Zoom Team Chat comparison by platform
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View the table below for a comparison of Team Chat features across desktop clients (Windows, macOS, Linux), mobile apps (Android, iOS), and Zoom PWA. Make sure to update your client or app to the latest version to access these features.
For other supported features by platform, see the feature comparison articles for Zoom Meetings and Webinars or Zoom Phone.
Prerequisites for desktop client, mobile app, web client, and PWA comparison
- Latest version of the Zoom desktop client or mobile app.
- Zoom PWA
Comparison of Team Chat desktop client, mobile app, and PWA features
Click the embedded links to learn more about each feature.
| Team Chat feature | Windows / macOS | Linux | Android / iOS | PWA |
Contacts |
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| Add contacts | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | |
| Add contacts to your starred list and view contacts you have starred | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Directory for contacts, channels, and Zoom Rooms | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Manage blocked contacts | ✓ | ✓ | ||
| Add contact to auto-answer group | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | |
| Set presence status | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Set working location | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | |
Channels |
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| Change notifications for new channel messages | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | |
| Add channels to your starred list and view channels you have starred | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | |
| Create a channel | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Edit a channel (must be a channel admin) | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Invite members to a channel | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Join a public channel | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Copy link to a channel | ✓ | |||
| Invite all channel members to meeting | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Organize chats and channels into folders | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
Sending and formatting messages |
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| Send images or files | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Edit your sent messages | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Rich text formatting | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | |
| Save images or files sent in the chat | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | |
| Use your personal chat space | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Share chat messages or files with contacts | ✓ | ✓ | ||
| Copy link to a message | ✓ | ✓ | ||
| Send a capture of the current screen | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ Varies by browser |
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| Send animated GIFs | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Send code snippets | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | |
| Send emojis | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| React to messages | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| @ mention other users | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| @ mention groups | ✓ | ✓ | ||
| Send audio messages | ✓ | ✓ | ||
| Send video messages | ✓ | ✓ | ||
Managing messages |
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| View all files sent or all files received in chat | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | |
| Mark messages as unread | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Delete your sent messages, images, or files | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Admin removal of messages sent by others | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | |
| Add messages to your bookmarked list and view all messages you have bookmarked | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Pin a message in channel | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| View starred messages in a specific chat | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| View recent history of chats and channels | ✓ | |||
| Message reminders | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | |
Admin management and security |
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| Advanced Chat Encryption | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | |
| Support for Chat History | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Chat storage with SharePoint | ✓ | ✓ | ||
| Chat storage with Box | ✓ | ✓ | ||
Team Chat Apps and integrations |
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| Mio Chat Interoperability | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | |
| Confluence for Team Chat App | ✓ | ✓ | ||
| Google Drive for Team Chat App | ✓ | ✓ | ||
| Workday for Team Chat App | ✓ | ✓ | ||
| Salesforce for Team Chat App | ✓ | ✓ | ||
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