Quiet hours overlap
Add your team's time zones and quiet hours and see when it is safe to ping everyone.
- Any time zone
- Quiet hours that cross midnight
- A link you can share
§ 05 — Quiet
quiet
The other noise in chat is the pings. Here is what each app lets you silence, side by side, with a link to the vendor page for every setting.
§ 01 — Mute and snooze, compared
What each app lets you silence
Read on each vendor's own help pages. "Not documented" means the help pages do not describe that control; the app may still have something like it that the vendor has not written up. Options are listed the way the vendor lists them. Swipe the table sideways on a phone.
| Control | Slack | Discord | Microsoft Teams | Telegram | iMessage | Signal | Messenger | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mute one chat or channel8 of 8 apps | Mute and hideone hour · until tomorrowsource | MuteFor 15 minutes · For 1 hour · For 3 hours · For 8 hours · For 24 hours · Until I turn it back onOnly on iOS and Androidsource | Mutesource | Mute notifications8 hours · 1 week · Alwayssource | MuteOnly on iOS and Androidsource | Hide Alertssource | Mute1 hour · 8 hours · 1 day · 1 week · Alwayssource | Mutesource |
| Pause everything for a while5 of 8 apps | Pause notificationssource | Do Not Disturbsource | Do not disturbsource | Not documented | Not documented | Not documented | Do not disturbsource | |
| Only mentions or keywords6 of 8 apps | Channel keywordsEverything · Mentions and direct messagessource | Only @mentionssource | Not documented | Smart notificationssource | Notify Mesource | MentionsAlways notify me · Don't notify mesource | Not documented | |
| Quiet hours on a schedule5 of 8 apps | Notification scheduleEvery day · Weekdays · Customsource | Not documented | Quiet timeOnly on iOS and Androidsource | Focus modesOnly on iOSsource | Not documented | Schedule a FocusOnly on iOSsource | Notification ProfilesOnly on Windows, macOS, Linux and Androidsource | Not documented |
| Level per channel or group6 of 8 apps | YesAll new posts · Just mentionssource | Notification OverridesAll · Mentions · Nothing · Mutesource | Channel notificationssource | Exceptionssource | Not documented | Not documented | ||
| Follow or mute a thread4 of 8 apps | YesGet notified about new replies · Turn off notifications for repliessource | Yesall messages · mentions only · no messagessource | Follow threadsource | Not documented | Topicssource | Not documented | Not documented | Not documented |
| Notification sounds | ||||||||
| Pick another sound | YesNew messages · VIP messages (paid plans only) · Huddles · Sending a DM · Receiving a DM while in the conversationsource | Event Sound PackOnly on Windows, macOS, Linux and Web browsersource | YesOnly on Windows and Web browsersource | Notification toneOnly on Windows, macOS, iOS and Androidsource | Yessource | Text Tonesource | Not documented | Not documented |
| A sound for one chat | Not documented | Not documented | Not documented | Notification toneOnly on iOS and Androidsource | Yessource | Text ToneOnly on iOSsource | Custom notificationsOnly on iOS and Androidsource | Text toneOnly on iOS and Androidsource |
| Your own sound file | Not documented | Not documented | Not documented | Custom Notification Soundssource | Standard Text ToneOnly on iOSsource | Not documented | Not documented | |
| Sound off, banners on | Mute all sounds from SlackOnly on Windows, macOS and Linuxsource | SoundsOnly on iOSsource | Play sounds with notificationsOnly on Windows, macOS and Web browsersource | Incoming soundsOnly on Windows and Web browsersource | Disable Soundsource | Nonesource | Play audio notificationOnly on Windows, macOS and Linuxsource | Notification soundsOnly on Web browsersource |
§ 02 — Guides
One app at a time
- How to quiet Slack notifications Mute Slack channels and DMs, pause notifications, set keywords and a notification schedule, and change sounds, with the paths from Slack’s help pages.
