LIVE CHAT

Chat With Clients Right Inside Clientish

One shared inbox for every client conversation. Clients message you from their portal, your team replies in real time, and nothing gets lost in personal inboxes or WhatsApp threads.

Built into every client portal
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Agency live chat inbox in Clientish with client conversations, typing indicator, reactions and conversation details

Everything a Client Chat Needs

The tools your team uses every day, built into the same place as orders, invoices and tickets.

Typing Indicator

See when a client is writing, so you don’t talk over each other.

Reply to a Message

Quote the exact message you’re answering, so nothing gets mixed up.

Emoji Reactions

React to a message with one of 16 emojis instead of a new reply.

Edit and Delete

Fix a typo or remove a message. Edited messages are marked as edited.

Read Receipts

Double ticks show when your message has been read.

Share Files

Send images, PDFs, Word, Excel and PowerPoint files in the chat.

Pin Conversations

Pin important chats so they stay at the top for the whole team.

Search Everything

Search the conversation list or find a message inside a chat.

Start Chatting in Minutes

Live Chat is ready in every client portal. There is nothing to install.

Give Your Team Access

Turn on live chat for the team members who talk to clients.

Start a Conversation

Pick any active client and send the first message.

Clients Reply From Their Portal

Clients chat with you from the Live Chat page in their portal.

Transfer When Needed

Hand a chat to the right teammate in one click.

Starting a new live chat with an active client in Clientish

START A CHAT

Reach Any Client in One Click

Pick any active client from the list and send the first message. It lands in their client portal straight away, so you can share an update or ask a quick question without writing an email.

Start a chat with any active client
Search clients by name or company
The message appears in their portal
Clients can start a chat with you too

REPLY, REACT, EDIT

Talk Like You Would in Any Chat App

Hover over a message to react, reply, copy, edit or delete it. Replies quote the original message, reactions keep threads short, and the typing indicator shows when the client is writing back.

16 emoji reactions
Reply with the original message quoted
Edit or delete your own messages
See when the client is typing
Live chat message actions in Clientish: emoji reactions, reply, copy, edit and delete, with the client typing
Transferring a client live chat to another team member in Clientish

TEAM INBOX

Hand a Chat to the Right Person

Every client conversation lives in one shared inbox. Assign a chat to yourself or transfer it to a teammate, and the new owner is notified straight away. Team and remote members only take part when you give them live chat access.

Assign or transfer a chat in one click
The new owner gets a notification
See who each chat is assigned to
Choose who can send, manage or start chats

FILES & FORMATTING

Share Files Without Leaving the Chat

Clients and your team can send images, PDFs and office files right in the conversation. Every shared file is also saved to Files, so you can find it later. Format replies with bold, italic, underline and lists.

Images, PDF, Word, Excel, CSV and PowerPoint
Shared files are saved to Files automatically
Bold, italic, underline and lists
Enter sends, Shift+Enter adds a new line
Client sharing image and PDF files in Clientish live chat, with a formatted reply
Client portal live chat with the agency team and conversation details in Clientish

CLIENT PORTAL

Clients Chat From Their Portal

Clients open Live Chat in their portal and message your team directly. They can see when you’re online, copy your email or send one, and open a support ticket if the question needs one.

Chat from the client portal, under your brand
Clients can start a chat themselves
See when the agency is online
Open a support ticket from the chat

NEVER MISS A MESSAGE

Reply Even When Someone Is Offline

Set your business hours and an away message, and clients get an automatic reply outside those hours. When you answer while a client is offline, they get an email from your own address with a link back to the chat.

Automatic reply outside business hours
Email notice to offline clients
In-app notifications for your team
A sound when a new message arrives
Out-of-hours auto-reply in Clientish live chat and the email a client gets when the agency replies
Roles and permissions in Clientish settings for Live Chat and Team Messenger

PERMISSIONS

Choose Who Talks to Clients

Live Chat has its own permissions for every team role. Decide who can see client chats, who can reply, who can start new conversations and who can edit or delete messages.

View Live Chat
Send Live Chat Messages
Start Live Chat Conversations
Edit/Delete Live Chat Messages

Built for Agency Teams

Live Chat works with the rest of Clientish, so every conversation has the context around it.

One Shared Inbox

Every client conversation in one place, not in personal inboxes.

Online Status

See who is online right now, on both sides of the chat.

Conversation Details

Message counts, start date and last activity for every chat.

Send an Email From the Chat

Follow up by email without leaving the conversation.

Permissions

Decide which team members can send, manage or start chats.

Your Brand

Clients chat inside your branded portal on your workspace subdomain.

Live Chat FAQ

Quick answers about chatting with clients in Clientish.

Who can clients chat with?

Your agency team. Clients message you from the Live Chat page in their portal, and any team member with live chat access can reply.

Can I start a chat with a client?

Yes. Pick any active client from the list and send the first message. Clients can also start a chat from their portal.

Can I pass a chat to a teammate?

Yes. Transfer the conversation to the workspace admin or a team member with live chat access. They get a notification straight away.

What happens if the client is offline?

They get an email from your own address with a link back to the chat, so your reply doesn’t go unseen.

Can I reply outside business hours?

Set your business hours and an away message, and clients get an automatic reply when they write outside those hours.

Which files can be shared?

Images (JPG, PNG, GIF, WebP), PDF, Word, Excel, CSV, PowerPoint and text files. Shared files also appear in Files.

Can I edit or delete a message?

Yes, your own messages. Edited messages are marked as edited so everyone knows they changed.

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