# Set Up Team Chat in Planio

Team Chat lets you quickly make decisions together with your team in real time from your phone or computer.

You'll also have a real-time feed of the latest updates on your project on any device, and you'll be able to ping any team member when you need to talk to them.

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## How Can You Use Team Chat?

  - You can **chat with your team members** directly inside Planio, **on desktop clients** or **on your mobile** about a project.
  - You can **discuss an issue in chat**, and your chat will be easily accessible from that issue, so you’ll have all the discussion around the issue in one place.
  - You can **ping people by writing their name**, so you can quickly ask them a question. They’ll get a notification, so they’ll know about it straight away.
  - You can **search the entire chat log** using search. Everybody can simply look up what has been said on a subject and absent people can catch up on past chats easily. 
  - You'll see **chat notifications on updates** made within Planio.

## Activate Planio Chat and Get Your Planio Chat Credentials

Log into your Planio account and select the project for which you want to enable team chat.

Go to **Apps** in the navigation bar and make sure **Team Chat** is installed. It’s an optional extra, so you might have to upgrade to use it.

![](install_chat_app.png)  
*Install the Chat App*

Once installed, you’ll see a chat tab in the bottom-right of the screen. You can start chatting here.

![](chat_window.png)  
*You can use chat from within Planio*

You'll also find **Chat Logs** in the navigation bar. Click on it, and you’ll see a history of all chat messages. On the right, you’ll see a sidebar with chat credentials. You’ll have to enter your account password to see the **Server password**.

![](chat_credentials.png)  
*You'll find your chat credentials in this sidebar*

You’ll need these credentials to set up chat on mobile devices and desktop IRC clients.

## Set Up Team Chat on Your Favorite Device

Choose your platform below:

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| [[Set up Team Chat on Your iOS device using Colloquy| !colloquy-for-ios.png!]] |  | [[Set Up Team Chat on Your Android Device using AndroIRC| !androirc-for-android.png!]] |
| **[[Set up Team Chat on Your iOS device using Colloquy|Colloquy for iOS]]**    |  | **[[Set Up Team Chat on Your Android Device using AndroIRC|AndroIRC for Android]]**    |
| [[Set up Team Chat on Your Mac using Colloquy| !colloquy-for-mac.png!]]        |  | [[Set up Team Chat on Windows using Pidgin| !pidgin-for-windows.png!]]                 |
| **[[Set up Team Chat on Your Mac using Colloquy|Colloquy for Mac]]**           |  | **[[Set up Team Chat on Windows using Pidgin|Pidgin for Windows]]**                    |