Direct and group messages

A direct message (DM) is a private conversation between you and one other person. A group message is a private conversation with more than one other person.

Start a direct message

1. In the left sidebar, click New message in the sidebar (under Direct messages).
2. Type a name and click the person.
3. Click Open.
4. Type your message at the bottom and press Enter.

If you already had a conversation with that person, CM Chat opens it instead of starting a second one.

Start a group message

1. Click New message.
2. Pick 2 to 8 people. Together with you, a group can have up to 9 people.
3. Click Open.

Opening the same group of people later brings you back to the same conversation.

Things to know

• Only the people in the conversation can see it.
• You cannot add people to an existing group message. Start a new one with the people you want.
• DMs have no channel name. They show the names of the people in them.
• Guests can message only people who share a channel with them.
• Admins cannot read your DMs through the admin console. DMs are counted but never listed there. Like all CM Chat messages, they are not end-to-end encrypted; see the Security overview.