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YakChat Messaging

Communication has never been this easy

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YakChat Messaging App: Business texting simplified

We believe that messaging should be simple – but infused with a touch of awesome! That's why our Messaging App is incredibly intuitive. If you know how to text, you're already a pro at using our app.

Yet, importantly, YakChat's message app is packed with easy-to-use features and transitions smoothly between your desktop and mobile, ensuring you’re connected wherever you go.

By blending user-friendly design with cutting-edge functionality, our app redefines your communication experience, setting a new standard for effortless connection.

Flexible inbox options

Empowering you to leverage SMS for wider reach and instant impact

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Personal SMS inbox

Done with using your private mobile number for work-related texts? Our Personal SMS Inbox offers a dedicated number exclusively for your professional messages. That way, you can maintain the privacy of your private number and ditch costly mobile plans.

Shared SMS inbox

Text-enable your business or departmental number with a shared inbox. Any team member can then send, receive, and respond to texts and access both their messages and those of others.

Multiple SMS inboxes

In addition to having a Personal Inbox, you can join numerous Shared Inboxes. Then you can send and receive text messages across multiple numbers and effortlessly keep up-to-date with every conversation.

Inbox management

Managing your conversations

Mark messages as unread

Easy Message Management

Instantly view the number of unread messages in your inboxes and toggle read messages to unread for later review. Conversations can be closed for a tidy inbox but will auto-reopen if a new message arrives.

Filter conversations

Simple conversation filter

Enjoy inbox mastery with our conversation filter. Display unread or unanswered messages, and in shared inboxes, spot conversations that are unassigned or assigned to other team members.

Assign conversations

Effortless message assignment

With a Shared Inbox it’s easy to assign messages to specific team members. Then everyone can see their own conversations but still view and respond to messages, or re-assign them to others.

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Text Translation

Communicate in over 100 languages

Send messages to your contacts in their native language and have their replies translated into yours. With our translation capabilities spanning an impressive 100+ languages, the world is truly at your fingertips.

Message Broadcast

Share texts with multiple contacts

Share your texts with up to 50 recipients while keeping their privacy intact! Your phone number is the only one they'll see, and every reply is directed back to you. Adding contacts is easy: simply paste them from a spreadsheet or add them from your contacts.

MFA

Receive SMS 2fa/OTP codes

With our Shared Inbox, your team can instantly receive critical passcodes from your business systems. Offering a secure and hassle-free authentication solution, it’s an ideal choice for remote and mobile teams.

MMS Group Chat

Collaborate with Group Chat

Accelerate decision-making and teamwork with MMS Group Chat. Share text and images with up to 10 people simultaneously, and have responses shared instantly with the group.

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Contact management

Save and share contacts

Enhance your SMS experience by saving your contacts’ details so their names are always visible in your chats. Simply import your current contacts or add a new person’s details instantly from their message. With YakChat, you can effortlessly centralize all your contacts, organize them into groups, and share them easily with others.

Microsoft contacts

Effortlessly connect with your Microsoft 365 network

Instantly connect with your contacts in Microsoft Outlook, SharePoint, or with colleagues listed in your company's Active Directory.

With a direct, Microsoft-secured connection to your contacts, YakChat ensures real-time availability as soon as a new contact is added. You don’t have to synchronize, and your contact data remains securely and exclusively within your Microsoft tenant environment.

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SMS text messaging from the comfort of your business application

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YakChat for

Microsoft Teams

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Power Automate

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Webex

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Browser

Or use online in your browser or mobile app

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For all your numbers...

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Microsoft Teams

Microsoft and Operator Connect numbers

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Landline/VoIP

Existing PBX, landline, SIP, and VoIP numbers 

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Service providers

Integrate your own SMS & CPaaS service provider 

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Grab a new text-only number in your local area code

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Surpassing TEXTpectation with every feature!

Ensuring security and compliance

Whether you’re knee-deep in Microsoft Teams or Webex, immersed in other apps, or out-and-about with your mobile device, YakChat alerts you instantly to every incoming message, keeping you in the loop and ready to respond in real-time.

Contact Manager

Text contacts from your Outlook, company directory, SharePoint, or imported lists. Centrally manage conversations without external data sync or storage worries.

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Microsoft Secure Access

Accessing YakChat is easy and secure with Microsoft Teams SSO and Entra ID. No more memorizing multiple credentials or reusing passwords: One click, and you're in.

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Flexible Inbox Options

Private chats or team messaging? Use a Personal Inbox with a dedicated number for your private, 1-on-1 chats, and a Shared Inbox with a shared number for teams to manage SMS from a unified number.

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Group Chat

For truly collaborative conversations, text multiple people simultaneously and have responses shared instantly with the group.e.

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Multimedia Messaging (MMS)

Infuse your chats with multiple visuals, photos, and a variety of attachments, including PDFs. Break free from text-only messaging and embrace the power of multimedia.

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Virtual Number

Need a virtual number in your area code or country? No problem. Text from your desktop or mobile and keep your personal number private.

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Bring Your Own Number

Use your own business number for both calls and SMS. That way your contacts always know who's texting and they can reply as they prefer.

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Messaging Archive

Archive your SMS messages easily to guarantee regulatory compliance and safeguard those crucial conversations.

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