Draft messages
Zulip automatically saves the content of your message as a draft when you close
the compose box, ensuring that you never lose your work. When you start
composing, the most recently edited draft for the conversation you are composing
to automatically appears in the compose box. Drafts are saved for 30 days.
Note: Drafts are local to your client, and are not synced to
other devices and browsers.
Save a draft
Save a draft and stop composing
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Open the compose box.
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Type at least 3 characters of text into the compose box.
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Close the compose box. For example, you can click the
icon in the top right corner of the compose
box, or click on an empty area of the app to close the compose box and save
your message as a draft.
You can also use Esc to close the compose box and save your
message as a draft.
Save a draft and start a new message
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Open the compose box.
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Click on the ellipsis ()
in the bottom right corner of the compose box, next to the Send
() button.
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Select Save draft and start a new message.
Restore a draft
To make it easier to find the draft you are looking for, drafts for the
conversation you are composing to are shown at the top of the drafts list in the
web and desktop apps. If you have saved drafts for the current conversation, the
counter next to the Drafts button in the compose box shows how many there are.
- Via left sidebar
- Via compose box button
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Click on Drafts
in the left sidebar. If the views section is collapsed, click on
the ellipsis (),
and select Drafts.
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Click the pencil () icon on the draft you
want to restore.
You can also use D to bring up your list of saved drafts, and
Enter within the drafts view to restore the selected draft.
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Open the compose box.
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Click the Drafts button on the right side of the compose box.
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Click the pencil () icon on the draft you
want to restore.
You can also use D to bring up your list of saved drafts, and
Enter within the drafts view to restore the selected draft.
Delete drafts
Delete a draft
- Via left sidebar
- Via compose box button
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Click on Drafts
in the left sidebar. If the views section is collapsed, click on
the ellipsis (),
and select Drafts.
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Click the trash () icon on the draft you
want to delete.
You can also use D to bring up your list of saved drafts, and
Backspace within the drafts view to delete the selected draft.
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Open the compose box.
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Click the Drafts button on the right side of the compose box.
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Click the trash () icon on the draft you
want to delete.
You can also use D to bring up your list of saved drafts, and
Backspace within the drafts view to delete the selected draft.
Delete multiple drafts
- Via left sidebar
- Via compose box button
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Click on Drafts
in the left sidebar. If the views section is collapsed, click on
the ellipsis (),
and select Drafts.
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Click Select all drafts in the upper right corner of
the drafts view, or select the drafts you want to delete
by toggling the checkboxes on the right.
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Click the trash () icon in the
upper right corner of the drafts view to delete all selected drafts.
You can also use D to bring up your list of saved drafts.
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Open the compose box.
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Click the Drafts button on the right side of the compose box.
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Click Select all drafts in the upper right corner of
the drafts view, or select the drafts you want to delete
by toggling the checkboxes on the right.
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Click the trash () icon in the
upper right corner of the drafts view to delete all selected drafts.
You can also use D to bring up your list of saved drafts.
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