- How to quiet Discord notifications Mute Discord servers, use Do Not Disturb, hear only @mentions, set channel overrides and thread levels, and handle sounds, step by step.
- How to quiet Microsoft Teams notifications Mute Teams chats, set Do not disturb with an end time, schedule quiet time on mobile, tune channel and thread notifications, and change sounds.
- How to quiet WhatsApp notifications Mute WhatsApp chats and groups for 8 hours, 1 week or Always, get group alerts only for highlights, and change or silence tones, step by step.
- How to quiet Telegram notifications Mute Telegram chats, still hear mentions in muted groups, review exceptions, quiet single topics, and set or silence notification sounds.
- How to quiet iMessage notifications Hide alerts on one iMessage chat, get notified when your name is mentioned, use Do Not Disturb and Focus schedules, and change text tones.
- How to quiet Signal notifications Mute Signal chats from 1 hour to Always, keep mentions on in muted groups, schedule Notification Profiles, and set a sound for one chat.
- How to quiet Messenger notifications Mute a Messenger conversation, turn on Do not disturb, choose what a group chat can notify you about, and set a text tone for one chat.
§ 03 — Tools
Two small tools
Which app pinged?
Narrow a ping down by the device you heard it on, then give the apps that allow it a sound you will recognise.
- Phone, computer or browser tab
- A sound for one chat
- Sound off, banners on
§ Sources
Checked against
Each vendor's own help pages, blog posts and release notes, last checked :
- slack.com · Configure your Slack notifications
- slack.com · Mute channels and direct messages
- slack.com · Pause your Slack notifications
- slack.com · Manage notifications for specific channels and direct messages
- slack.com · Use threads to organize discussions
- slack.com · System requirements for using Slack
- support.discord.com · Notifications Settings 101
- support.discord.com · [Mobile] Notifications Settings 101
- support.discord.com · Changing Online Status
- support.discord.com · Threads FAQ
- support.discord.com · Halloween Event 2026 FAQ
- discord.com · Download Discord to Talk, Play, and Hang Out
- support.microsoft.com · Manage notifications in Microsoft Teams
- support.microsoft.com · Hide, unhide, mute, add a chat to Favorites, or mark a chat as unread in Microsoft Teams
- support.microsoft.com · Manage channel notifications in Microsoft Teams
- support.microsoft.com · Quiet time in Microsoft Teams for mobile devices
- support.microsoft.com · Change your status in Microsoft Teams
- learn.microsoft.com · User presence in Teams
- learn.microsoft.com · System requirements for the Teams client
- techcommunity.microsoft.com · Set custom sound notifications in Microsoft Teams
- faq.whatsapp.com · How to mute or unmute individual or group chat notifications
- faq.whatsapp.com · How to manage your notifications
- faq.whatsapp.com · How to manage conversation tones
- faq.whatsapp.com · Can't see or hear notifications
- whatsapp.com · Download WhatsApp
- telegram.org · Telegram FAQ
- telegram.org · Notification Sounds, Bot Revolution and More
- telegram.org · Chat Export Tool, Better Notifications and More
- telegram.org · Telegram Applications
- support.apple.com · Stop, mute, and change message notifications on iPhone
- support.apple.com · Have a group conversation in Messages on iPhone
- support.apple.com · Mute and manage notifications from Messages on Mac
- support.apple.com · Turn on or schedule a Focus on iPhone
- support.apple.com · Change General settings in Messages on Mac
- support.apple.com · Create a custom ringtone on your iPhone
- support.signal.org · In-App Notification Options
- support.signal.org · @ Mentions in Group Chats
- support.signal.org · Notification Profiles
- support.signal.org · Troubleshooting Notifications
- signal.org · Download Signal
- signal.org · New Features Coming to Signal Groups
- facebook.com · Turn Messenger notifications on or off
- facebook.com · Turn group chat notifications on or off on Messenger
- facebook.com · Turn sound on or off on messenger.com
- facebook.com · Download or update your Messenger app