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Introduction to channels

Channels organize conversations based on who needs to see them. For example, it is common to have a channel for each team in an organization. Because Zulip further organizes messages into conversations labeled with topics, there is generally no need to create dedicated channels for specific projects.

Browse and subscribe to channels

  • Desktop/Web
  • Mobile

  1. Click on the gear () icon in the upper right corner of the web or desktop app.

  2. Select Channel settings.

  3. Click Not subscribed in the upper left.

  4. Scroll through the list of channels. You can use the search box near the top of the menu to filter the list by channel name or description.

  5. Click the plus (plus) icon to the left of a channel to subscribe to it.

You can click on the icons in the upper right to sort the list of channels by name (), by number of subscribers (), or by estimated weekly traffic ().

  1. Tap the Channels (hash) tab at the bottom of the app.

  2. Scroll down to the bottom, and tap ALL CHANNELS.

  3. Scroll through the list of channels.

  4. Tap the plus (plus) icon to the right of a channel to subscribe to it.

You can also press and hold a channel until the long-press menu appears, and tap Subscribe.

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