Chat
Help your team and business work nimbly and efficiently from anywhere. Whether sending individual or group messages Stay in touch with your team safely.
View all messages in one place.
Use Chat as a standalone app or through Gmail. The tools integrate seamlessly to help you track all work-related communications and choose the right channel for every conversation.
Collaborate in dedicated chat rooms
Create a dedicated online chat room to keep projects organized and on schedule. Shared chats that consist of conversation threads Shared files and tasks help keep everyone up to date. Chat supports external users, 28 languages, and up to 8,000 members per room.
Experience the best services Google Workspace offers.
Use Chat to seamlessly collaborate on content using Google Docs, Sheets, and Slides. Easily find past conversations or files. Powerful Google search and bots and smart suggestions help you communicate with meeting participants to get more done, faster.
Search with Google's capabilities
Powerful search of Chat threads and filtered emails Makes it easy to find what you're looking for. Search will serve as the team's shared memory. This allows you to review discussions and decisions that have taken place in the past.
Protect your information
Take advantage of an infrastructure designed to be secure. Built-in protection and the same global network that Google uses to secure your data and protect your privacy. We encrypt data in transit and while stored. Including measures to prevent various violations. On by default, it helps keep your organization safe too.
Chat with Bots smarter than before.
Easily integrate with Google apps and third-party apps like Salesforce and Jira to store all your notifications in one place, and use bots to automate simple tasks. To give you time to do more important things, start using Bots.
Frequently asked questions about Google Chat
How do I start using Chat?
You can use Chat for free if you're an existing Google Workspace customer. Click here to get started right away.
How is Google Chat different from Hangouts?
Chat is the new platform introduced for Google Workspace customers. Administrators can easily migrate all classic Hangouts users to Google Chat.
I want to use Bots. How do I get started?
For getting started tips, see the comprehensive guide on our developer page for getting started.