# Google Chat | ![img \|150](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/a8/Google_Chat_Home.png/320px-Google_Chat_Home.png) | **Google Chat** is a communication service developed by Google. Initially designed for teams and business environments, it has since been made available for general consumers. It provides direct message, group conversations, and spaces, which allow users to create and assign tasks and share files in a central place in addition to chatting. It can be accessed through its own website and app or through the Gmail website and app. | | ---- | ---- | | | wikipedia:: [Google Chat](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Google_Chat) | | | url:: [Chat](https://mail.google.com/chat/u/0/#chat/home) | Formerly Google Talk, Google Hangouts, Google Allo, Google Duo... Team chat, sort of like [[Slack]] [[Google Meet]] [[Google Messages]]