Features
C Chat combines WhatsApp-style simplicity with what a business needs: teams with groups and admins, guest access, rich media up to 25 MB and auditable encryption with per-organization keys.
Feature overview
| Area | What’s included |
|---|---|
| Account | Sign up with a phone number (code by SMS) or email (code by email). Profile with name, optional @username and photo. |
| Direct messages | To any C Chat user by @username, phone contacts or team members, with no requests. Block and report. |
| Teams and groups | Workspaces with groups, owners and admins. Up to 50 members per team, 30 groups per team and 5 teams per account. |
| Invitations | By link, QR code, WhatsApp, SMS or email. Guests (contractors, cleaning staff, clients) join one specific group. |
| Messaging | Text, replies, reactions, edit and delete, read receipts, typing indicator, pinned messages, mute and search. |
| Media | Photos, videos, files up to 25 MB, voice notes and location sharing. |
| Alerts | One-tap 🚨 alert to a group. |
| Security | TLS in transit, AES-256 at rest with per-organization keys, auditable group encryption and private direct messages. |
| Platforms and languages | Web app, iOS and Android. 8 languages: English, Spanish, Portuguese, German, French, Italian, Polish and Dutch. |
Messaging
- Direct messages for business teams, private by designBusiness direct messaging in C Chat: message any user by @username, phone contact or team, with no requests. DMs stay private from admins. Block and report.
- @Usernames: chat at work without sharing your phone numberC Chat is a username messaging app: pick an optional @username so clients, guests and colleagues can message you without seeing your phone number. How it works.
- Message replies and reactions that keep busy chats clearMessage replies and reactions in C Chat keep busy groups clear: reply to a specific message for context, react to acknowledge without adding noise.
- Edit and delete sent messages without confusing your teamEdit and delete sent messages in C Chat to fix typos, wrong times or messages sent to the wrong group. How it works and when a correction is the better choice.
- Read receipts for group messages, plus typing indicatorsRead receipts for group messages in C Chat show who has read an announcement or instruction; typing indicators show a reply is coming. How to use them.
- Mute group chat notifications and keep your focusMute group chat notifications in C Chat to quiet busy or low-priority groups without leaving them. Messages still arrive; you read them when it suits you.
- Pin messages in group chat so important notices stay visiblePin messages in a C Chat group so standing instructions, schedules and key contacts stay at the top and don't scroll away. How to use pinned messages well.
- Search chat messages and find what was said, fastSearch chat messages in C Chat to find an old instruction, address, report or decision in seconds instead of scrolling or asking again. Tips included.
Encryption and privacy
- Private contact discovery: find coworkers without uploading your address bookHow C Chat finds coworkers in your phone contacts: numbers are hashed with SHA-256 on your device and the server does not store the hashes. Setup and limits.
- Auditable encryption: protected messages your business can still overseeAuditable encryption protects messages with TLS and AES-256 while letting team owners audit and export group chats. Direct messages stay private. How it works.
- AES-256 encrypted messaging with a key for each organizationC Chat stores team messages encrypted with AES-256 and a key specific to each organization, and sends them over TLS. What that protects, and what it does not.
- Export group chat for compliance, disputes and incident reviewsTeam owners and admins in C Chat can audit and export the team's group chats for compliance, disputes and incident reviews, while direct messages stay private.
Teams, groups and guests
- Team workspace chat: one place your company ownsA team in C Chat is a workspace your company owns: members, groups, owners and admins in one place. How team workspace chat works, setup and free-plan limits.
- A work group chat app organized around your teamC Chat group chats live inside your team: one per site, shift or client, with replies, read receipts, pinned notices and alerts. How to run a work group chat.
- Invite to a group chat by link or QR codeInvite staff, contractors or clients to a C Chat team or group with a link or a QR code. Step-by-step setup, on-site examples and how to keep invitations safe.
- Invite team members to a chat app through the channels they already useSend C Chat invitations through the channels your staff already use: WhatsApp, SMS or email. How to invite team members to a chat app and get everyone to join.
- Guest access in team chat for contractors, vendors and clientsGuest access in C Chat lets contractors, cleaning staff and clients join one group by invitation, not your whole team. How it works and how to manage it.
- Team chat admin roles: owners and admins in C ChatC Chat teams have owners and admins who manage members and can audit and export group chats. Who should hold each team chat admin role, and how to use it well.
Photos, files, voice and location
- Share photos and videos with your team, right in the chatShare photos and videos in C Chat team groups: send on-site evidence, before-and-after shots and short clips up to 25 MB, encrypted at rest. How to use it well.
- Secure file sharing in chat, up to 25 MB per fileSecure file sharing in C Chat: send PDFs, spreadsheets and documents up to 25 MB, encrypted in transit and at rest with per-organization keys. How it works.
- Voice notes for work, for people whose hands are busyVoice notes for work in C Chat: record a short message when your hands are busy, send it to your team group and keep it in the record. How to use them well.
- Share your location with your team when it mattersShare your location with your team in a C Chat group or direct message: arrivals, meeting points and lone-worker check-ins. You choose when; no tracking.
Safety
- An emergency alert button inside your team chatC Chat's one-tap 🚨 alert warns a whole work group at once. How the emergency alert button works, how to set it up and why it never replaces emergency services.
- Block and report users who should not be in your chatsAnyone can message you directly in C Chat, so you can block and report users who send spam, harassment or scams. How it works and what moderators can see.
Sign-up, apps and languages
- Sign up with your phone or email, no password neededC Chat uses passwordless sign up: enter your phone or email, type the one-time code you receive, and you're in. How it works, who it suits and its limits.
- A multilingual messaging app: C Chat in 8 languagesC Chat's interface comes in 8 languages, so each person on a mixed-language team uses the app in their own. See which languages, how it works and its limits.
- C Chat web app: team chat from any browserC Chat is a team chat web app at getcchat.com/c: open it in a browser, sign in with a code and message your team. No install needed. Features and limits.
- C Chat for iOS and Android: business messaging on the phoneC Chat's iOS and Android business messaging apps are coming soon. Use C Chat on your phone today through the browser. What to expect and how to prepare.
CGuard Pro integration
- CGuard Pro integration: chat built into your security guard softwareC Chat integrates with CGuard Pro security guard software: site groups with on-duty guards, office and client, and instant removal of former guards.
- On-duty access: guards read site chats only while on shiftShift-based access control in C Chat: with CGuard Pro, guards read a site group only while on duty there. How it works, why it matters and its limits.
Bring your team to C Chat
Encrypted messaging for businesses and teams. Free for now — up to 50 members per team.