{"id":352704,"date":"2025-11-20T14:29:50","date_gmt":"2025-11-20T13:29:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/nextcloud.com\/?p=352704"},"modified":"2025-11-20T14:29:53","modified_gmt":"2025-11-20T13:29:53","slug":"the-quiet-work-chat-app","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nextcloud.com\/nl\/blog\/the-quiet-work-chat-app\/","title":{"rendered":"The quiet work chat app: Threads, dashboard and important conversations in Nextcloud Talk"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

The work chat saved us from the email, but who\u2019s going to save us from the work chat? In this article, we discover how your work chat app wears you down, and how Nextcloud Talk\u2019s new features keep group conversations more quiet and focused.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

This article is part of the Nextcloud Hub 25 Autumn<\/a> series. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Work chat app, the bane of your wellbeing?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Like we said in our 10 tips to fight virtual meeting fatigue<\/a>, some meetings definitely can be a chat. Well, noisy work chats can also get pretty frustrating<\/a>. At the same time, many people are afraid<\/a> to miss out on important messages or to come across as unfriendly if they don’t participate.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The constant pressure to remain responsive and stay \u201calways on\u201d contributes to technological overload, which is a known mental health hazard<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Needless to say, in work group chats, the exposure is especially intense. Not only are the pings and updates in the work chat apps distracting, but it\u2019s also easy to get caught in the torrent of conversations once we absolutely have to visit a busy 50-member room.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

It is all in design, if you ask us. In the modern remote work setting, chats are inevitable. We can\u2019t always hop on calls, and emails are not agile and real-time enough for a quick conversation. So what\u2019s the way out?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

We have an idea: why not make the work chat nice and quiet?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

How to keep the work chat quiet with Nextcloud Talk<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

When creating Nextcloud Talk, we asked ourselves: what will help people survive 8 hours a day in a work chat? We believe a chat app should promote a healthy working culture and respond to modern workplace design challenges, such as digital fatigue.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Let\u2019s help you get started on keeping your work chats focused. Below, discover some of the key Nextcloud Talk chat features that keep you in the loop, but gently.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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