How-To
How to start a Slack Huddle
If you want to gather the team in Slack for a quick voice call, here’s how to use Slack Huddles.
A Slack Huddle lets users have audio conversations with people in their workspace and with other invited users.
In other words, anyone in the direct message or channel where you start a Slack Huddle can hop in and have a quick voice chat.
If you’re ready to start using this feature in your Slack channel, we’ll walk you through the entire process below.
How to start a Slack Huddle (desktop)
If you want to start a Slack Huddle from your computer, you can do that in just a couple of steps.
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Open Slack on your computer
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Enter the Direct Message or Channel you want to have the Slack Huddle in
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At the bottom-left of the screen, toggle on the Slack Huddle icon (the headphones)
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To add people, click on the Add People icon (the person outline) and select other users
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Once finished, you can leave the Slack Huddle by toggling off the Huddle icon
If you want to take your keyboard shortcuts to the next level, you can also start a Slack Huddle that way:
Shortcut: Ctrl + Shift + H on Windows or Linux | Command + Shift + H on Mac.
How to start a Slack Huddle (mobile)
You can also start a Slack Huddle from the Android and iOS app:
- Open the Slack app on your phone
- Enter the Channel or Direct Message and press the headphones icon at the top right corner
- You will want to tab the green button at the bottom
- To invite your colleagues, press the add people icon (person outline with + sign)
- Tap on the Leave button next to the add people icon to leave the Slack Huddle
What can you do in a Slack Huddle?
If you think a Slack Huddle is a good idea for your team or friends, here are some of the key features:
- Unlike a Slack Call, you don’t have to schedule a Slack Huddle. Just start it and anyone in the Channel or Direct Message can join
- You can have up to 50 people in a Slack Huddle (two people on the free tier)
- On desktop, you can have live captions which transcribe what people are saying in real-time on a Slack Huddle
- Screen sharing is also possible in a Slack Huddle
- You can switch between your PC and your phone during a Slack Huddle by just simply joining from your desired device
- You can also invite people to your Slack Huddle even if they are not in the DM or Channel you started it in
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Slack Huddles are a great way for colleagues and teams to collaborate easily or have a quick meeting.
The feature is easy to use and starts instantly without needing prior notice, so it is the fastest option to go over a task that would otherwise have taken more time with texting.
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