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Team chat on desktop and mobile, with push notifications

Download the desktop app for Mac and Windows, use Tandem App in any modern browser, or add it to your phone for push notifications. Dark mode, keyboard shortcuts and profile photos come as standard.

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Everywhere

In the browser, on your phone, in the dark.

Desktop apps for Mac and Windows, with notifications and an unread badge
Install on your phone from the browser, with push notifications
Light and dark themes, keyboard shortcuts and email summaries

On your phone

Installed

Push notificationsOn

ThemeDark

Email summaryIf you missed it

Quick switcherCtrl K

Desktop apps for Mac and Windows

Download Tandem App for Mac (Apple silicon or Intel) or Windows from the Download page: your workspaces in their own window, with native notifications, an unread count on the Dock or taskbar, a menu-bar or tray icon, and updates that install themselves.

Or no download at all

Tandem App also runs in any modern browser. Install it from the browser to get its own icon on your computer, or add it to your phone's home screen for push notifications.

Notifications that respect you

Turn on push notifications and choose, per channel, whether you are notified about mentions and replies to you, only @mentions, or nothing; mute anything that gets noisy. Pause everything with do not disturb, and get an email summary of anything you missed.

Light, dark or automatic

Choose light, dark, or follow your device. Every page, from chat to the admin dashboard, follows your choice.

Fast with a keyboard

Ctrl/⌘+K jumps to any channel or person, Alt+↑/↓ moves between conversations, and Ctrl/⌘+/ shows every shortcut.

Included on every plan.Free for up to 3 users; paid plans from $1.99 per user per month.

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Who uses it

Desktop and mobile for your kind of team.

Construction companies

Give every site its own channel for daily updates, snag lists, drawings and deliveries, with subcontractors invited to the sites they work on.

Surveying practices

Coordinate inspections, report drafting and checking across the practice, with each instruction tracked from booking to issue.

Trades and small contractors

Keep jobs, quotes, materials and photos organised for a small trade business, with the whole team on their phones.

Restaurants and cafés

Keep rotas, shift handovers, supplier orders and maintenance jobs in one place for front and back of house.

Hotels and guest houses

Coordinate housekeeping, maintenance and reception across shifts, with room issues logged as tasks and resolved visibly.

Gyms and fitness studios

Coordinate instructors, class cover, equipment repairs and promotions across a gym or studio team.

Guides

Step by step.

Account

Notifications and do not disturb

Choose what you hear about in each conversation, get email summaries and browser pushes, and pause it all with do not disturb.

Getting started

Keyboard shortcuts

Jump to any channel or person with Ctrl/Cmd + K, move between conversations, edit your last message and more without the mouse.

Account

Install Tandem App on your computer or phone

Install Tandem App from your browser so it opens in its own window, shows an unread count and can send notifications.

FAQ

Desktop and mobile, answered.

What is Tandem App?

Tandem App is a workspace for your team with chat, tasks and file storage in every channel. You can bring clients and other outsiders in as guests, and they see only the channels you add them to.

Who is it for?

Teams of any size that talk to clients as well as to each other: agencies, studios, accountants, consultancies, developers, and internal teams that want chat and tasks in one place.

Is there a desktop app?

Yes. Download Tandem App for Mac (Apple silicon or Intel) or Windows from the Download page. It keeps your workspaces in their own window, with native notifications, an unread count on the Dock or taskbar and updates that install themselves.

Do I need to install anything?

No. Tandem runs in the browser. You can also install it as an app on your computer or phone from the browser, which adds phone notifications and an icon on your home screen.

How do I start?

Sign up with your name, work email and a workspace address such as your-company. Confirm your email and the workspace is created and opened for you.

Do I need a card to sign up?

No. Every workspace starts on the Free plan. You only add a card if you move to a paid plan.

How do I invite my team?

From the People page, enter their email addresses. Each person gets an invitation link that is valid for 7 days; it can be resent at any time.

Can I move from Slack?

Yes. Upload the zip file from Slack's export page and Tandem brings across your channels, messages and threads. See the guide on moving from Slack.

Bring your team and your clients together.

Start free with up to 3 users and as many client guests as your plan allows. No card needed.

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