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# Pachca's hidden features

> Top 8 features that make communication faster and easier in Pachca, the team chat app. Step-by-step instructions with examples.

Источник: https://pachca.com/en/help-center/effective-work/sekretnye-funkcii-pachki

## Top 8 features that make communication faster and easier

Pachca has plenty of features for power users. We mention them in our articles and other materials, but not everyone knows about them. Here are our top 8 features that make communication faster and easier:

**1\. Link to a message in a thread.** It works just like with regular messages: hover over a message in a thread → click the three dots → **Copy link**.

**2\. Hide direct messages.** If your direct messages have piled up, you can hide some of them. Just hover over the chat you want to hide and click the X. When you open the chat, you'll see a **Chat hidden** label. The chat doesn't disappear for good: you can bring it back with the **Show in chat list** button. The chat also reappears in the sidebar if the other person messages you, or if you find the chat in **Browse** and send a message yourself.

**3\. Sidebar and right panel width.** You can collapse the sidebar or widen it to whatever size works for you. You can resize the right panel the same way: in threads, chat settings and when you create tasks. Sidebar sections you rarely use can go to **More**: right-click a section and choose how to show it. Learn more in the [sidebar article](https://pachca.com/en/help-center/features/menu).

**4\. Search by emoji.** In chats and global search, you can find a message by emoji. This is handy if you use emoji to label messages or run team polls, or if a teammate always uses the same favorite emoji. To add an emoji to a message quickly, type a colon and the start of its name, like ":fire", and matching emoji appear above the message field.

**5\. Call passwords** *(a feature of the legacy calls)*. You can set a password for joining a video call. To turn it on, click the three dots in the bottom panel and go to **Security settings**.

**6\. Five ways to get notified about new comments in a thread:**

- Open the thread and click the bell icon in the top-right corner
- React to the message you want to follow comments on
- Post something in the thread
- If people comment on your message, you'll get notified about their comments
- If someone mentions you in a thread, you'll get notifications from that thread too

**7\. Three ways to restart the app.**

- Press Ctrl+R/Cmd+R. This restarts the Pachca app on Windows or macOS. In a browser, you can also use the page reload button.
- Quit Pachca from the system tray. This is the second way to restart the Pachca desktop app. Try it if the first one didn't work.
- Click the banner. When a Pachca update is available, a banner pops up. Click it, and Pachca restarts.

**8\. GIF or emoji avatars.** You can set a GIF, not just an image, as a chat or profile picture. Chats can use an emoji too: a new chat gets a random one, and you can pick your own when you create the chat or in its settings.

We share even more features like these in [our Telegram channel](https://telegram.me/pachca_team). Look for posts with the hashtag **#Секреты\_Пачки**. Subscribe so you don't miss new posts that help you work more efficiently.

Updated: September 24, 2026