Mute or unmute a stream

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.

Mute a stream

  1. Hover over a stream in the left sidebar.

  2. Click on the ellipsis ().

  3. Click Mute stream.

  1. Press and hold a stream until the long-press menu appears.

  2. Tap Mute stream.

If you are in a stream view, you can access the long-press menu from the bar at the top of the app.

Unmute a stream

  1. Hover over a stream in the left sidebar.

  2. Click on the ellipsis ().

  3. Click Unmute stream.

  1. Press and hold a stream until the long-press menu appears.

  2. Tap Unmute stream.

If you are in a stream view, you can access the long-press menu from the bar at the top of the app.

Alternate method to mute or unmute a stream

  1. Click on the gear () icon in the upper right corner of the web or desktop app.

  2. Select Stream settings.

  3. Select a stream.

  4. Select the Personal tab on the right.

  5. Under Notification settings, toggle Mute stream.

  1. Press and hold a stream until the long-press menu appears.

  2. Tap Stream settings.

  3. Toggle Muted.

If you are in a stream view, you can access the stream settings menu from the information (information) button in the top right corner of the app.