Mute or unmute a topic
Zulip lets you mute topics and streams to avoid receiving notifications for messages
you are not interested in. Muting a stream effectively mutes all topics in
that stream. You can also manually mute a topic in an unmuted stream, or
unmute a topic in a muted stream.
Muting has the following effects:
- Messages in muted topics do not generate notifications (including alert
word notifications), unless
you are mentioned.
- Messages in muted topics do not appear in the All messages
view or the mobile Inbox view.
- Muted topics appear in the Recent conversations
view only if the Include muted filter is
enabled.
- Unread messages in muted topics do not contribute to stream unread counts.
- Muted topics and streams are grayed out in the left sidebar of the desktop/web
app, and in the mobile app.
- In the desktop/web app, muted topics are sorted to the bottom of their stream,
and muted streams are sorted to the bottom of their stream section.
Note: Some parts of the Zulip experience may start to degrade
if you receive more than a few hundred muted messages a day.
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Hover over a topic in the left sidebar.
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Click on the ellipsis ().
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Select Mute topic or Unmute topic.
You can also click the mute () icon
in the message recipient bar or in Recent conversations.
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Press and hold a topic until the long-press menu appears.
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Tap Mute topic or Unmute topic.
If you are viewing a single topic, you can access the long-press
menu from the bar at the top of the app.
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Hover over a topic in the left sidebar.
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Click on the ellipsis ().
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Select Unmute topic or Mute topic.
You can also click the unmute () icon
in the message recipient bar or in Recent conversations.
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Tap the Streams
(
)
tab at the bottom of the app.
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Select a grayed-out (muted) stream from the streams list.
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Tap the Topics list
(
)
icon in the upper right corner of the app.
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Press and hold a topic until the long-press menu appears.
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Tap Unmute topic or Mute topic.
If you are viewing a single topic, you can access the long-press
menu from the bar at the top of the app.
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Click on the gear () icon in the upper
right corner of the web or desktop app.
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Select Personal settings.
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On the left, click Topics.
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Configure notifications for each topic by selecting the desired option from
the dropdown in the Status column.
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Tap the Streams
()
tab at the bottom of the app.
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Select a stream containing topics you want to configure.
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Tap the Topics list
()
icon in the upper right corner of the app.
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Press and hold a topic until the long-press menu appears.
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Tap Mute topic or Unmute topic.
Muted topics are grayed out in the topics list.
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