About
Google Chat is a team messaging and collaboration platform for Google Workspace users. It combines real-time messaging with AI-powered features including conversation summaries, automatic translation across 120+ languages, and intelligent search. Teams can start direct chats or group conversations, share audio and video messages, and conduct real-time huddles. The app integrates with Workspace tools like Gmail, Calendar, Drive, Tasks, and Meet, and supports third-party apps including PagerDuty, Jira, and GitHub. Security features include zero-trust architecture, AI-powered data loss prevention, and phishing and malware detection. Chat is included with Google Workspace subscriptions, with some premium features requiring paid plans.
Highlights
- AI-powered conversation summaries and intelligent search across messages
- Automatic message translation in 120+ languages
- Real-time huddles with audio and video messaging
- Integration with Gmail, Calendar, Drive, Tasks, and Meet
- Third-party app support including PagerDuty, Jira, and GitHub
- Zero-trust security with AI-powered data loss prevention and malware detection
Best for
Teams using Google Workspace who need centralized messaging, collaboration, and real-time communication with built-in access to other Workspace tools and third-party business applications.
At a glance
Google Chat is rated 4.6 out of 5 from 267,706 ratings and is available on iOS and Android — all free to download.
It is developed by Google LLC.