Team Chat Built Into Astalty

Direct Messages and Group Chats

Start a one-on-one chat or bring a whole team into a group in a couple of clicks.

All, Direct and Groups tabs keep one-on-one messages separate from team channels.

Start a chat with an entire user group, like office staff or a house team, in one step.

Quote the exact message you are answering so busy threads stay easy to follow.

Give each group chat its own photo so it is easy to spot at a glance.

Announcements Your Team Can't Miss

Share the updates that matter in channels built for announcements, and see exactly who has read them.

Only the people you choose can post, so important updates do not get buried in chatter.

For specific channels, staff can submit posts for approval before they go live.

See who has read a message and who still has not.

Run a quick poll in any chat instead of chasing people for answers one by one.

Know Who's Available Before You Message

Chat status shows when someone is away, busy or on approved leave, so messages go to the right person.

Set an emoji, a message and a time for it to clear automatically.

Anyone messaging a staff member on approved leave sees it before they hit send.

Pin the chats you use most and mute the ones you do not need pinging you.

Archive finished conversations to keep your list tidy without losing the history.

Stays Under Your Control

Chat is part of Astalty, so your permissions and your conversations stay with your organisation, not on personal phones.

Set who can use chat by role, with exceptions for individual users.

Choose which automatic notices, like members being added or removed, your team sees.

Switching chats, refreshing or a failed send no longer loses a half-written message.

Pop-ups, sounds and an unread tab count so office staff do not miss a message.