Subscribe to Chat
Only the workspace Owner can purchase Chat. Go to Settings → Arca Apps, find Chat, and click Buy Now. After checkout completes and the subscription is active, Chat appears in the left sidebar for members who have access. Use Manage Subscription on the same card to open the Stripe billing portal if you need to update payment details or cancel.Chat stays hidden while the subscription is canceled or past due. Re-activate billing to bring it back.
Open Chat
Click Chat in the left sidebar. You will see the workspace conversation and a composer at the bottom. Messages support rich text and@mentions. If the Giphy app is enabled, you can also insert GIFs the same way you do in task comments.
File attachments are not available in Chat yet.
Access control
By default, every workspace member can use Chat once it is subscribed. The Owner and Admins always have access. They can restrict Chat to a subset of members.1
Open Chat
Click Chat in the left sidebar.
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Manage Access
In the Chat header, click Manage Access. Select the members who should
use Chat, then save.
- An empty allowlist means everyone in the workspace can use Chat.
- A non-empty allowlist means only the Owner, Admins, and the listed members can use Chat.
- When someone loses access, their unread Chat notifications for that workspace are cleared.