Layers Chat
Message your team — and see that they read it
Groups and direct chats, mockups right in the feed, reactions and two “read” ticks. You can even see who is typing a reply.
No card · free for up to 20 people
The pain
How most teams message each other
Without Layers Chat
- ✗Mockups in email, voice messages in a messenger, tasks in a tracker
- ✗Answers to a question get lost in the shared feed
- ✗No way to tell whether a message was read
- ✗A typo can’t be fixed — only sent again
01 · Write
Conversations where answers don’t get lost
Threads, mentions, reactions and message editing — in the group feed.
Threads
Replies go to a thread in a separate panel
Reply to a message in a thread and the conversation opens in its own Discussion panel, while the main feed stays clean. Thread replies take reactions too.
Editing
Made a mistake? Fix it
Your own message has more actions: copy, forward, pin, edit and delete. A fixed message is marked “edited”.
Read
See that they read it — and are replying
One tick means the message was sent, two mean it was read. And while a colleague writes back, you see it under the feed: “Sofia Rossi is typing…”.
02 · Share
Voice, video and files right in the feed
A voice message instead of a long text, mockups and videos with previews, a document as a card.
Voice messages
Quicker to say it? Say it
Hold the mic in the message box and talk; changed your mind — slide away. Let go and the voice message goes to the chat, where it plays right in the feed.
Files
A mockup, a video and a document in one message
Attach several files at once: the image shows in the feed, the video plays right in the chat, and the document appears as a card with its size.
03 · Stay organized
Chats that are easy to find your way around
Groups and direct chats across all your spaces, pins, forwarding and quiet when you need it.
Spaces
The same chats in every space
Groups and direct chats sit in one list, and it is the same in all your spaces. Start a new group or a direct chat right from here.
Everything else
Invites, forwarding, members and quiet
Invite to a group
Invite someone by email or send an invite link.
Forwarding
Forward a message to a group or a direct chat — with a note of who it’s from.
Group info
The group’s members, meetings, media and files in one panel.
Quiet when you need it
In a direct chat: no notifications for an hour, a day, forever — or mentions only.
04 · Call
From chat to a call
A group call right from the chat, a one-click call from a direct chat and, from the Plus plan, call recording. Schedule a meeting in Calendar.
Call from the chat
A call is one button in the group header
Click Start a call and join — colleagues join next, each with a tile with their name. Everything about calls is on the Calls page.
Transcript
What was said in the meeting, easy to find
The Transcript tab has every line with a name and a timecode. Type a word into search and only the lines with it remain. Requires a connected speech recognition model; transcription uses AI credits.
Cloud or your own server
Free for up to 20 people. Your own server when you want it
In the cloud: no card, no time limit. Need full control over your messages and files? Deploy Layers on your server.
One workspace
Chat is just the start
Calls happen in Calls, meetings in Calendar. The whole module is on the Communication page.
Your data, your control
Can I send a voice message?
Yes. Hold the mic in the message box and talk, let go and the voice message goes to the chat. Slide away to cancel the recording. It plays right in the feed.
What files can I attach?
Images, videos and documents — several in one message. Images and videos show in the feed, documents as cards. Everything is collected on the Media and Files tabs in Group info.
Can I see that a message was read?
Yes: one tick means sent, two mean read. While a colleague is writing back, you see under the feed that they are typing.
Can I edit or delete a message?
Yes, your own: More actions → Edit or Delete. An edited message is marked “edited”.
Do I see my chats if I’m in several spaces?
Yes: direct chats and groups are visible in all your spaces.
How do I add someone to a group?
Group menu → Invite: by email or with an invite link.
Can I turn notifications off?
Yes, in a direct chat: for an hour, a day, forever — or keep mentions only.
Message your team — right next to the work
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