zulip/templates/zerver/help/pin-a-stream.md

# Pinning a stream

Pinning a stream will put that stream at the top of your streams sidebar.
If you are subscribed to a lot of streams,
pinning your favorite streams can be a good way to keep things organized.

## How to pin a stream

There are two easy ways to pin a stream:

### Pinning a stream using the sidebar

The quickest way to pin a stream is by using the
**Pin stream ... to top** feature on the sidebar.

1) On the sidebar, hover over the stream you want to pin and press the
arrow to the right of the stream name.

![Arrow](/static/images/help/streams-arrow.png)

2) A menu will pop up. Press **Pin stream ... to top**.

![Sidebar menu](/static/images/help/streams-pin-sidebar.png)

### Pinning a stream using the stream settings

The other way to pin a stream is by ticking the **Pin stream to top of
left sidebar** box in the stream settings.

1) Open your subscription settings by pressing the gear at the top of
the left sidebar.

![Browse streams](/static/images/help/streams-1.png)

2) Now select the stream you want to pin and tick the box **Pin stream
to top of left sidebar**.

![Stream settings](/static/images/help/streams-pin-settings.png)

### Result

The stream you just pinned will now be at the top of your streams list:

![Result](/static/images/help/streams-pin-result.png)

## How to unpin a stream

Unpinning a stream works the same way as pinning a stream. You can:
- Press the arrow to the right of the stream you want to unpin and
select **Unpin stream ... from top**, or
- Open your subscription settings, select the stream you want to unpin
and untick the box **Pin stream to top of left sidebar**