Be a teamwork champ with Team Chat for business messaging
Put your typing to good use. Efficient, organized team chat helps you and your team work better together.
Choose the communication style that works for you
Collaboration isn't limited to just text. Use voice, video and more to help get your message across.
Connect with people wherever they're working
Bring everyone in your organization together with a place to communicate and collaborate. From one-on-ones to team chats, you'll get the in-office feeling from anywhere you work.
Chat securely with open or private communication
Most chat in Slack happens in channels — open, organized spaces for messages, files, tools, and people — but you can always find a place to communicate with private channels and direct messages.
Organize conversations
You name and organize your channels for projects, clients, or whatever makes sense for you and your company. Every conversation has a home and a place to move forward.
Put your work history to work
Work smarter by referencing your private messages or open conversations in channels across your company, all of which are automatically saved and searchable.
Always at your fingertips
Stay up to date on all your conversations and keep them going from anywhere with dedicated Slack apps for desktop or mobile.
Take a closer look at messaging in Slack
Frequently asked questions
Slack offers an easier, more organized way to work. Instead of endless email chains, in Slack work happens in channels: flexible spaces for all the people, tools and files you need to get work done. Unlike email, where messages can quickly get lost, you can grab a specific person’s attention with a notification in Slack when you need a rapid response. Slack also connects with your most-used work tools, which email just can’t do. Allow us to offer a few more reasons to make the switch.
Direct messages between one or several members are private by default. These chats will be listed in a separate group under Direct Messages below the list of private and public channels on the left of your Slack window.
With Slack Connect, you can send invitations to start direct message conversations with people outside your company, just like regular DMs in Slack! Once an invitation has been sent and accepted, you can start exchanging messages with someone from another organization.
If you’re initiating a direct message, your company must be using Slack on a paid plan. People on the free plan can still accept your invitation to start a DM.