# Shared chats

> Work in one chat with your team in real time, see who is there and who wrote what, and know who can send, stop and pay for each reply.

Source: https://endless.app/docs/chat/multiplayer

Everyone who can open a shared chat sees the same conversation live, and anyone who can write
can send the next message. To share a chat, see [chat history](/docs/chat/history#share-a-chat).

## Who can do what

* **Can write**: the normal composer. Send messages and attach files. Your workspace role must
  also let you create content.
* **Can view**: you read along live. The composer is replaced by a banner naming who shared the
  chat. **"Duplicate and continue"** copies the conversation into a new chat of your own. The
  same button appears on scheduled task runs.

<ImageZoom src="https://static.endless.software/docs/screenshots/chat-shared-6aae0e5a.webp" alt="A teammate's shared chat opened by someone who can only read it: the avatars of the people viewing it in the header, the conversation with its generated image, and in place of the composer a banner saying it was shared by Grace Hopper and is read only, with a Duplicate and continue button" width="1280" height="880" />

## Working together

* Avatars of people viewing the chat appear in the header.
* Messages from others show their name and avatar. Endless knows who wrote what, so you can ask
  it to answer someone by name.
* *"Ana is typing…"* appears above the composer when someone types.
* Replies, steps and generated media appear live for everyone.

## Replies, stopping and cost

* A chat runs one reply at a time. A message you send while a teammate's reply runs goes into
  the [queue](/docs/chat#send-the-next-message-while-it-works).
* Only the person who sent a message can stop its reply or the media it started.
* **Each reply is charged to the person who sent the message**, against their spending limit.
  Reading costs nothing. See [credits and spending](/docs/concepts/credits-and-spending).
* Anyone who can open the chat can view its attachments and generated files. See
  [attachments](/docs/chat/attachments#what-happens-to-an-attachment).

## Related

* [Chat history](/docs/chat/history)
* [Assets and visibility](/docs/concepts/assets-and-visibility)