Hangouts Chat

A messaging platform built for teams

Hangouts Chat makes it easy for teams to be able to get their work done in one place. From direct messages to group conversations, Chat helps teams collaborate easily and efficiently. With dedicated, virtual rooms to house projects over time — plus threaded conversations — Chat makes it simple to track progress and follow up tasks. Chat currently supports 28 languages and each room can support up to 8,000 members.

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Deeply integrated with Google Workspace

Hangouts Chat is offered to Google Workspace customers at no additional cost. Upload items from Drive, collaborate on Docs, Sheets, or Slides, join online meetings with Hangouts Meet, or use Google’s powerful search to look up room members, past conversations, and shared files. Drive bot lets you know when files are shared with you, comments are made, or when people request access to your docs. And Meet bot integrates directly with Calendar to schedule meetings for you.

Embedded security with peace of mind

Chat builds on Google Workspace’s security-first ecosystem and offers an enterprise-grade solution that’s reliable and compliant. With integrated support for Vault, admins can archive, preserve, search, and export Chat-specific data. It’s also built with leading enterprise-grade security including mobile device management, single sign-on, two-factor authentication, admin settings, compliance, and Vault retention, holds, search, and export.

Elevate email conversations with chat and video

For those moments when you need more than just email, join a Hangouts Meet video call or chat with a colleague directly from your inbox.

Hangouts Chat

Deeply integrated with Google Workspace

Embedded security with peace of mind

Elevate email conversations with chat and video

Top questions about Hangouts Chat

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