Features

Following are the key features of Zulip

  • MARKDOWN OPTIMIZED FOR CHAT: Express your ideas clearly with bulleted lists, bold, italics, and much more.
  • EMOJI AND EMOJI REACTIONS: Have fun expressing yourself with emoji!
  • INLINE IMAGE, VIDEO, AND TWEET PREVIEWS: Zulip automatically generate a previews of links you send in conversations
  • DRAG-AND-DROP FILE UPLOADS: Drag a file into the compose box and start sharing and discussing work with team mates has never been easier.
  • CODE AND QUOTE BLOCKS: Discuss code with ease using Markdown code blocks (and syntax highlighting). And discuss blocks of text with ease with block quotes.
  • CUSTOMIZABLE AUTOMATIC LINKIFICATION: Customize Zulip’s markup to automatically link back to your issue tracker or GitHub when you type “#1235” or a commit ID.
  • INTEGRATIONS: Get alerts and updates from your favorite services with off-the-shelf integrations for Trac, Nagios, GitHub, Jenkins, and more.
  • API: Zulip has a dead-simple RESTful API and Python bindings
  • MOBILE APPS: Supports native quality iOS and Android apps.
  • DESKTOP APPS: Supports Multi Platform Desktop Apps.
  • ENTERPRISE-GRADE SECURITY: Zulip is used by some of the most security-conscious organizations in the world.
  • FULL-TEXT FULL-HISTORY SEARCH: Search is both snappy and smart, helping you look for text, people, and threads of conversation, with advanced search operators for fine-grained control.
  • HISTORY: Join a stream and see its history, so even new team members are never out of the loop.
  • STARRED MESSAGES: Keep a todo list of messages to come back to, or keep track of interesting conversations.
  • STATISTICS: Zulip has a powerful set of analytics available to help you see how your organization communicates.
  • ONE-ON-ONE AND GROUP PRIVATE CONVERSATIONS: Lightweight private conversations with one or as many people as you need.
  • TEAM AVAILABILITY: See who is currently online at a glance.
  • PRIVATE STREAMS: Enjoy the benefits of threaded conversations while controlling your audience and privacy.
  • MESSAGE EDITING: Don’t worry, you can always fix that typo, either in the body of message or its topic.
  • CONVERSATIONS THREADED BY TOPIC: Participate in several conversations with the same group at once, without getting lost or overwhelmed.
  • CATCH UP IN NO TIME: With topics, hotkeys and snappy performance, usefully reviewing hundreds of messages takes just minutes.
  • FULLY INTERNATIONALIZED: The Zulip UI is fully internationalized and has been translated into over a dozen languages.
  • CUSTOMIZABLE LOGIN AND REGISTRATION: Customize the available authentication methods and customize the login and registration pages for your organization using Markdown.
  • VIDEO CALLS: Create and join video calls with a single click. Powered by your choice of Zoom, Jitsi Meet or Big Blue Button.
  • FLEXIBLE AUTHENTICATION: Supported authentication providers include LDAP, SAML, Google, GitHub, GitLab, Apple, and more.
  • DATA IMPORT: Import an existing Slack, Mattermost, HipChat, Stride, or Gitter workspace into Zulip.
  • CUSTOM PROFILE FIELDS: Use Zulip to store directory information, links to social media profiles, food preferences, or anything else.
  • GUESTS: Guests cannot see or join streams unless they are explicitly added. Perfect for partners, vendors, and temporary contractors.
  • CUSTOM BRANDING: Use your logo instead of Zulip’s in the desktop and webapp.
  • INTEGRATE WITH IRC, MATRIX, OR SLACK: Two way integrations with IRC and Matrix, and one way integration with Slack.
  • MODERATION: A full suite of tools for moderating open communities.
  • DATA EXPORTS: No vendor lock-in. Export your hosted Zulip to an on-premises installation at any time.
  • YOUR FEATURE HERE: Zulip is open source, so if something important for your use case is missing, you can make it happen!

Installation Instructions

Linux Server

  • Step1: Download the latest release
  
  cd $(mktemp -d)
  wget https://www.zulip.org/dist/releases/zulip-server-latest.tar.gz
  tar -xf zulip-server-latest.tar.gz
  • Step 2: Install Zulip
  
  sudo -s  # If not already root
  ./zulip-server-*/scripts/setup/install --certbot \
      --email=YOUR_EMAIL --hostname=YOUR_HOSTNAME
  • Step 3: Create a Zulip organization, and log in
  • Step 4: Configure and use
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