Slackhas an audio-only feature designed to recreate the experience of someone or a group of people at work stopping by your desk to ask a question or solve an issue. Called Huddles, Slack said it’s meant to “re-create the spontaneous and informal discussions you miss from the office”.
What are Slack Huddles?
To help you hash out an idea, catch up with a colleague, debrief after a big meeting, or strike up a casual conversation with your co-workers, Slack has come up with Huddles, something it described as a “lightweight audio-first way to start live conversations”. The idea is, with just one click in Slack, you can start a huddle in any channel or direct message. Everyone in that channel or DM will be able to join or leave the huddle as they please.
Huddles give you a break from being on camera and take away the hassle of having to negotiate busy calenders.
How do Slack Huddles work?
Slack Huddles can have up to 50 participants. Anyone in a conversation can join a huddle once it starts. You will receive an invitation to join if one starts in a DM.
When you join a huddle from your desktop, you can share your screen and turn on live captions in English (more languages are in the works). Keep in mind, in Slack Connect channels and DMs, people from other organisations must have access to Huddles in order to start or join them.
Start a Huddle
Leave a Huddle
To leave a huddle click theheadphones toggleat the bottom corner of your sidebar.
From the channel or DM where the huddle is taking place, tap theantenna iconin the top right corner of the screen. Then, tapLeave.
Accept a Huddle invitation
When you receive a huddle invitation, a notification sound will play and you’ll see the invitation in the bottom corner of your sidebar.
Join an active Huddle
When someone has started a huddle in a channel or DM you belong to, you’ll see a blueantenna iconnext to the channel name in your sidebar.
Who can use Slack Huddles?
Starting 06 June 2025, Slack Huddles rolled out gradually to users onSlack’s paid plans. Everyone should now have access to Huddles.
Want to know more?
Check outSlack’s FAQ hub,blogpostson Huddles, or ourSlack tricks guide.
