Chat
Overview of the InterMIND chat system — real-time messaging with automatic translation.
Chat
InterMIND includes a built-in chat system designed for multilingual teams. Messages are synchronized in real-time and can be automatically translated into each participant's preferred language — the Multilingual Chat feature page shows what that looks like for a reader.
How Chat Works
- Messages appear instantly for all participants
- All messages are stored on the server — if you join a meeting late, you see the full chat history
- Chat is available both during meetings (sidebar panel) and as standalone Channels on the Channels page
Key Features
| Feature | Description |
|---|---|
| Real-time messaging | Messages appear instantly for all participants |
| Auto-translation | Messages automatically translated to your language |
| File sharing | Share images and documents in chat |
| Document summaries | Every shared document summarized automatically, readable in your language |
| Replies & forwarding | Quote-reply to any message; forward messages to another channel or your Inbox |
| Reactions | React to messages with emoji |
| Pin messages | Pin important messages for easy reference |
| Rich-text notes | Add formatted notes with headings, lists, and code |
| Edit & delete | Modify or remove your messages — with a viewable edit history; select several messages to delete or forward at once |
| Member management | Add and remove channel members, invite by link or email |
| Archive | Move finished chats to the archive view; restore them anytime |
| Telegram & Inbox | Forward Telegram messages into your personal Inbox and mirror groups into channels |
| History | Full message history preserved |
Chat Types
Meeting Chat (ad-hoc)
Every ad-hoc meeting has a chat panel in the sidebar:
- Messages sent during the meeting are linked to that meeting
- For ad-hoc meetings, the chat history is deleted after the call (except any agenda note or file the host attached at meeting creation, which is preserved)
Channels
Channels are persistent team chats that live on the Channels page, independent of any single meeting:
- Use them for ongoing team communication
- Start a meeting directly from a channel
- All members see the full message history, which is kept indefinitely
- Members, invite links, renaming, and archiving are covered in Channels & Members
Inbox
Your personal Inbox appears in the channel list the first time something arrives in it. Ways in:
- Telegram — everything you forward to the InterMIND bot lands there. See Telegram.
- Share from any app — on iOS or Android (share sheet) or macOS (system Share menu → InterMIND, with the desktop app installed) share text, a link or files; InterMIND asks whether it goes to your Inbox or to a channel.
Messages in the Inbox can be routed on to your channels.
Getting Started
- Sending Messages — How to send, edit, reply, forward, and manage messages
- Sharing Files — Upload and share files in chat
- Chat Translation — Automatic message translation
- Document Translation — Read shared files in your language
- Document Summaries — The key points of every shared document, in your language
- Channels & Members — Members, invite links, renaming, archiving
Related
- Meeting Controls — Access chat during meetings
- Meeting Defaults — Configure chat display settings