Direct messages

# Reply in a thread

Reply to a message in a thread next to the main conversation.

-   On desktop, you can see the conversation and the thread together.
-   On a phone, you see one panel at a time.
-   A search result can open a thread right at the matching reply.

Direct conversations use the optional chats app. Your server needs to install it and turn on rooms. Mastodon handles conversations differently, so threads can look different there.

![The main conversation beside a Thread panel with Maya Chen’s message about the bulbs, two replies and a separate reply composer.](https://welley.com/assets/media/dm-thread-panel-1584.1af5fae2.webp)

Reply in a thread without breaking into the main conversation. The thread has its own box for writing.

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