Talk about multiple topics at once without getting lost or overwhelmed.
Have private conversations with one or as many people as you need.
We're always receiving messages for you, even when you're logged out.
Join a stream and see its history, so even new team members are never out of the loop.
Search is both snappy and smart, helping you look for text, people, and threads of conversation, with advanced search operators for fine-grained control.
See who is online at a glance.
Send a link and we'll automatically generate an inline preview.
Drag a file into the compose box and we'll upload and preview it for you. Sharing and discussing work with team mates has never been easier.
Want someone's attention in a conversation? @-notify them and they'll be right over.
Use @all or @everyone to get the
attention of everyone in a stream.
If you're missing important conversations when you're away from Humbug, we'll send you an email summary so you're always in the loop.
Configurable for private and stream messages.
So you don't miss important messages even when your eyes are elsewhere.
Communicate as efficiently as you use your favorite text editor.
Sometimes it's the simple things in life, like being able to give a :thumbsup: while chatting.
Discuss code, even multi-line code, with ease, including syntax-highlighting.
Get bulleted lists, clickable links, and nicely-formatted e-mail pastes automatically.
Don't worry, you can always fix that typo.
Enjoy the benefits of threaded conversations while controlling your audience and privacy.
Keep a todo list or keep track of interesting conversations.
Get alerts and updates from your favorite services with off-the-shelf integrations for Trac, Nagios, Github, Jenkins, and more.
Want to roll your own notifications? We've got a dead-simple RESTful API and Python bindings that will make integrations—both sending and receiving—a snap!
Check Humbug on the go with native iOS and Android apps.
Prefer Humbug in its own window with its own Dock icon? Enjoy Humbug for Mac.