Mark channels as favorites#

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You can mark public and private channels, as well as direct and group messages as favorites so they’re easy to access later. Favorite channels display in the Favorites category in the channel sidebar.

Favorite channels display in the channel sidebar.

To mark a channel as a Favorite:

  1. Open a channel.

  2. Select on the star icon next to the channel name.

At the top of the page, select the Use the Star icon to mark a channel as a favorite. icon next to the channel name.

Mark a channel as a favorite.

To remove a channel from your Favorites list, select the Use the Star icon to mark a channel as a favorite. icon again.

Tip

  • Alternatively to mark channels as favorites, select the channel name, select the View Info Use the Channel Info icon to access additional channel management options. icon, then select Favorite in the right pane. Select Favorited to remove the channel from your list of favorites.

  1. Tap the channel you want to mark as a favorite.

Select a channel that you want to mark as favorite.
  1. Tap the Use the More icon in the top left corner to access Mattermost desktop apps customization settings. icon located in the top right corner of the app.

Tap on More options to access available options for the channel.
  1. Tap Favorite.

Tap on Favorite to mark the channel as one of the favorites.

Tip

Alternatively, you can mark a favorite channel as follows:

  1. In a channel, tap the channel name at the top of the screen.

Tap on the channel name to view available options for the channel.
  1. Tap on Favorite

Tap on Favorite to mark the channel as one of the favorites.

To remove a channel from the Favorites list, tap the Favorited option.

Tap on Favorited to unfavorite the channel. Tap on Favorited to unfavorite the channel.