direct message

      Start a direct message with up to nine other teammates in your Workspace. Feature availability and limits vary by plan and user role. L...

    • Navigate direct messages

      When you open a direct message, you can pin it, start a SyncUp, or open the details sidebar for additional options. Feature availabili...

    • What are direct messages?

      Direct messages allow you to privately message individuals or groups of people in your Workspace using Chat. Direct messages are perfe...

    • What are Channel Followers?

      Anyone interested in a Channel's updates can be a Follower. Feature availability and limits vary by plan and user role. Learn more Loca...

    • Open and follow Channels

      You can open and follow Channels from Launchpad, the Chat sidebar, Spaces, Folders, and Lists. Channels you don't follow are italicized...

    • Create a Channel

      Start communicating with your team by creating a Channel from Launchpad or the Chat sidebar. Feature availability and limits vary by pl...

    • Navigate Channels

      When you open a Channel, you can add Followers, start SyncUps, and more from the header. Feature availability and limits vary by plan ...

    • Browse Channels

      See a list of all Channels you can access in your Workspace. Feature availability and limits vary by plan and user role. Learn more Bro...

    • What are Channels?

      Chat Channels are dedicated communication areas for your team. You can create Channels for different organizations, teams, squads, or r...

    • Remove people from private Channels

      If you want to remove someone's access to a private Channel, you can do so using the Channel header or details sidebar. Feature availab...

    • Share a Channel

      Share Channels with other stakeholders so they never miss important updates. Feature availability and limits vary by plan and user role...

    • Make a Channel private

      You can make a Channel private from the Chat sidebar, the Channel header, and the details sidebar. Location-based Channels cannot be ma...

    • Delete a Channel

      You can delete Channels from the Chat sidebar, the Channel header, and the details sidebar. Feature availability and limits vary by pla...

    • Rename a Channel

      You can rename Channels from the Chat sidebar, the Channel header, and the details sidebar. Feature availability and limits vary by pla...

    • Search messages in Chat

      Can't remember the details of an announcement? Can't recall your team's discussion about an SOP? Search your messages in Chat to find t...

    • View drafts and sent messages

      The Drafts & Sent page shows all of the messages that you've created or sent. Messages from both Channels and direct messages are displ...

    • Add attachments to messages

      Share files in your Chat messages! Need to share an image or document with the design team? Want to embed a Google Drive file to add co...

    • Forward a message

      Share important updates, announcements, or context in Channels and direct messages. Feature availability and limits vary by plan and us...

    • Resolve a message

      Resolve a Chat message to show that the action item is complete. Feature availability and limits vary by plan and user role. Learn mor...

    • Assign a message

      Assign a Chat message to indicate an action item and who is responsible for it. Feature availability and limits vary by plan and user ...

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    • Use ClickUp AI and Chat Agents in Chat

      Use ClickUp AI and Chat Agents to save time in Chat! ClickUp AI Let ClickUp AI help you manage your team's Chats. Chat Agents Use Chat ...

    • Use ClickUp AI in Chat

      Use Chat to communicate with your team. Let ClickUp AI help you manage your team's Channels.   Chat availability and limits vary by pla...

    • Customize Chat notifications

      Customize which Chat notifications you receive. There are two levels of notification settings for Chat: Global Chat notifications In...

    • View Posts

      View all Channel Posts in one location! Posts are used for sharing important information like announcements, ideas, updates, and discus...

    • Create a Post

      If you're sharing important information or need extra attention on a Chat message, create a Post! Brainstorming a feature? Updating sta...

    • View thread replies

      See replies to all the Chat threads you follow in one location. Feature availability and limits vary by plan and user role. Learn more ...

    • Follow or unfollow a thread

      Stay notified of Chat thread activity so you never miss important conversations. Feature availability and limits vary by plan and user ...

    • View Chat activity

      The Activity page in Chat shows messages where you've been mentioned, reactions to messages you've sent, and any messages that have bee...

    • View FollowUps

      The FollowUps page in Chat shows all the messages that are currently assigned to you, so you never forget your action items. You can al...

    • Reply to a thread

      Respond to Chat messages directly. The thread author and everyone @mentioned in it will be notified of your response in Chat. Feature a...

    • Record a SyncUp

      Never miss important meeting information again! Record SyncUps to access them at a later time. Feature availability and limits vary by ...

    • What are SyncUps?

      SyncUps allow you to collaborate face-to-face with your colleagues in seconds. Improve communication, save time, and align on your proj...

    • Start a SyncUp

      Start a SyncUp to collaborate with your team instantly in Chat! Once you're in the SyncUp, you can stay in Chat or navigate ClickUp! Wh...

    • Join a SyncUp

      Join a SyncUp to collaborate live with your team! Once you're in the SyncUp, you can stay in Chat or navigate your Workspace! When you ...

    • Use voice and video in SyncUps

      Enable, disable, or change your microphone and camera in SyncUps. Feature availability and limits vary by plan and user role. Learn mor...

    • Use SyncUps in fullscreen

      Expand SyncUps to fullscreen to view shared content, communicate in the call thread, or connect tasks to the SyncUp. Feature availabili...

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    • Customize your Chat sidebar

      Customize how Channels and direct messages are displayed in your Chat sidebar. Feature availability and limits vary by plan and user ro...

    • Pin a Channel or direct message

      Pin a Channel or direct message to quickly access it from your Chat sidebar. Feature availability and limits vary by plan and user role...

    • Customize and sort sections

      You can choose when Channels and direct messages are displayed in a section, sort them, or mark them all as read. Feature availability ...

    • Create custom Chat sections

      Organize Channels and direct messages into custom sections in your Chat sidebar. Feature availability and limits vary by plan and user ...