Finding a conversation to read

In Zulip, a conversation is a direct message thread (one-on-one or with a group), or a topic in a stream.

It generally works best to read your messages organized by conversation.

From the Inbox view

Inbox provides an overview of your conversations with unread messages. Conversations are shown in the same order as in the left sidebar in the web app, and you can collapse any streams you are not currently interested in.

  1. Click on Inbox (or if the views section is collapsed) in the left sidebar, or use the Shift + I keyboard shortcut.

  2. Click on a conversation you're interested in to view it. You can return to Inbox when done to select the next conversation.

You can collapse or expand the list of topics in a stream by clicking the collapse () or expand () icon to the left of a stream name.

  1. Tap the Inbox (inbox) tab in the bottom left corner of the app.

  2. Tap on a conversation you're interested in to view it. You can return to Inbox when done to select the next conversation.

You can collapse or expand the list of topics in a stream by tapping the collapse (inbox) or expand (inbox) icon to the left of a stream name.

From Recent conversations

Use the Recent conversations view to get an overview of all the ongoing conversations. This view is particularly useful for catching up on messages sent while you were away.

  1. Click on Recent conversations (or if the views section is collapsed) in the left sidebar, or use the T keyboard shortcut.

  2. The filters at the top help you quickly find relevant conversations. For example, select Participated to filter to the conversations you have sent messages to.

The Participants column shows which users recently sent a message (newest on the left).

From the left sidebar

In the web app, the left sidebar provides quick access to your direct messages, and the streams you are subscribed to.

  1. Click on DIRECT MESSAGES or the name of a stream in the left sidebar. You will see a list of the most recent unread conversations that you have not muted.

  2. Click on the conversation you are interested in.

To see all conversations, click on more conversations (in direct messages) or more topics (in a stream).