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DMs, mentions, and alerts

You can configure desktop, mobile, and email notifications for direct messages (DMs), mentions, and alert words.

Configure notifications

These settings will affect notifications for direct messages, group direct messages, mentions, and alert words.

  • Instructions for all platforms

  1. Go to Notifications.

  2. In the Notification triggers table, toggle the settings for DMs, mentions, and alerts.

You can also hide the content of direct messages (and group direct messages) from desktop notifications.

  • Instructions for all platforms

  1. Under Desktop message notifications, toggle Include content of direct messages in desktop notifications.

Wildcard mentions

You can configure which types of notifications you want to receive for wildcard mentions (@all, @everyone, @channel) and @topic mentions separately from personal @-mentions.

These mentions don't trigger notifications in muted channels or topics, unlike personal mentions.

  • Instructions for all platforms

  1. Go to Notifications.

  2. In the Notification triggers table, toggle the @all checkbox for Channels or Followed topics.

Additionally, you can override this configuration for individual channels in your Channel settings, and administrators can restrict use of wildcard mentions in large channels.

Alert words

Zulip lets you to specify alert words or phrases that send you a desktop notification whenever the alert word is included in a message. Alert words are case-insensitive.

Alert words in messages you receive while the alert is enabled will be highlighted.

Add an alert word or phrase

  • Instructions for all platforms

  1. Go to Alert words.

  2. Add a word or phrase.

  3. Click Add alert word.

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