# Zulip User Documentation (draft) Zulip is a chat app. Its most distinctive characteristic is that conversation among a group of people can be divided according to subject “**streams**” and further subdivided into “**topics**”, so much finer-grained conversations are possible than with IRC or other chat tools. Most people use Zulip on the Web. There are also mobile apps for Android/iOS, and desktop apps for Mac/Linux/Windows, as well as a cross-platform version and a version for Platform 9. See [the documentation on apps](/apps) for more information. One Zulip account, associated with a particular group or organization, is known as a **organization**. --- # Using Zulip ## Basics * [The Zulip browser window](/help/the-zulip-browser-window) - [Zulip glossary](/help/zulip-glossary) ## Account Basics * [Change your name](/help/change-your-name) * [Change your password](/help/change-your-password) * Change your email address (not implemented) * [Change your settings](/help/edit-settings) * [Change your avatar](/help/change-your-avatar) * [Change your language](/help/change-your-language) * [Change the date and time format](/help/change-the-date-and-time-format) * [Move the users list to the left sidebar](/help/move-the-users-list-to-the-left-sidebar) * Join a Zulip organization * [Signing in](/help/signing-in) * [Signing out](/help/signing-out) * Find your Zulip organization (not implemented) * Set up two-factor authentication (not implemented) * [Deactivate your account](/help/deactivate-your-account) ## Messages ### Sending * [Send a stream message](/help/send-a-stream-message) * [Send a private message](/help/send-a-private-message) * [Format your message using Markdown](/help/format-your-message-using-markdown) * [Preview your message before sending](/help/preview-your-message-before-sending) * [Add emoji](/help/add-emoji) * [Upload and share files](/help/upload-and-share-files) * [Restore the last unsent message](/help/restore-the-last-unsent-message) * Automatically link to an external issue tracker (improve wording) * Add a link preview * [Enable or disable pressing enter to send](/help/enable-or-disable-pressing-enter-to-send) * Verify that your message has been successfully sent * What to do if the server returns an error * [Send a status message](/help/send-a-status-message) * [@-mention a team member](/help/at-mention-a-team-member) (needs a note that you can't @mention when editing messages, since they may have already read the message / not clear how to notif them) * [Make an announcement](/help/make-an-announcement) * Send a message in a different language * [Reply to a message](/help/reply-to-a-message) ### Reading * [View the Markdown source of a message](/help/view-the-markdown-source-of-a-message) * [View information about a message](/help/view-information-about-a-message) * [View the exact time a message was sent](/help/view-the-exact-time-a-message-was-sent) * [View an image at full size](/help/view-an-image-at-full-size) * [Collapse a message](/help/collapse-a-message) * [Star a message](/help/star-a-message) * Share a message or conversation (permanent link) ### Editing * [Edit or delete a message](/help/edit-or-delete-a-message) * [Change the topic of a message](/help/change-the-topic-of-a-message) ### Searching * [Search messages](/help/search-messages) * [Advanced search for messages](/help/advanced-search-for-messages) ## People * [Check whether someone is here or away](/help/check-whether-someone-is-here-or-away) * [Invite a friend to Zulip](/help/invite-a-friend-to-zulip) * Send someone a private message * [Send a group of people a private message](/help/send-a-group-of-people-a-private-message) ## Streams & Topics * [About streams and topics](/help/about-streams-and-topics) * [Browse and join streams](/help/browse-and-join-streams) * [Create a stream](/help/create-a-stream) * [View your current stream subscriptions](/help/browse-and-join-streams#browse-streams) * [View messages from a stream](/help/view-messages-from-a-stream) * [View messages from a topic](/help/view-messages-from-a-topic) * [View messages from a user](/help/view-messages-from-a-user) * [The #announce stream](/help/the-announce-stream) * [Add or invite someone to a stream](/help/add-or-invite-someone-to-a-stream) * [Change the stream description](/help/change-the-stream-description) * [Rename a stream](/help/rename-a-stream) * Preview a stream (not implemented) * [Unsubscribe from a stream](/help/unsubscribe-from-a-stream) * [Change who can join a stream](/help/change-who-can-join-a-stream) * [Pin a stream](/help/pin-a-stream) * [Change the color of a stream](/help/change-the-color-of-a-stream) * [Message a stream by email](/help/message-a-stream-by-email) * Convert a group PM to a private stream (not implemented) * [Remove someone from a stream (admin only)](/help/remove-someone-from-a-stream) * [Delete a stream (admin only)](/help/delete-a-stream) ## Notifications * [Mute a stream](/help/mute-a-stream) * [Mute a topic](/help/mute-a-topic) * Set notifications for a single stream * [Configure desktop notifications](/help/configure-desktop-notifications) * [Configure audible notifications](/help/configure-audible-notifications) * Configure email notifications * Configure mobile push notifications * [Add an alert word](/help/alert-words) ## Tools & Customization * [Keyboard shortcuts](/help/keyboard-shortcuts) * Add a bot or integration ## Apps * Zulip on Mac OS * Zulip on Linux * Zulip on Windows * Zulip on Android * Zulip on iOS * Zulip in a terminal * Connect to Zulip over IRC/etc (not implemented?) # Administering a Zulip organization ## Organization Settings * [Change your administrator settings](/help/edit-administrator-settings) * [Change your organization's name](/help/change-your-organizations-name) * Restrict user email addresses to certain domains * [Allow anyone to join without an invitation](/help/allow-anyone-to-join-without-an-invitation) * [Only allow admins to invite new users](/help/only-allow-admins-to-invite-new-users) * Only allow admins to create new streams * [Restrict editing of old messages and topics](/help/restrict-editing-of-old-messages-and-topics) * [Change the default language for your organization](/help/change-the-default-language-for-your-organization) * [Add custom emoji](/help/add-custom-emoji) * Configure authentication methods * [Add a custom linkification filter](/help/add-a-custom-linkification-filter) * Delete your organization (not implemented) ## Users & Bots * [Deactivate or reactivate a user](/help/deactivate-or-reactivate-a-user) * [Deactivate or reactivate a bot](/help/deactivate-or-reactivate-a-bot) * [Make a user an administrator](/help/make-a-user-an-administrator) * [Change a user's name](/help/change-a-users-name) * [View all bots in your organization (admin only)](/help/view-all-bots-in-your-organization) ## Streams * [Delete a stream](/help/delete-a-stream) * [Set default streams for new users](/help/set-default-streams-for-new-users) * [Rename a stream](/help/rename-a-stream) * [Change a stream's description](/help/change-the-stream-description) * [Make a public stream private](/help/change-who-can-join-a-stream#make-a-public-stream-private) * [Add someone to a stream](/help/add-or-invite-someone-to-a-stream) * [Remove someone from a stream](/help/remove-someone-from-a-stream) --- # Include Zulip * [Chat with zulip button](/help/chat-with-zulip-button)