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Organizations and teams that need secure, self-hosted instant messaging, group conversations, channels, and file sharing through their NAS
About Synology Chat
Synology Chat is a private cloud messaging service for secure, easy team communication on Synology NAS. It helps teams transform day-to-day communication with flexible 1-to-1 conversations, group conversations, and public or private channels, giving users a central space to share updates, files, links, and team discussions. Built for privacy, Synology Chat supports optional end-to-end encryption for conversations or channels, helping organizations keep communication confidential while maintaining control over their data. Users can chat from a browser or through Windows, macOS, Linux, iOS, and Android apps, making it accessible across office, remote, and mobile environments. Message management tools help teams stay organized with pinned messages, user mentions, bookmarks, hashtags, shared-file and shared-link bulletin boards, and integration with Synology apps.
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